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Once again I have joined the Cable Ship Sovereign and this time I am in the port of Sunderland, for those of you who don’t know where this is, it is just south of Newcastle on the English north east coast.  As it is now coming into the middle winter up here the days have [...]

Hi everyone, It’s been a busy time with family, so once again we’ve been on the slow side to update our family website. However the latest news is too good to keep to ourselves…  Check out my photography website www.laurenbowenphotography.com I sell my photos to customers all over the world and if you’re local to [...]

Hi All I am now on the winding down stage of my leave so starting big projects is out of the question.  Pimping a media centre, though, is just the kind of small project to tackle to keep the mind busy. I have a Popcorn hour A-100 and while it is an amazing little box [...]

I, by chance, came across this organisation on Facebook. Sparrow Village is a semi self sustaining, miniature town in Gauteng, South Africa.  They support terminally ill children & adults, as well as abused or deserted children or children who have lost one or both of their parents to HIV/Aids. Since they’re a non profit organisation, they need [...]

Hi All While taking my stroll around Montrose, I came across a statue of a great big St. Bernard called Bamse.  According to his write up, when the war broke he went to sea with his master and was registered as a crew member of  Norwegian navy minesweeper called the Thorodd.  By all accounts this [...]