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(297, 283, '2012-01-06 15:17:07', '2012-01-06 15:17:07', '<a href=\"/wiki/File:Adele_-_Seattle,_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"Adele in concert\" src=\"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Adele_-_Seattle%2C_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg/180px-Adele_-_Seattle%2C_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\" /></a>On New Years Day we found ourselves half asleep in front of the TV and watching <a title=\"Adele, Live at the Royal Albert Hall\" href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0195pfx/Adele_Live_at_the_Royal_Albert_Hall/\" target=\"_blank\">Adele, Live at the Royal Albert Hall. </a>We have both her albums courtesy of Lucie and haven\'t been particularly enamoured with her work but this concert was trully amazing and it awakened our understanding of what a significant talent she is. She has no heirs or graces and swears very much like the North London (Tottenham) girl she is. Her total awe at being at the Albert Hall was genuine and endearing. I did read somewhere that they turned off because the swearing was too much considering the Albert Hall is where the rememberance event takes place - how prissy is that?\r\n\r\nIt was a great concert and you could see why the concept of live music is not yet dead. It was great watching at home but you could see the audience was getting something so much more from just being there.', 'Adele at the Royal Albert Hall', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'adele-at-the-royal-albert-hall', '', '', '2012-01-06 15:17:07', '2012-01-06 15:17:07', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=297', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(298, 283, '2012-01-06 15:14:58', '2012-01-06 15:14:58', '<a href=\"/wiki/File:Adele_-_Seattle,_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"Adele in concert\" src=\"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Adele_-_Seattle%2C_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg/180px-Adele_-_Seattle%2C_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\" /></a>On New Years Day we found ourselves half asleep in front of the TV and watching Adele, Live at the Royal Albert Hall (<a href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0195pfx/Adele_Live_at_the_Royal_Albert_Hall/\">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0195pfx/Adele_Live_at_the_Royal_Albert_Hall/</a>). We have both her albums courtesy of Lucie and haven\'t been particularly enamoured with her work but this concert was trully amazing and it awakened our understanding of what a significant talent she is. She has no heirs or graces and swears very much like the North London (Tottenham) girl she is. Her total awe at being at the Albert Hall was genuine and endearing. I did read somewhere that they turned off because the swearing was too much considering the Albert Hall is where the rememberance event takes place - how prissy is that?\n\nIt was a great concert and you could see why the concept of live music is not yet dead. It was great watching at home but you could see the audience was getting something so much more from just being there.', 'Adele at the Royal Albert Hall', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '297-revision', '', '', '2012-01-06 15:14:58', '2012-01-06 15:14:58', '', 297, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=298', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(299, 283, '2012-01-06 15:20:07', '2012-01-06 15:20:07', '<a href=\"/wiki/File:Adele_-_Seattle,_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"Adele in concert\" src=\"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Adele_-_Seattle%2C_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg/180px-Adele_-_Seattle%2C_WA_-_8.12.2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\" /></a>On New Years Day we found ourselves half asleep in front of the TV and watching <a title=\"Adele, Live at the Royal Albert Hall\" href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0195pfx/Adele_Live_at_the_Royal_Albert_Hall/\" target=\"_blank\">Adele, Live at the Royal Albert Hall. </a>We have both her albums courtesy of Lucie and haven\'t been particularly enamoured with her work but this concert was trully amazing and it awakened our understanding of what a significant talent she is. She has no heirs or graces and swears very much like the North London (Tottenham) girl she is. Her total awe at being at the Albert Hall was genuine and endearing. I did read somewhere that they turned off because the swearing was too much considering the Albert Hall is where the rememberance event takes place - how prissy is that?\n\nIt was a great concert and you could see why the concept of live music is not yet dead. It was great watching at home but you could see the audience was getting something so much more from just being there.', 'Adele at the Royal Albert Hall', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '297-autosave', '', '', '2012-01-06 15:20:07', '2012-01-06 15:20:07', '', 297, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=299', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(305, 283, '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/256/great-doddington-house\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img class=\" wp-image-257 alignleft\" title=\"Great-Doddington-House\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Great-Doddington-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>At long last the vendors have agreed to sell the land without any specific provisos on the designs that we use. They have asked to minimise where possible the windows that overlook their garden however this is almost impossible.\r\n\r\nOur next step is for each of the couples to visit the house designers and it is very likely that we shall be using <a title=\"Potton House Manufacturers\" href=\"http://www.potton.co.uk/designs-to-inspire/contemporary\" target=\"_blank\">Potton </a>as our house manufacturers. Once we are happy with our design then we have to go through a planning application with <a title=\"West Lindsey District Council\" href=\"http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">West Lindsey District Council</a>. As there is already planning permission for 4 bungalows we hope our 3 properties will not cause too many problems.\r\n\r\nThe timescales are guesswork at the moment but it is likely that plans won\'t be submitted until the end of February. Planning applications can go through the system in about 12 weeks so the earliest we would be ready to build would be May. We don\'t think everything will go smoothly and therefore we believe we will be moving in until sometime in the summer of 2013, approximately eighteen months time.\r\n\r\nExciting times!', 'House Project Update', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'house-project-update', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:55:29', '2012-09-08 10:55:29', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=305', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(301, 283, '2012-01-11 10:55:35', '2012-01-11 10:55:35', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=302\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-302\"><img class=\" wp-image-302 alignleft\" title=\"rsc-meaure-for-measure(jan12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rsc-meaure-for-measurejan12-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" /></a>We booked this last year as part of our resolution to experience more live events. Although Stratford on Avon is only an hour\'s drive from home we decided to stay in a B&amp;B that we\'d used before. On arrival we were greeted like long lost friends so it was a good start.\r\n\r\nAfter a wander round Stratford we had a pre theatre meal at a Weatherspoons - good on value and you get what you pay for but atmosphere is sadly lacking.\r\n\r\nWe had great seats in the Swan Theatre and were ready for a play we knew very little about other than what we read in the programme whilst we waited for the curtain to go up. Not that there is a curtain at the Swan. The audience sit on three sides of a projecting stage and actors are just as likely to make an entrance from behind as they are from the front.\r\n\r\nShakespeare for us mere mortals is always challenging because you have to concentrate on what is being said in such a prosaic style. The story is a complex one and depicts the issues around outwardly puritan values struggling with the fact that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All this corruption is centred on sexual favours in Vienna at a time of increasing debauchery. There is, as in many Shakespeare plays, one character deceptively playing two people and if the subject matter wasn\'t so dark it could be considered farcical. It had the dark side but also a strong element of humour some of it not totally contained in the original script which for us was very funny but I\'m sure the purists would be cringing. So we enjoyed it very much and it has confirmed that we should do this more often and get some more Shakespeare experiences in the next twelve months.\r\n\r\nThe production has received some damning reviews for various reasons but I think it demonstrates that we definitely shouldn\'t listen to critics because we don\'t share the same highly critical values.', 'Measure for Measure - RSC Stratford', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'measure-for-measure-rsc-stratford', '', '', '2012-01-11 10:55:35', '2012-01-11 10:55:35', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=301', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(302, 283, '2012-01-11 10:29:44', '2012-01-11 10:29:44', '', 'rsc-meaure-for-measure(jan12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'rsc-meaure-for-measurejan12', '', '', '2012-01-11 10:29:44', '2012-01-11 10:29:44', '', 301, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rsc-meaure-for-measurejan12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(303, 283, '2012-01-11 10:54:49', '2012-01-11 10:54:49', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=302\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-302\"><img class=\" wp-image-302 alignleft\" title=\"rsc-meaure-for-measure(jan12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rsc-meaure-for-measurejan12-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" /></a>We booked this last year as part of our resolution to experience more live events. Although Stratford on Avon is only an hour\'s drive from home we decided to stay in a B&amp;B that we\'d used before. On arrival we were greeted like long lost friends so it was a good start.\n\nAfter a wander round Stratford we had a pre theatre meal at a Weatherspoons - good on value and you get what you pay for but atmosphere is sadly lacking.\n\nWe had great seats in the Swan Theatre and were ready for a play we knew very little about other than what we read in the programme whilst we waited for the curtain to go up. Not that there is a curtain at the Swan. The audience sit on three sides of a projecting stage and actors are just as likely to make an entrance from behind as they are from the front.\n\nShakespeare for us mere mortals is always challenging because you have to concentrate on what is being said in such a prosaic style. The story is a complex one and depicts the issues around outwardly puritan values struggling with the fact that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All this corruption is centred on sexual favours in Vienna at a time of increasing debauchery. There is, as in many Shakespeare plays, one character deceptively playing two people and if the subject matter wasn\'t so dark it could be considered farcical. It had the dark side but also a strong element of humour some of it not totally contained in the original script which for us was very funny but I\'m sure the purists would be cringing. So we enjoyed it very much and it has confirmed that we should do this more often and get some more Shakespeare experiences in the next twelve months.\n\nThe production has received some damning reviews for various reasons but I think it demonstrates that we definitely shouldn\'t listen to critics because we don\'t share the same highly critical values.', 'Measure for Measure - RSC Stratford', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '301-revision', '', '', '2012-01-11 10:54:49', '2012-01-11 10:54:49', '', 301, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=303', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(304, 283, '2012-01-11 10:55:35', '2012-01-11 10:55:35', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=302\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-302\"><img class=\" wp-image-302 alignleft\" title=\"rsc-meaure-for-measure(jan12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rsc-meaure-for-measurejan12-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" /></a>We booked this last year as part of our resolution to experience more live events. Although Stratford on Avon is only an hour\'s drive from home we decided to stay in a B&amp;B that we\'d used before. On arrival we were greeted like long lost friends so it was a good start.\r\n\r\nAfter a wander round Stratford we had a pre theatre meal at a Weatherspoons - good on value and you get what you pay for but atmosphere is sadly lacking.\r\n\r\nWe had great seats in the Swan Theatre and were ready for a play we knew very little about other than what we read in the programme whilst we waited for the curtain to go up. Not that there is a curtain at the Swan. The audience sit on three sides of a projecting stage and actors are just as likely to make an entrance from behind as they are from the front.\r\n\r\nShakespeare for us mere mortals is always challenging because you have to concentrate on what is being said in such a prosaic style. The story is a complex one and depicts the issues around outwardly puritan values struggling with the fact that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All this corruption is centred on sexual favours in Vienna at a time of increasing debauchery. There is, as in many Shakespeare plays, one character deceptively playing two people and if the subject matter wasn\'t so dark it could be considered farcical. It had the dark side but also a strong element of humour some of it not totally contained in the original script which for us was very funny but I\'m sure the purists would be cringing. So we enjoyed it very much and it has confirmed that we should do this more often and get some more Shakespeare experiences in the next twelve months.\r\n\r\nThe production has received some damning reviews for various reasons but I think it demonstrates that we definitely shouldn\'t listen to critics because we don\'t share the same highly critical values.', 'Measure for Measure - RSC Stratford', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '301-revision-2', '', '', '2012-01-11 10:55:35', '2012-01-11 10:55:35', '', 301, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=304', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(306, 283, '2012-01-17 13:05:09', '2012-01-17 13:05:09', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=257\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img class=\" wp-image-257 alignleft\" title=\"Great-Doddington-House\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Great-Doddington-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>At long last the vendors have agreed to sell the land without any specific provisos on the designs that we use. They have asked to minimise where possible the windows that overlook their garden however this is almost impossible.\n\nOur next step is for each of the couples to visit the house designers and it is very likely that we shall be using <a title=\"Potton House Manufacturers\" href=\"http://www.potton.co.uk/designs-to-inspire/contemporary\" target=\"_blank\">Potton </a>as our house manufacturers. Once we are happy with our design then we have to go through a planning application with <a title=\"West Lindsey District Council\" href=\"http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">West Lindsey District Council</a>. As there is already planning permission for 4 bungalows we hope our 3 properties will not cause too many problems.\n\nThe timescales are guesswork at the moment but it is likely that plans won\'t be submitted until the end of February. Planning applications can go through the system in about 12 weeks so the earliest we would be ready to build would be May. We don\'t think everything will go smoothly and therefore we believe we will be moving in sometime in the summer of 2013, approximately eighteen months time.', 'House Project Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '305-revision', '', '', '2012-01-17 13:05:09', '2012-01-17 13:05:09', '', 305, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=306', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(307, 283, '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=257\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img class=\" wp-image-257 alignleft\" title=\"Great-Doddington-House\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Great-Doddington-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>At long last the vendors have agreed to sell the land without any specific provisos on the designs that we use. They have asked to minimise where possible the windows that overlook their garden however this is almost impossible.\r\n\r\nOur next step is for each of the couples to visit the house designers and it is very likely that we shall be using <a title=\"Potton House Manufacturers\" href=\"http://www.potton.co.uk/designs-to-inspire/contemporary\" target=\"_blank\">Potton </a>as our house manufacturers. Once we are happy with our design then we have to go through a planning application with <a title=\"West Lindsey District Council\" href=\"http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">West Lindsey District Council</a>. As there is already planning permission for 4 bungalows we hope our 3 properties will not cause too many problems.\r\n\r\nThe timescales are guesswork at the moment but it is likely that plans won\'t be submitted until the end of February. Planning applications can go through the system in about 12 weeks so the earliest we would be ready to build would be May. We don\'t think everything will go smoothly and therefore we believe we will be moving in until sometime in the summer of 2013, approximately eighteen months time.\r\n\r\nExciting times!', 'House Project Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '305-revision-2', '', '', '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '', 305, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=307', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(331, 283, '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-332\"><img class=\" wp-image-332 alignleft\" title=\"Millie\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>We have shared our home with cats since before we were married - so that\'s over 40 years. In most cases we have been very fortunate in that they have generally lived to a ripe old age. The last time we experienced serious illness or death in our cats was about 16 years ago when Milo died at the age of 17. Now we are facing a problem with Millie who has been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney failure.\r\n\r\nWe started giving her tablets for the hyperthyroidism however after ten days she started being sick and was unable to eat. Another visit to the vet didn\'t give us a great deal comfort and we were given some Zantac syrup which was to reduce the production of stomach acids, a side effect of chronic kidney failure. After three days of medication she has stopped being sick and has started drinking water again however she hasn\'t eaten a thing.\r\n\r\nOur Millie is the dearest of cats and has always been a lovely addition to our family however we are having to face the reality that her days are numbered (as are all of our days). This also raises the dilemma as to when quality of life drops below a reasonable standard and is this a temporary or permanent drop. We continue with her medication and hope that she will start to pick up in the next few days.', 'Cats Are For Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'cats-are-for-life', '', '', '2012-02-20 11:56:18', '2012-02-20 11:56:18', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=331', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(309, 283, '2012-01-20 20:42:49', '2012-01-20 20:42:49', 'Now that the project is becoming a reality we\'ve started putting together some outline criteria for the house designers. The devils in the detail and I\'m sure it will develop as we become more involved in the planning process.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Well insulated</li>\r\n	<li>Light and airy – big windows</li>\r\n	<li>Wood burner</li>\r\n	<li>Open plan</li>\r\n	<li>Plenty of storage space</li>\r\n	<li>Views/ access to garden</li>\r\n	<li>Storage/room over garage</li>\r\n	<li>Balcony off master bedroom</li>\r\n	<li>Warm air recovery system</li>\r\n</ul>', 'House Criteria', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'house-criteria', '', '', '2012-01-20 20:42:49', '2012-01-20 20:42:49', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=309', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(310, 283, '2012-01-20 19:09:18', '2012-01-20 19:09:18', 'Now that the project is becoming a reality we\'ve started putting together some outline criteria for the house designers. The devils in the detail and I\'m sure it will develop as we become more involved in the planning process.\n<ul>\n	<li>Well insulated</li>\n	<li>Light and airy – big windows</li>\n	<li>Wood burner</li>\n	<li>Open plan</li>\n	<li>Plenty of storage space</li>\n	<li>Views/ access to garden</li>\n	<li>Storage/room over garage</li>\n	<li>Balcony off master bedroom</li>\n	<li>Warm air recovery system</li>\n</ul>', 'House Criteria', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '309-revision', '', '', '2012-01-20 19:09:18', '2012-01-20 19:09:18', '', 309, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=310', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(311, 283, '2012-01-20 20:40:01', '2012-01-20 20:40:01', 'Now that the project is becoming a reality we\'ve started putting together some outline criteria for the house designers. The devils in the detail and I\'m sure it will develop as we become more involved in the planning process.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Well insulated</li>\r\n	<li>Light and airy – big windows</li>\r\n	<li>Wood burner</li>\r\n	<li>Open plan</li>\r\n	<li>Plenty of storage space</li>\r\n	<li>Views/ access to garden</li>\r\n	<li>Storage/room over garage</li>\r\n	<li>Balcony off master bedroom</li>\r\n	<li>Warm air recovery system</li>\r\n</ul>', 'House Criteria', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '309-revision-2', '', '', '2012-01-20 20:40:01', '2012-01-20 20:40:01', '', 309, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=311', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(312, 283, '2012-01-24 14:02:00', '2012-01-24 14:02:00', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/312/25-dec-2011_0808-balcony\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-314\" title=\"25 Dec 2011_0808 balcony\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-Dec-2011_0808-balcony-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" /></a>We met with the housebuilders on Monday. I say housebuilder but in fact they manufacture the house frame and we have to get the foundations, services, and the second and final fix done ourselves. This doesn\'t mean we are literally going to do this ourselves, it means we will be employing someone to do it.\r\n\r\nTom at Potton, the frame makers, was very helpful. We took along plans of our design and some living requirements and he helped us to develop our ideas and after 3 hours we had agreed a final plan, with a roof structure that would make an aesthetic statement as well as give us cover over the balcony off the master bedroom and over the front entrance. We came away very excited and felt quite proud of this endeavour. We will be devastated if this doesn\'t come to fruition. Now we wait whilst Potton produce the first draft of our plan and our partners in crime are seeing the designers over the next two weeks.', 'Not Quite Off the Ground', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'not-quite-off-the-ground', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:55:18', '2012-09-08 10:55:18', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=312', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(313, 283, '2012-01-24 10:10:32', '2012-01-24 10:10:32', 'We met with the housebuilders on Monday. I say housebuilder but in fact they manufacture the house frame and we have to get the foundations, services, and the second and final fix done ourselves. This doesn\'t mean we are literally going to do this ourselves, it means we will be employing someone to do it.\n\nTom at Potton, the frame makers, was very helpful. We took along plans of our design and some living requirements', 'Not Quite Off the Ground', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '312-revision', '', '', '2012-01-24 10:10:32', '2012-01-24 10:10:32', '', 312, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=313', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(314, 283, '2012-01-24 14:00:44', '2012-01-24 14:00:44', '', '25 Dec 2011_0808 balcony', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '25-dec-2011_0808-balcony', '', '', '2012-01-24 14:00:44', '2012-01-24 14:00:44', '', 312, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-Dec-2011_0808-balcony.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(315, 283, '2012-01-24 14:01:24', '2012-01-24 14:01:24', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=314\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-314\" title=\"25 Dec 2011_0808 balcony\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-Dec-2011_0808-balcony-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" /></a>We met with the housebuilders on Monday. I say housebuilder but in fact they manufacture the house frame and we have to get the foundations, services, and the second and final fix done ourselves. This doesn\'t mean we are literally going to do this ourselves, it means we will be employing someone to do it.\n\nTom at Potton, the frame makers, was very helpful. We took along plans of our design and some living requirements and he helped us to develop our ideas and after 3 hours we had agreed a final plan, with a roof structure that would make an aesthetic statement as well as give us cover over the balcony off the master bedroom and over the front entrance. We came away very excited and are felt quite proud of this endeavour. We will be devastated if this doesn\'t come to fruition. Now we wait whilst Potton produce the first draft of our plan and our partners in crime are seeing the designers over the next two weeks.', 'Not Quite Off the Ground', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '312-revision-2', '', '', '2012-01-24 14:01:24', '2012-01-24 14:01:24', '', 312, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=315', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(316, 283, '2012-01-24 14:02:00', '2012-01-24 14:02:00', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=314\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-314\" title=\"25 Dec 2011_0808 balcony\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-Dec-2011_0808-balcony-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" /></a>We met with the housebuilders on Monday. I say housebuilder but in fact they manufacture the house frame and we have to get the foundations, services, and the second and final fix done ourselves. This doesn\'t mean we are literally going to do this ourselves, it means we will be employing someone to do it.\r\n\r\nTom at Potton, the frame makers, was very helpful. We took along plans of our design and some living requirements and he helped us to develop our ideas and after 3 hours we had agreed a final plan, with a roof structure that would make an aesthetic statement as well as give us cover over the balcony off the master bedroom and over the front entrance. We came away very excited and felt quite proud of this endeavour. We will be devastated if this doesn\'t come to fruition. Now we wait whilst Potton produce the first draft of our plan and our partners in crime are seeing the designers over the next two weeks.', 'Not Quite Off the Ground', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '312-revision-3', '', '', '2012-01-24 14:02:00', '2012-01-24 14:02:00', '', 312, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=316', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(338, 283, '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-339\"><img class=\" wp-image-339 alignright\" title=\"milly summer 01\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milly-summer-01-e1330000885495-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" /></a>This morning for the first time in a week Millie started to eat. We have been very worried because she hadn\'t eaten for a week despite buying numerous tasty morsels including chicken, tuna and beef but she turned away from it all. We went to the vet and bought special tinned food which she initially sniffed at and walked away but, as I said above, this morning she ate two teaspoons full of food.\r\n\r\nShe\'s still managing to get around and goes outside to go to the toilet but her whole demeanour is of an unhappy cat. She goes back to the vet next Monday for further blood tests and we will see what comes of those.\r\n\r\nWe\'ll keep you posted...', 'Update on Millie', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'update-on-millie', '', '', '2012-02-23 12:48:18', '2012-02-23 12:48:18', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=338', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(321, 283, '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\" wp-image-26 alignleft\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'its-was-only-a-blip', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:55:09', '2012-09-08 10:55:09', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=321', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(322, 283, '2012-02-15 12:24:15', '2012-02-15 12:24:15', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became a contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '321-revision', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:24:15', '2012-02-15 12:24:15', '', 321, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=322', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(323, 283, '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became a contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '321-revision-2', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '', 321, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=323', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(324, 283, '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became a contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '321-revision-3', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '2012-02-15 12:24:19', '', 321, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=324', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(325, 283, '2012-02-15 12:26:53', '2012-02-15 12:26:53', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '321-revision-4', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:26:53', '2012-02-15 12:26:53', '', 321, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=325', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(326, 283, '2012-02-15 12:26:53', '2012-02-15 12:26:53', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '321-revision-5', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:26:53', '2012-02-15 12:26:53', '', 321, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=326', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(327, 283, '2012-02-15 12:27:18', '2012-02-15 12:27:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\" wp-image-26 alignleft\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '321-revision-6', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:27:18', '2012-02-15 12:27:18', '', 321, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=327', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(328, 283, '2012-02-15 12:45:24', '2012-02-15 12:45:24', '<img class=\"alignright\" title=\"David Hockney Exhibition\" src=\"http://www.artinfo.com/sites/default/files/styles/613w/public/david-hockney_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"218\" />We were really pleased that we managed to get tickets to see the David Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art. It was made all the better because we were meeting up with our dear friends Tony and Jude who live in the highlands of Scotland.\r\n\r\nWe had time to catch up on the train down and then after a coffee we split up with them going to the Lucien Freud exibition whilst we tried to get into the London Aquarium however because it was half term the queues were very long so we enjoyed a stroll along the embankment and then meandered through the city until we found ourselves at the RA of A and meeting Tony &amp; Jude for lunch in the RA restaurant - very swish too.\r\n\r\nBecause we had prebooked we had no problems walking into this sell-out showing. There\'s always a risk of looking at some pieces of artwork and thinking I could do that but of course I haven\'t, probably couldn\'t and Hockney has with great verve and style. My personal preferences were those that depicted the actual scene but posterised the colours, as above. It was intriguing how he had visited the same Yorkshire scenes sometimes within days of each other to record varying light levels or visited at different times of the year illustrating the changes of colour and light through the seasons.\r\n\r\nHis iPad/iPhone work was good however it would have been really interesting to see how he built up the pictures from a blank screen. It should have been possible to record every \"brush\" stroke and then play it back as a timed activity - now that would have been fascinating.\r\n\r\nAnd finally, if you haven\'t been to see the exhibition and you are interested in landscape art then it has to be a  \"must visit\".', 'A Day in London', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'a-day-in-london', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:45:24', '2012-02-15 12:45:24', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=328', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(329, 283, '2012-02-15 12:44:50', '2012-02-15 12:44:50', '<img class=\"alignright\" title=\"David Hockney Exhibition\" src=\"http://www.artinfo.com/sites/default/files/styles/613w/public/david-hockney_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"218\" />We were really pleased that we managed to get tickets to see the David Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art. It was made all the better because we were meeting up with our dear friends Tony and Jude who live in the highlands of Scotland.\n\nWe had time to catch up on the train down and then after a coffee we split up with them going to the Lucien Freud exibition whilst we tried to get into the London Aquarium however because it was half term the queues were very long so we enjoyed a stroll along the embankment and then meandered through the city until we found ourselves at the RA of A and meeting Tony &amp; Jude for lunch in the RA restaurant - very swish too.\n\nBecause we had prebooked we had no problems walking into this sell-out showing. There\'s always a risk of looking at some pieces of artwork and thinking I could do that but of course I haven\'t, probably couldn\'t and Hockney has with great verve and style. My personal preferences were those that depicted the actual scene but posterised the colours, as above. It was intriguing how he had visited the same Yorkshire scenes sometimes within days of each other to record varying light levels or visited at different times of the year illustrating the changes of colour and light through the seasons.\n\nHis iPad/iPhone work was good however it would have been really interesting to see how he built up the pictures from a blank screen. It should have been possible to record every \"brush\" stroke and then play it back as a timed activity - now that would have been fascinating.\n\nAnd finally, if you haven\'t been to see the exhibition and you are interested in art then it is worth a visit.', 'A Day in London', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '328-revision', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:44:50', '2012-02-15 12:44:50', '', 328, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=329', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(332, 283, '2012-02-20 11:34:29', '2012-02-20 11:34:29', '', 'Millie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'img2002-11-09_0016', '', '', '2012-02-20 11:34:29', '2012-02-20 11:34:29', '', 331, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(333, 283, '2012-02-20 10:51:49', '2012-02-20 10:51:49', '', 'Auto Draft', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '331-revision', '', '', '2012-02-20 10:51:49', '2012-02-20 10:51:49', '', 331, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=333', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(334, 283, '2012-02-20 11:55:43', '2012-02-20 11:55:43', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-332\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-332\" title=\"Millie\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>We have shared our home with cats since before we were married - so that\'s over 40 years. In most cases we have been very fortunate in that they have generally lived to a ripe old age. The last time we experienced serious illness or death in our cats was about 16 years ago when Milo died at the age of 17. Now we are facing a problem with Millie who has been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney failure.\n\nWe started giving her tablets for the hyperthyroidism however after ten days she started being sick and was unable to eat. Another visit to the vet didn\'t give us a great deal comfort and we were given some Zantac syrup which was to reduce the production of stomach acids, a side effect of chronic kidney failure. After three days of medication she has stopped being sick and has started drinking water again however she hasn\'t eaten a thing.\n\nOur Millie is the dearest of cats and has always been a lovely addition to our family however we are having to face the reality that her days are numbered (as are all of our days). This also raises the dilemma as to when quality of life drops below a reasonable standard and is this a temporary or permanent drop. We continue with her medication and hope that she will start to pick up in the next few days.', 'Cats Are For Life', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '331-revision-2', '', '', '2012-02-20 11:55:43', '2012-02-20 11:55:43', '', 331, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=334', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(335, 283, '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-332\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-332\" title=\"Millie\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>We have shared our home with cats since before we were married - so that\'s over 40 years. In most cases we have been very fortunate in that they have generally lived to a ripe old age. The last time we experienced serious illness or death in our cats was about 16 years ago when Milo died at the age of 17. Now we are facing a problem with Millie who has been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney failure.\r\n\r\nWe started giving her tablets for the hyperthyroidism however after ten days she started being sick and was unable to eat. Another visit to the vet didn\'t give us a great deal comfort and we were given some Zantac syrup which was to reduce the production of stomach acids, a side effect of chronic kidney failure. After three days of medication she has stopped being sick and has started drinking water again however she hasn\'t eaten a thing.\r\n\r\nOur Millie is the dearest of cats and has always been a lovely addition to our family however we are having to face the reality that her days are numbered (as are all of our days). This also raises the dilemma as to when quality of life drops below a reasonable standard and is this a temporary or permanent drop. We continue with her medication and hope that she will start to pick up in the next few days.', 'Cats Are For Life', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '331-revision-3', '', '', '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '', 331, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=335', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(336, 283, '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-332\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-332\" title=\"Millie\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>We have shared our home with cats since before we were married - so that\'s over 40 years. In most cases we have been very fortunate in that they have generally lived to a ripe old age. The last time we experienced serious illness or death in our cats was about 16 years ago when Milo died at the age of 17. Now we are facing a problem with Millie who has been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney failure.\r\n\r\nWe started giving her tablets for the hyperthyroidism however after ten days she started being sick and was unable to eat. Another visit to the vet didn\'t give us a great deal comfort and we were given some Zantac syrup which was to reduce the production of stomach acids, a side effect of chronic kidney failure. After three days of medication she has stopped being sick and has started drinking water again however she hasn\'t eaten a thing.\r\n\r\nOur Millie is the dearest of cats and has always been a lovely addition to our family however we are having to face the reality that her days are numbered (as are all of our days). This also raises the dilemma as to when quality of life drops below a reasonable standard and is this a temporary or permanent drop. We continue with her medication and hope that she will start to pick up in the next few days.', 'Cats Are For Life', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '331-revision-4', '', '', '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '2012-02-20 11:55:50', '', 331, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=336', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(337, 283, '2012-02-20 11:56:18', '2012-02-20 11:56:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-332\"><img class=\" wp-image-332 alignleft\" title=\"Millie\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>We have shared our home with cats since before we were married - so that\'s over 40 years. In most cases we have been very fortunate in that they have generally lived to a ripe old age. The last time we experienced serious illness or death in our cats was about 16 years ago when Milo died at the age of 17. Now we are facing a problem with Millie who has been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney failure.\r\n\r\nWe started giving her tablets for the hyperthyroidism however after ten days she started being sick and was unable to eat. Another visit to the vet didn\'t give us a great deal comfort and we were given some Zantac syrup which was to reduce the production of stomach acids, a side effect of chronic kidney failure. After three days of medication she has stopped being sick and has started drinking water again however she hasn\'t eaten a thing.\r\n\r\nOur Millie is the dearest of cats and has always been a lovely addition to our family however we are having to face the reality that her days are numbered (as are all of our days). This also raises the dilemma as to when quality of life drops below a reasonable standard and is this a temporary or permanent drop. We continue with her medication and hope that she will start to pick up in the next few days.', 'Cats Are For Life', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '331-revision-5', '', '', '2012-02-20 11:56:18', '2012-02-20 11:56:18', '', 331, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=337', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(339, 283, '2012-02-23 12:40:51', '2012-02-23 12:40:51', '', 'milly summer 01', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'milly-summer-01', '', '', '2012-02-23 12:40:51', '2012-02-23 12:40:51', '', 338, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milly-summer-01.