Georgina has got a job doing some copy writing for websites on a part time basis. Of course it’s the sort of job she’ll be good at and has the added benefit of being a home-based job. Most importantly, I won’t need to fund here expensive Sims habit :)
150 Years Ago Today
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
‘Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!’ he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
‘Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!’ he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
‘Forward, the Light Brigade!’
Was there a man dismay’d ?
Not tho’ the soldier knew
Some one had blunder’d:
Their’s not to make reply,
Their’s not to reason why,
Their’s but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley’d and thunder’d;
Storm’d at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Flash’d all their sabres bare,
Flash’d as they turn’d in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder’d:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro’ the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel’d from the sabre-stroke
Shatter’d and sunder’d.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley’d and thunder’d;
Storm’d at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro’ the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder’d.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1864
Lunch
Janet and Harry are over from the US, and as we don’t get to see them often, we went to my mum’s today for lunch. Of course, so did the rest of the family so we got to catch up with Lesley & Row, Linda & Bill, Anna, Lucy, Jenni and my niece and nephew (Leah and Jack). We really enjoyed it and Georgina picked up some thoughts from Bill about her photography course. Bill’s a very good photographer and I really like his work, especially the black and white shots. We currently have two of his works now and I’m sure we’ll be increasing our collection over the next few years :)
Jon had a really good time with Leah & Jack and was devastated that he had to leave to come home. Ben just seemed bemused at getting handed around all these people!
EEEAAAGGGLLLLEEESSSS!
I Wish
Do They Know It's Christmas?
There’s talk about another rerecording of Do They Know It’s Christmas for charity.
Is the music industry in such a bad state at the moment that noone can write a new song?
Firefox!
Lost In Space
Just watched the movie Lost in Space via LoveFilm.com. I really enjoyed the film, but it’s not a re-watch. The special effects were good – especially the helmets of the space suits.
Dead Car, Dead Rabbit
We got back from Georgina’s mother’s to discover that the battery in the Micra had died. Really died. Died to the point where the central locking doesn’t work. I’ve put the battery on charge and hopefully that’ll be all that required.
Whilst there though, I noticed a dead rabbit in the drain right by our garage door. Very odd. I don’t think they are related, but I disposed of the rabbit before sorting out the battery!
Naming Ceremony
We moved another step closer to getting Ben’s naming ceremony organised yesterday when we met the celebrant. He’s a nice chap called Allan. We talked about what we were looking for and came up with the general format of the ceremony, so I’m feeling quite confident that it’ll all work out nicely now.