Monthly Archives: December 2007

Sum novus ut pura puer ortus virgine Christus. Sic tibi sit foelix hic novus annus. homo.

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Shades

By the way, the Latin translates as: I am as new as Christ child born of a virgin pure, Mortal, may your new year be just as happy and sure. I don’t claim the former, but wish you the latter!

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Balls to the New Year

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Shades

I haven’t seen the time ball drop on the Greenwich Observatory, which happens every day at 1pm. Karen has, and she described the experience as “a bit of an anti-climax”, David’s words being “Is that it?” It seems that the … Continue reading →

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Welly washing

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Shades

Inspired by the Splunds totally unexpected (and fascinating) posting The Den of the Splundfather I present The Sink of the ShadesWife. (Although she does point out that it is my sink really as I do most of the dishes and … Continue reading →

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The (belated) Christmas Adventure

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Shades

We have been itching to get out of the house for a couple of days (to do stuff other than shopping) but the weather has been cold and drizzly. Today, we were rewarded by clear skies and the temperature into … Continue reading →

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The end of the year approaches

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Shades

Lots of bloggers (& journalist hacks) choose this time to look back on the year. Instead, I’m going to look back on new years eve parties. As a child, hogmanay seemed very exotic. We saw adults in a carefree tipsy … Continue reading →

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