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(340, 283, '2012-02-23 12:46:58', '2012-02-23 12:46:58', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-339\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-339\" title=\"milly summer 01\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milly-summer-01-e1330000885495-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" /></a>This morning for the first time in a week Millie started to eat. We have been very worried because she hadn\'t eaten for a week despite buying numerous tasty morsels including chicken, tuna and beef but she turned away from it all. We went to the vet and bought special tinned food which she initially sniffed at but as I said this morning she ate two teaspoons worth of food.\n\nShe\'s still managing to get around and goes outside to go to the toilet but her whole demeanour is of an unhappy cat. She goes back to the vet next Monday for further blood tests and we will see what comes of those.\n\nWe\'ll keep you posted...', 'Update on Millie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '338-revision', '', '', '2012-02-23 12:46:58', '2012-02-23 12:46:58', '', 338, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=340', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(341, 283, '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-339\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-339\" title=\"milly summer 01\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milly-summer-01-e1330000885495-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" /></a>This morning for the first time in a week Millie started to eat. We have been very worried because she hadn\'t eaten for a week despite buying numerous tasty morsels including chicken, tuna and beef but she turned away from it all. We went to the vet and bought special tinned food which she initially sniffed at and walked away but, as I said above, this morning she ate two teaspoons full of food.\r\n\r\nShe\'s still managing to get around and goes outside to go to the toilet but her whole demeanour is of an unhappy cat. She goes back to the vet next Monday for further blood tests and we will see what comes of those.\r\n\r\nWe\'ll keep you posted...', 'Update on Millie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '338-revision-2', '', '', '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '', 338, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=341', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(342, 283, '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-339\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-339\" title=\"milly summer 01\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milly-summer-01-e1330000885495-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" /></a>This morning for the first time in a week Millie started to eat. We have been very worried because she hadn\'t eaten for a week despite buying numerous tasty morsels including chicken, tuna and beef but she turned away from it all. We went to the vet and bought special tinned food which she initially sniffed at and walked away but, as I said above, this morning she ate two teaspoons full of food.\r\n\r\nShe\'s still managing to get around and goes outside to go to the toilet but her whole demeanour is of an unhappy cat. She goes back to the vet next Monday for further blood tests and we will see what comes of those.\r\n\r\nWe\'ll keep you posted...', 'Update on Millie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '338-revision-3', '', '', '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '2012-02-23 12:47:43', '', 338, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=342', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(343, 283, '2012-02-23 12:48:18', '2012-02-23 12:48:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-339\"><img class=\" wp-image-339 alignright\" title=\"milly summer 01\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milly-summer-01-e1330000885495-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" /></a>This morning for the first time in a week Millie started to eat. We have been very worried because she hadn\'t eaten for a week despite buying numerous tasty morsels including chicken, tuna and beef but she turned away from it all. We went to the vet and bought special tinned food which she initially sniffed at and walked away but, as I said above, this morning she ate two teaspoons full of food.\r\n\r\nShe\'s still managing to get around and goes outside to go to the toilet but her whole demeanour is of an unhappy cat. She goes back to the vet next Monday for further blood tests and we will see what comes of those.\r\n\r\nWe\'ll keep you posted...', 'Update on Millie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '338-revision-4', '', '', '2012-02-23 12:48:18', '2012-02-23 12:48:18', '', 338, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=343', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(362, 283, '2012-03-14 19:26:10', '2012-03-14 19:26:10', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-332\"><img class=\" wp-image-332 alignleft\" title=\"Millie\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>After getting back from our holiday in Cumbria our little female cat, Millie, was not well at all despite our neighbour doing everything she could to get her to eat. We took Millie to the vet and heard the shattering news that she had a cancerous growth in her gums that had spread and it was so bad it was stoppiing her eating. The prognosis was terminal and so we made the very difficult decision to have her \"put to sleep\". We held her whilst the vet gave the fatal injection and she purred all the time until she slipped away with a final, gentle gasp. We cried and throughout the day we cried again and from time to time we still well up. After 15 years, <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=363\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-363\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-363\" title=\"Millie\'s grave\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Millies-grave-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>one quarter of our lives, to lose the cutest of cats has been very difficult - we loved her dearly. Perhaps our tears are for the recognition of our own mortality but whatever the deep psychological reason, it still hurts.\r\n\r\nWe buried her next to the rockery, laid a stone on top and placed a basket of flowering plants (a gift from Martin &amp; Kate) alongside.', 'Millie', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'millie', '', '', '2012-03-14 19:26:11', '2012-03-14 19:26:11', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=362', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(345, 283, '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-346\"><img class=\" wp-image-346 alignleft\" title=\"chris_addison(feb12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We went to see Chris Addison (Mock the Week) on 23rd February. We arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare only to be told the time on the ticket was wrong and we had to wait for over twenty minutes before being allowed in to take our seats, not a good start.\r\n\r\nThankfully Chris Addison came on and announced that he was his own warm up so we were in for quite a night. In the first half he appeared to be overdosing on adrenalin with some of his humorous comments being lost in asides to himself. He lived up to his reputation of being a middle class comedian who takes the piss out of his own class and hates the coalition government with a vengeance. Such phrases as - “I hate the Tories, they are scum” shortly after chastising Cameron for his sexism and suggesting he\'s worse than the cartoon stereotype of Silvio Berlusconi who, nudge, nudge “genuinely tried to get young people into politics.” He muses on the recent riots and likens the TV coverage to a new drama series, filmed over three nights and featuring different cities, cleverly poking fun at his own middle class views and perceptions. Chris links each of his themes together in a way that often appears chaotic and unscripted, interspersed with moments of giggling at his own comments. It seems he has rambled off into a completely unrelated topic, and you can wonder where this is going, but he always draws the strands together and delivers on the punch line.\r\n\r\nIf there\'s one criticism that I have is that he kept balancing his ascerbic wit with a softening tale an example would be his decrying of the Royal Family only to then say how much he enjoyed the humour displayed by Prince Philip. His material shows a great comic and observational talent, so that even when he is saying things that are controversial, the audience can\'t help but laugh and to some extent agree with his views. He then goes on to discuss how views are often established whilst very young and cemented in by the choice of paper or media you decide to read or listen too. The message is very profound and delivered in a charming style often poking fun at himself and his beliefs.\r\n\r\nWe enjoyed the evening tremendously.', 'Chris Addison', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'chris-addison-at-the-derngate', '', '', '2012-02-28 19:34:35', '2012-02-28 19:34:35', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=345', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(346, 283, '2012-02-28 18:14:52', '2012-02-28 18:14:52', '', 'chris_addison(feb12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'chris_addisonfeb12', '', '', '2012-02-28 18:14:52', '2012-02-28 18:14:52', '', 345, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(347, 283, '2012-02-28 18:28:59', '2012-02-28 18:28:59', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-346\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-346\" title=\"chris_addison(feb12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We went to see Chris Addison (Mock the Week) on 23rd February. We arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare only to be told the time on the ticket was wrong and we had to wait for over twenty minutes before being allowed in to take our seats, not a good start.\n\nThankfully Chris Addison came on and announced that he was his own warm up so we were in for quite a night. In the first half he appeared to be overdosing on adrenalin with some of his humorous comments being lost in asides to himself. He lived up to his reputation of being a middle class comedian who takes the piss out of his own class and hates the coalition government with a vengeance. Such phrases as - “I hate the Tories, they are scum” shortly after chastising Cameron for his sexism and suggesting he\'s worse than the cartoon stereotype of Silvio Berlusconi who, nudge, nudge “genuinely tried to get young people into politics.” He muses on the recent riots and likens the TV coverage to a new drama series, filmed over three nights and featuring different cities, cleverly poking fun at his own middle class views and perceptions. Chris links each of his themes together in a way that often appears chaotic and unscripted, interspersed with moments of giggling at his own comments. It seems he has rambled off into a completely unrelated topic, and you can wonder where this is going, but he always draws the strands together and delivers on the punch line.