Bags and Books

New Bag

These are my new fabrics for some new bags - very girly don't you think? The fabrics are by Lorelie Harris for Lorelie Designs TM. I'm hoping to start right away after lunch.


Opening a Link in a New Page

You probably know this already - but if you want to open a link on this page in a new window so you don't lose my blog (of course you may want to), place cursor over link, right click with your mouse and choose the option 'open link in new window' at the very top.

Books

Last month Nancy Dickmann, a 33 year old publisher who lives in Oxfordshire but is originally from Missouri in the US became the 2009 Mastermind champion and the first female winner in 12 years. If you want to see Nancy being interviewed on BBC News, you can see it here.

I mention Nancy's success because one of her specialist subjects was the Amelia Peapody novels by Elizabeth Peters and I have never come across anyone before who has read these books.

I was also surprised because these are easy-reading romantic mysteries - not what you'd expect from a Mastermind champion! Personally, I prefer the authors books written under the name Barbara Michaels (real name Barbara Mertz), also easy reading romantic mysteries - but with a supernatural twist. See here for book list.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure you can't walk into book shop and buy one of these books or find one on your library shelf. But, you will be able to find them online. I find Bookfinder.com and Abebooks.com are great for finding books.

Recording Radio from Your PC

I'm sure there are lots of ways of doing this but this is the way I do it. I bought some software called Total Recorder (Standard Edition) now costs $17.95 (£12.21 - today) which won't break the bank.

You can record local audio files or Internet broadcasts reproduced by other programs, such as RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, iTunes, Musicmatch Jukebox, WinAmp, and many others.

I only use it to record radio but I think it marvelous, easy to use (which is a necessary feature for me) and never given me any problems, I contacted support once and they got straight back to me.


Ben's Motorcycle Trip To Europe

Ben is now in Wales, having a few days with friend before setting of to catch his ferry from Portsmouth to LeHarve next week.

After that, he has a few couches lined up across France. Yes, this is the modern way. Some people register a free couch and other people say yes I'll come and stay overnight on your couch. A great way to meet people and make friends, especially if you are traveling solo.

Yesterday, I showed you a photo of his very neatly packed bike , here is a photo on an earlier attempt, one where the packing technique still need work.







Hope Not Hate

On a more serious note, I'm going to include an opportunity for you to sign a petition and help show what Britain thinks of the BNP. It is an opportunity, the choice is yours.

Hope not Hate will be handing over the petition NOT IN MY NAME to the European Parliament on the day Griffin and Brons take their seats.

For your information, the BNP is dedicated to imposing apartheid-style rule in Britain. It wants to create a system that is based on the nonsense that white people are superior to all others. Black and Asian people would become second-class citizens under the law. The BNP constitution opposes any racial integration. Articles in BNP journals condemn mixed-race relationships as “mongrelising the white race”.

Consider,
All it takes for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke