years

2007

january
a quiet new year's eve at home
see a PS3 in action, slightly underwhelming
meet sandra for a coffee after work
order a new tv
a migraine just before a pub lunch !
photograph burton dassett church
spend my birthday at my parents
eight of us go to birmingham for chinese lunch and shops

february
it turns cold and it snows in leamington
wrestle with t-shirt shops

march
go to birmingham with friends

april
bbq at pete and nicola's
a drink with the two dans, mike and dermot
family holiday in the peak district
walks, chatsworth, buxton, manifold valley
get a new phone, a new contract with a different firm
and some wireless bluetooth earphones
a curry like the old days
get my new glasses
visit brum with alex, chun, mark and lee

may
pete comes over for a curry in nicola's bmw 335
vote
get a cold
reinstall windows on this laptop
consider getting a macbook
later
see some formula one and football at jamie and claire's
elsa introduces me to claudia
take a morning off to drive to coventry for some giclee varnish
get a network attached hard drive enclosure
watch the monaco grand prix over at jamie and claire's

june
visit jenny in flamborough
see ferrari's 60th anniversary at silverstone
stay in pete and nicola's barn
heavy rains and flash floods in leamington
regular chats and emails with claudia
meet sandra for a drink after work
try a different chinese restaurant in birmingham

july
more rain and flooding
not much summer
daily chatting with claudia, including webcam skype
book a flight to visit claudia in october
the laptop dies in my 4 year old laptop
order a macbook
press the old, slim, laptop into action
it's not reliable
the macbook arrives and is a revelation
no regrets
toby and janey arrive in leamington, looking for work
go to silverstone with pete and david for the historic festival

august
finally get some summer
toby and janey come over for a takeaway and a dvd
a curry with tom and his sister