\n\nIf there\'s one criticism that I have is that he kept balancing his ascerbic wit with a softening tale an example would be his decrying of the Royal Family only to then say how much he enjoyed the humour displayed by Prince Philip. In this material he shows a great comic and observational talent, so that even when he is saying things that are controversial, the audience cant help but laugh and to some extent agree with his views. He then goes on to discuss how views are often established whilst very young and cemented in by the choice of paper or media you decide to listen too. The message is very profound and delivered in a charming style often poking fun at himself and his beliefs.\n\nWe enjoyed the evening tremendously.', 'Chris Addison at The Derngate', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '345-revision', '', '', '2012-02-28 18:28:59', '2012-02-28 18:28:59', '', 345, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=347', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(348, 283, '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-346\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-346\" title=\"chris_addison(feb12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We went to see Chris Addison (Mock the Week) on 23rd February. We arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare only to be told the time on the ticket was wrong and we had to wait for over twenty minutes before being allowed in to take our seats, not a good start.\r\n\r\nThankfully Chris Addison came on and announced that he was his own warm up so we were in for quite a night. In the first half he appeared to be overdosing on adrenalin with some of his humorous comments being lost in asides to himself. He lived up to his reputation of being a middle class comedian who takes the piss out of his own class and hates the coalition government with a vengeance. Such phrases as - “I hate the Tories, they are scum” shortly after chastising Cameron for his sexism and suggesting he\'s worse than the cartoon stereotype of Silvio Berlusconi who, nudge, nudge “genuinely tried to get young people into politics.” He muses on the recent riots and likens the TV coverage to a new drama series, filmed over three nights and featuring different cities, cleverly poking fun at his own middle class views and perceptions. Chris links each of his themes together in a way that often appears chaotic and unscripted, interspersed with moments of giggling at his own comments. It seems he has rambled off into a completely unrelated topic, and you can wonder where this is going, but he always draws the strands together and delivers on the punch line.\r\n\r\nIf there\'s one criticism that I have is that he kept balancing his ascerbic wit with a softening tale an example would be his decrying of the Royal Family only to then say how much he enjoyed the humour displayed by Prince Philip. His material shows a great comic and observational talent, so that even when he is saying things that are controversial, the audience can\'t help but laugh and to some extent agree with his views. He then goes on to discuss how views are often established whilst very young and cemented in by the choice of paper or media you decide to read or listen too. The message is very profound and delivered in a charming style often poking fun at himself and his beliefs.\r\n\r\nWe enjoyed the evening tremendously.', 'Chris Addison at The Derngate', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '345-revision-2', '', '', '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '', 345, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=348', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(349, 283, '2012-02-28 18:31:23', '2012-02-28 18:31:23', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-346\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-346\" title=\"chris_addison(feb12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We went to see Chris Addison (Mock the Week) on 23rd February. We arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare only to be told the time on the ticket was wrong and we had to wait for over twenty minutes before being allowed in to take our seats, not a good start.\n\nThankfully Chris Addison came on and announced that he was his own warm up so we were in for quite a night. In the first half he appeared to be overdosing on adrenalin with some of his humorous comments being lost in asides to himself. He lived up to his reputation of being a middle class comedian who takes the piss out of his own class and hates the coalition government with a vengeance. Such phrases as - “I hate the Tories, they are scum” shortly after chastising Cameron for his sexism and suggesting he\'s worse than the cartoon stereotype of Silvio Berlusconi who, nudge, nudge “genuinely tried to get young people into politics.” He muses on the recent riots and likens the TV coverage to a new drama series, filmed over three nights and featuring different cities, cleverly poking fun at his own middle class views and perceptions. Chris links each of his themes together in a way that often appears chaotic and unscripted, interspersed with moments of giggling at his own comments. It seems he has rambled off into a completely unrelated topic, and you can wonder where this is going, but he always draws the strands together and delivers on the punch line.\n\nIf there\'s one criticism that I have is that he kept balancing his ascerbic wit with a softening tale an example would be his decrying of the Royal Family only to then say how much he enjoyed the humour displayed by Prince Philip. His material shows a great comic and observational talent, so that even when he is saying things that are controversial, the audience can\'t help but laugh and to some extent agree with his views. He then goes on to discuss how views are often established whilst very young and cemented in by the choice of paper or media you decide to read or listen too. The message is very profound and delivered in a charming style often poking fun at himself and his beliefs.\n\nWe enjoyed the evening tremendously.', 'Chris Addison at The Derngate', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '345-autosave', '', '', '2012-02-28 18:31:23', '2012-02-28 18:31:23', '', 345, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=349', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(350, 283, '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-346\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-346\" title=\"chris_addison(feb12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We went to see Chris Addison (Mock the Week) on 23rd February. We arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare only to be told the time on the ticket was wrong and we had to wait for over twenty minutes before being allowed in to take our seats, not a good start.\r\n\r\nThankfully Chris Addison came on and announced that he was his own warm up so we were in for quite a night. In the first half he appeared to be overdosing on adrenalin with some of his humorous comments being lost in asides to himself. He lived up to his reputation of being a middle class comedian who takes the piss out of his own class and hates the coalition government with a vengeance. Such phrases as - “I hate the Tories, they are scum” shortly after chastising Cameron for his sexism and suggesting he\'s worse than the cartoon stereotype of Silvio Berlusconi who, nudge, nudge “genuinely tried to get young people into politics.” He muses on the recent riots and likens the TV coverage to a new drama series, filmed over three nights and featuring different cities, cleverly poking fun at his own middle class views and perceptions. Chris links each of his themes together in a way that often appears chaotic and unscripted, interspersed with moments of giggling at his own comments. It seems he has rambled off into a completely unrelated topic, and you can wonder where this is going, but he always draws the strands together and delivers on the punch line.\r\n\r\nIf there\'s one criticism that I have is that he kept balancing his ascerbic wit with a softening tale an example would be his decrying of the Royal Family only to then say how much he enjoyed the humour displayed by Prince Philip. His material shows a great comic and observational talent, so that even when he is saying things that are controversial, the audience can\'t help but laugh and to some extent agree with his views. He then goes on to discuss how views are often established whilst very young and cemented in by the choice of paper or media you decide to read or listen too. The message is very profound and delivered in a charming style often poking fun at himself and his beliefs.\r\n\r\nWe enjoyed the evening tremendously.', 'Chris Addison at The Derngate', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '345-revision-3', '', '', '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '2012-02-28 18:29:48', '', 345, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=350', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(351, 283, '2012-02-28 18:35:29', '2012-02-28 18:35:29', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-346\"><img class=\" wp-image-346 alignleft\" title=\"chris_addison(feb12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We went to see Chris Addison (Mock the Week) on 23rd February. We arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare only to be told the time on the ticket was wrong and we had to wait for over twenty minutes before being allowed in to take our seats, not a good start.\r\n\r\nThankfully Chris Addison came on and announced that he was his own warm up so we were in for quite a night. In the first half he appeared to be overdosing on adrenalin with some of his humorous comments being lost in asides to himself. He lived up to his reputation of being a middle class comedian who takes the piss out of his own class and hates the coalition government with a vengeance. Such phrases as - “I hate the Tories, they are scum” shortly after chastising Cameron for his sexism and suggesting he\'s worse than the cartoon stereotype of Silvio Berlusconi who, nudge, nudge “genuinely tried to get young people into politics.” He muses on the recent riots and likens the TV coverage to a new drama series, filmed over three nights and featuring different cities, cleverly poking fun at his own middle class views and perceptions. Chris links each of his themes together in a way that often appears chaotic and unscripted, interspersed with moments of giggling at his own comments. It seems he has rambled off into a completely unrelated topic, and you can wonder where this is going, but he always draws the strands together and delivers on the punch line.\r\n\r\nIf there\'s one criticism that I have is that he kept balancing his ascerbic wit with a softening tale an example would be his decrying of the Royal Family only to then say how much he enjoyed the humour displayed by Prince Philip. His material shows a great comic and observational talent, so that even when he is saying things that are controversial, the audience can\'t help but laugh and to some extent agree with his views. He then goes on to discuss how views are often established whilst very young and cemented in by the choice of paper or media you decide to read or listen too. The message is very profound and delivered in a charming style often poking fun at himself and his beliefs.