Hi Neil, test post!!

Here is the picture I was talking about taken...well maybe a few months ago on the back deck but at least I know how its done now

Here is a picture of us on the back deck taken a few weeks ago....we hope

countdown

Loyal readers, less than 3 weeks to go till we set off for shipley. i've given many people my contact card and I know that most will either lose it or at least not check out this blog. I am constantly asked whether I am excited about the trip. To this date my answer is no... as the reality has not sunk in. I guess it soon will. Tension will mount in the next few weeks as the countdown begins in earnest. At the moment we are too consumed by our jobs and getting the house in order. Oh well.... I guess that is all about to change. Stay tuned....

humming along

Only 6 weeks to go..... Spoke to our exchangee, Jan, last night and we understood each other easily..phew that's a relief. It seems that my skills (?) are in demand in Yorkshire, at least according to Protocol teaching agency who have an office in Leeds. Get this...you have to have a UK police check before you can work there..even if you've never been there before! Our obsession at the moment is cleaning up the hsoue inside and out. I spent an hour this morning painting some facia on the roof, and got stung by a wasp for my troubles. That's all for now...we're not that interesting i know. I have to work out how to put photos on this thing!