Stuff We Like

Perseids Meteor Shower Frenzy

Tonight marks the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower. This event is one of the biggest meteor shower events of the year and according to scientists it should live up to all the hype.

As a personal anecdote, my other half and I have been following meteor showers for several years. It is something that we enjoy very much. Tonight we have already observed several meteors from the main event but we have also been lucky enough to see a couple from two other showers that have already peaked.

If you haven’t already seen a meteor, otherwise known as a falling star or fireball, you don’t know what you are missing. Check it out tonight, right now as a matter of fact. Mother Nature’s show is spectacular!

Berry Berry Nice!

After having a little scare with high blood pressure, both my other half and I have started to eat a lot more healthily. This has included the introduction of berries into our diet.

I’ve never been a huge berry fan but since we have started eating more of them, I have come to realise just how tasty and healthy they are. For breakfast we usually have a combination of blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and bananas topped with yoghurt.

The blackberries remind me of a childhood anecdote, where our parents would take us out for hours on end picking wild blackberries just outside the city. They were sweet, sticky and delicious. Despite the thorns we had to endure to get to the tasty fruit in the bushes, the end result was well worth it.

It’s memories like this that make it all worth it in the end.

I am the Proud Owner…

…of a beautiful new cell phone (mobile phone to my colleagues on the other side of the pond). Some of my readers may be familiar with this personal anecdote I wrote last year about my “Love Affair with Cell phones”.

So I eventually gave in this week, after my old phone finally conked out and got this little beauty: -

Mine is just like the red and white one on the left. It works a charm and has all the lovely gadgets that new phones have nowadays. Luckily I didn’t have to pay a penny for it and now I can get rid of my land line home phone that I rarely use. So that will save me a bob or two as well.

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Love Affair with a Cell (Mobile) Phone

There’s something to said about cell phones (mobile phones or mobiles to us Brits). I for one am a bit of an addict. I don’t know how, why or when I became addicted to cell phones but it happened quite unexpectedly.

My first phone was an Ericsson I believe back in the early nineties. It was rather clunky and had no Internet or texting capabilities. I loved that phone and every night I would set it on it’s little charger and wait for the red light to turn green. Why? Well everyone knows that if you over charge the battery will deplete and you will eventually deplete talk time. I would never allow that to happen to my “baby”.

Then came my Nokia phase. In my mind, no one but no one could surpass the superior quality of those phones. They were smaller, sleeker and great to flash about. They were the status symbol of my generation and untouchable by any other competitor.

As I grow older, I find myself using my phone less and less, however my desire to have a nice sleek one hasn’t diminished. My Motorola Razor is two years old and I could probably do with an upgrade, but when I look at the usage and see that it’s less than twenty minutes a month, I balk at the idea.

Still the desire to have that delicious new Apple iPhone beckons and pulls at my heartstrings. Do I need it? Of course not, but a girl can dream, can’t she?

Warm Autumn’s Day

As summer draws to an end, we hold our breaths in anticipation of the colder months looming on the horizon. So it was a refreshing surprise to have a last hurrah from the waning season, this week. Tuesday was a most glorious day and perfect for a picnic.

So after much contemplation about where to have lunch, we decided to just take a picnic down to the docks and enjoy this gift of a day. We prepared our sandwiches and a little salad and off we went.

On our brief walk down to the pier, we stopped at a local corner shop to get some drinks. The familiar cashier behind the till greeted us with the usual, “nice to see you”. We mentioned our little romantic plan and how old-fashioned but quaint it was. A customer in the queue behind us quipped that picnics never go out of style and the more the merrier. We smiled and nodded in agreement, as we went on our way towards the river.

The weather was still beautiful when we arrived at the dock’s edge and a cool breeze kept the temperature at the perfect level. As we walked down to a spot to have our repast we were greeted by smiles and an occasional “hellos”. It seems as if this warm day had brought out the cooler and more laid back attitude in everyone.

It’s small moments like these that enrich our lives and therefore deserves a prominent position on the list of stuff we like to do.

Hershey-licious

Today’s star is the Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Bar. I think I see a theme developing in this section – food, glorious food!

I’ve never been a fan of American chocolate as it has this funny after taste that’s hard to define but sort of tastes a bit like plastic! And I’ve never been a fan of dark chocolate. I find it bitter and unpalatable. I must be getting old but recently my taste buds have been aroused by the silky flavors of the aforementioned delight, Another reason for my recent desire for this dark chocolate could be a greater acceptance of American culture and food.

I have an English friend, living in England, who adores Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate. So much so that she has commissioned me on a couple of occasions to send her a few bars. Last week I thought it would be a lovely surprise, if I just sent her a couple as a treat. Unfortunately for her and fortunately for me, the bars have all but disappeared from our fridge. I’ve posted a little picture below of the culprit devouring the evidence. And no, those aren’t my teeth, so you know who I’m putting the blame on.

In the meantime get your own bar and enjoy this sweet, decadent treat.