\r\n\r\nWe enjoyed the evening tremendously.', 'Chris Addison at The Derngate', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '345-revision-4', '', '', '2012-02-28 18:35:29', '2012-02-28 18:35:29', '', 345, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=351', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(352, 283, '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-353\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-353\" title=\"millie(jun09)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milliejun09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Today Millie went into the vets for a minor operation to clean her teeth and inspect her gums where one was particularly sore. She has a heart murmur so anaesthetic is a risk but her quality of life was slipping away so it was a risk worth taking.\r\n\r\nShe came through the op which is good news and her thyroid and kidney function is getting back to normal. One of her teeth was in a bad state and had to be removed and the gum around the tooth was so badly swollen that the vet has a suspicion that it may be cancerous. Only time will tell and we\'re hoping that with a cleansed mouth she will now start to eat more and build up her strength.', 'Millie\'s Minor Operation', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'millie-survives-her-minor-operation', '', '', '2012-02-28 19:33:59', '2012-02-28 19:33:59', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=352', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(353, 283, '2012-02-28 19:04:09', '2012-02-28 19:04:09', '', 'millie(jun09)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'milliejun09', '', '', '2012-02-28 19:04:09', '2012-02-28 19:04:09', '', 352, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milliejun09.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(354, 283, '2012-02-28 19:21:23', '2012-02-28 19:21:23', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-353\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-353\" title=\"millie(jun09)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milliejun09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Today Millie went into the vets for a minor operation to clean her teeth and inspect her gums where one was particularly sore. She has a heart murmur so anaesthetic is a risk but her quality of life was slipping so it was a risk worth taking.\n\nShe came through the op which is good news and her thyroid and kidney function is getting back to normal. One of her teeth was in a bad state and had to be removed and the gum around the tooth was so badly swollen that the vet has a suspicion that it may be cancerous. Only time will tell and we\'re hoping that with a cleansed mouth she will now start to eat more and build up her strength.', 'Millie Survives Her Minor Operation', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '352-revision', '', '', '2012-02-28 19:21:23', '2012-02-28 19:21:23', '', 352, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=354', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(355, 283, '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-353\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-353\" title=\"millie(jun09)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milliejun09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Today Millie went into the vets for a minor operation to clean her teeth and inspect her gums where one was particularly sore. She has a heart murmur so anaesthetic is a risk but her quality of life was slipping away so it was a risk worth taking.\r\n\r\nShe came through the op which is good news and her thyroid and kidney function is getting back to normal. One of her teeth was in a bad state and had to be removed and the gum around the tooth was so badly swollen that the vet has a suspicion that it may be cancerous. Only time will tell and we\'re hoping that with a cleansed mouth she will now start to eat more and build up her strength.', 'Millie Survives Her Minor Operation', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '352-revision-2', '', '', '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '', 352, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=355', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(356, 283, '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-353\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-353\" title=\"millie(jun09)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milliejun09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Today Millie went into the vets for a minor operation to clean her teeth and inspect her gums where one was particularly sore. She has a heart murmur so anaesthetic is a risk but her quality of life was slipping away so it was a risk worth taking.\r\n\r\nShe came through the op which is good news and her thyroid and kidney function is getting back to normal. One of her teeth was in a bad state and had to be removed and the gum around the tooth was so badly swollen that the vet has a suspicion that it may be cancerous. Only time will tell and we\'re hoping that with a cleansed mouth she will now start to eat more and build up her strength.', 'Millie Survives Her Minor Operation', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '352-revision-3', '', '', '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '2012-02-28 19:25:14', '', 352, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=356', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(357, 283, '2012-02-28 19:33:59', '2012-02-28 19:33:59', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-353\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-353\" title=\"millie(jun09)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/milliejun09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Today Millie went into the vets for a minor operation to clean her teeth and inspect her gums where one was particularly sore. She has a heart murmur so anaesthetic is a risk but her quality of life was slipping away so it was a risk worth taking.\r\n\r\nShe came through the op which is good news and her thyroid and kidney function is getting back to normal. One of her teeth was in a bad state and had to be removed and the gum around the tooth was so badly swollen that the vet has a suspicion that it may be cancerous. Only time will tell and we\'re hoping that with a cleansed mouth she will now start to eat more and build up her strength.', 'Millie\'s Minor Operation', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '352-revision-4', '', '', '2012-02-28 19:33:59', '2012-02-28 19:33:59', '', 352, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=357', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(358, 283, '2012-02-28 18:35:29', '2012-02-28 18:35:29', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-346\"><img class=\" wp-image-346 alignleft\" title=\"chris_addison(feb12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We went to see Chris Addison (Mock the Week) on 23rd February. We arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare only to be told the time on the ticket was wrong and we had to wait for over twenty minutes before being allowed in to take our seats, not a good start.\r\n\r\nThankfully Chris Addison came on and announced that he was his own warm up so we were in for quite a night. In the first half he appeared to be overdosing on adrenalin with some of his humorous comments being lost in asides to himself. He lived up to his reputation of being a middle class comedian who takes the piss out of his own class and hates the coalition government with a vengeance. Such phrases as - “I hate the Tories, they are scum” shortly after chastising Cameron for his sexism and suggesting he\'s worse than the cartoon stereotype of Silvio Berlusconi who, nudge, nudge “genuinely tried to get young people into politics.” He muses on the recent riots and likens the TV coverage to a new drama series, filmed over three nights and featuring different cities, cleverly poking fun at his own middle class views and perceptions. Chris links each of his themes together in a way that often appears chaotic and unscripted, interspersed with moments of giggling at his own comments. It seems he has rambled off into a completely unrelated topic, and you can wonder where this is going, but he always draws the strands together and delivers on the punch line.\r\n\r\nIf there\'s one criticism that I have is that he kept balancing his ascerbic wit with a softening tale an example would be his decrying of the Royal Family only to then say how much he enjoyed the humour displayed by Prince Philip. His material shows a great comic and observational talent, so that even when he is saying things that are controversial, the audience can\'t help but laugh and to some extent agree with his views. He then goes on to discuss how views are often established whilst very young and cemented in by the choice of paper or media you decide to read or listen too. The message is very profound and delivered in a charming style often poking fun at himself and his beliefs.\r\n\r\nWe enjoyed the evening tremendously.', 'Chris Addison at The Derngate', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '345-revision-5', '', '', '2012-02-28 18:35:29', '2012-02-28 18:35:29', '', 345, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=358', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(359, 283, '2012-02-28 19:34:35', '2012-02-28 19:34:35', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-346\"><img class=\" wp-image-346 alignleft\" title=\"chris_addison(feb12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chris_addisonfeb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We went to see Chris Addison (Mock the Week) on 23rd February. We arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare only to be told the time on the ticket was wrong and we had to wait for over twenty minutes before being allowed in to take our seats, not a good start.\r\n\r\nThankfully Chris Addison came on and announced that he was his own warm up so we were in for quite a night. In the first half he appeared to be overdosing on adrenalin with some of his humorous comments being lost in asides to himself. He lived up to his reputation of being a middle class comedian who takes the piss out of his own class and hates the coalition government with a vengeance. Such phrases as - “I hate the Tories, they are scum” shortly after chastising Cameron for his sexism and suggesting he\'s worse than the cartoon stereotype of Silvio Berlusconi who, nudge, nudge “genuinely tried to get young people into politics.” He muses on the recent riots and likens the TV coverage to a new drama series, filmed over three nights and featuring different cities, cleverly poking fun at his own middle class views and perceptions. Chris links each of his themes together in a way that often appears chaotic and unscripted, interspersed with moments of giggling at his own comments. It seems he has rambled off into a completely unrelated topic, and you can wonder where this is going, but he always draws the strands together and delivers on the punch line.\r\n\r\nIf there\'s one criticism that I have is that he kept balancing his ascerbic wit with a softening tale an example would be his decrying of the Royal Family only to then say how much he enjoyed the humour displayed by Prince Philip. His material shows a great comic and observational talent, so that even when he is saying things that are controversial, the audience can\'t help but laugh and to some extent agree with his views. He then goes on to discuss how views are often established whilst very young and cemented in by the choice of paper or media you decide to read or listen too. The message is very profound and delivered in a charming style often poking fun at himself and his beliefs.\r\n\r\nWe enjoyed the evening tremendously.', 'Chris Addison', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '345-revision-6', '', '', '2012-02-28 19:34:35', '2012-02-28 19:34:35', '', 345, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=359', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(360, 283, '2012-02-29 10:24:12', '2012-02-29 10:24:12', 'Meet the Architect and review site plans', 'Visit to Market Rasen', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'visit-to-market-rasen', '', '', '2012-02-29 10:24:12', '2012-02-29 10:24:12', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=360', 0, 'tribe_events', '', 0),
(361, 283, '2012-02-29 10:24:12', '2012-02-29 10:24:12', '', 'Market Rasen', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'market-rasen', '', '', '2012-02-29 10:24:12', '2012-02-29 10:24:12', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?tribe_venue=market-rasen', 0, 'tribe_venue', '', 0),
(363, 283, '2012-03-14 19:24:00', '2012-03-14 19:24:00', '', 'Millie\'s grave', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'millies-grave', '', '', '2012-03-14 19:24:00', '2012-03-14 19:24:00', '', 362, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Millies-grave.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(364, 283, '2012-03-14 19:25:39', '2012-03-14 19:25:39', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-332\"><img class=\" wp-image-332 alignleft\" title=\"Millie\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>After getting back from our holiday in Cumbria our little female cat, Millie, was not well at all despite our neighbour doing everything she could to get her to eat. We took Millie to the vet and heard the shattering news that she had a cancerous growth in her gums that had spread and it was so bad it was stoppiing her eating. The prognosis was terminal and so we made the very difficult decision to have her \"put to sleep\". We held her whilst the vet gave the fatal injection and she purred all the time until she slipped away with a final, gentle gasp. We cried and throughout the day we cried again and from time to time we still well up. After 15 years, <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=363\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-363\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-363\" title=\"Millie\'s grave\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Millies-grave-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>one quarter of our lives, to lose the cutest of cats has been very difficult - we loved her dearly. Perhaps our tears are for the recognition of our own mortality but whatever the deep psychological reason, it still hurts.\n\nWe buried her next to the rockery, laid a stone on top and placed a basket of flowering plants (a gift from Martin &amp; Kate) alongside.', 'Millie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '362-revision', '', '', '2012-03-14 19:25:39', '2012-03-14 19:25:39', '', 362, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=364', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(365, 283, '2012-03-14 19:26:10', '2012-03-14 19:26:10', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-332\"><img class=\" wp-image-332 alignleft\" title=\"Millie\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Img2002-11-09_0016-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>After getting back from our holiday in Cumbria our little female cat, Millie, was not well at all despite our neighbour doing everything she could to get her to eat. We took Millie to the vet and heard the shattering news that she had a cancerous growth in her gums that had spread and it was so bad it was stoppiing her eating. The prognosis was terminal and so we made the very difficult decision to have her \"put to sleep\". We held her whilst the vet gave the fatal injection and she purred all the time until she slipped away with a final, gentle gasp. We cried and throughout the day we cried again and from time to time we still well up. After 15 years, <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=363\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-363\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-363\" title=\"Millie\'s grave\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Millies-grave-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>one quarter of our lives, to lose the cutest of cats has been very difficult - we loved her dearly. Perhaps our tears are for the recognition of our own mortality but whatever the deep psychological reason, it still hurts.\r\n\r\nWe buried her next to the rockery, laid a stone on top and placed a basket of flowering plants (a gift from Martin &amp; Kate) alongside.', 'Millie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '362-revision-2', '', '', '2012-03-14 19:26:10', '2012-03-14 19:26:10', '', 362, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=365', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(378, 283, '2012-03-29 18:45:54', '2012-03-29 17:45:54', '', 'ideal_home(mar12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'ideal_homemar12', '', '', '2012-03-29 18:45:54', '2012-03-29 17:45:54', '', 377, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ideal_homemar12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(377, 283, '2012-03-29 19:19:47', '2012-03-29 18:19:47', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=378\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-378\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-378\" title=\"ideal_home(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ideal_homemar12-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It was my first visit ever to the Ideal Home Exhibition and I hadn\'t thought too much about what to expect which was just as well because it wasn\'t going to be a problem for the whole experience to meet my expectations, I didn\'t have any.\r\n\r\nHaving arrived at 10.10am on a Monday it wasn\'t too busy and we managed to get to see two of the show homes which weren\'t particularly inspiring however Jane did see some wonderful glass tiles that would heighten the colours in a bathroom so we will store this idea away until we get the chance to decorate the new house.\r\n\r\nAs for everything else it was largely cosmetics and feminine treatments or house cleaning equipment, mops and window cleaners. They always look really useful in the hands of someone who demonstrates the product every day but you just know that if you were ever foolish enough to buy one and battle your way through the London underground with this \"mop\" in your hands, it would be no better or any worse than any standard mop you could pick up from Wilkinsons in the high street for a lot less money. As to why all these makeups and cosmetics make an \"Ideal Home\" I remain clueless.\r\n\r\nIt was a day out but I don\'t think I shall be going again, ever.', 'Ideal Home Exhibition', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'ideal-home-exhibition', '', '', '2012-03-29 19:19:47', '2012-03-29 18:19:47', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=377', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(368, 283, '2012-03-15 21:47:11', '2012-03-15 21:47:11', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=373\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-373\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-373\" title=\"best-exotic-marigold-hotel\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/best-exotic-marigold-hotel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"273\" /></a>If you want to read an outline of the film then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nWe\'d had a tough day. We visited the vets in the morning which resulted in Millie being put to sleep and then took a tour of the Royal &amp; Derngate backstage in the afternoon. We wanted to keep ourselves occupied so on Dave &amp; Lucie\'s recommendation we went to an early evening showing of the film.\r\n\r\nThe audience were our age or older and was a reflection of the story. These were not regular cinema goers as the couple in front of us confirmed by the following comment: \"should we wait here for the usherette to show us to our seats?\" It may have been a joke but it illustrated the age range perfectly - all over 60.\r\n\r\nThe film was excellent. A film of its time and its age with an aging society we are all looking for excitement in our third age. We may not have the confidence to take ourselves off to exotic India or, as some of our friends have done, to Bulgaria but we are seeking a change to our lives in Market Rasen - different but not too far outside our comfort zone.\r\n\r\nBut back to the film... It had everything - a marriage that had run out of steam; a man who lost his love 40 years previously and was looking to correct old mistakes; a man who wanted to meet a companion to give him a new life (sex included); a widow who was looking at life with fresh eyes; a woman whose work was everything and had nothing once she went beyond her sell by date; and a woman who couldn\'t commit to anything. Put these people into a truly alien environment, the \"best exotic\" hotel, which is in fact run down and close to ruin and you have the whole of life in microscopic format.\r\n\r\nWe laughed, we cried and we loved it... If you\'re over 60 and like cinema then get to see this film now!', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel-review', '', '', '2012-03-29 18:42:28', '2012-03-29 17:42:28', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=368', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(369, 283, '2012-03-15 21:46:31', '2012-03-15 21:46:31', '<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1114353664/tt1412386\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Poster\" src=\"http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjIwNjkwMDI2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDc1ODIyNw@@._V1._SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Poster\" width=\"171\" height=\"254\" /></a>If you want to read an outline of the film then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\n\nWe had had a tough day. We visited the vets in the morning which resulted in Millie being put to sleep and then took a tour of the Royal &amp; Derngate backstage in the afternoon. We wanted to keep ourselves occupied so on Dave &amp; Lucie\'s recommendation we went to an early evening showing of this film.\n\nThe audience were our age or older and was a reflection of the story. These were not regular cinema goers as the couple in front of us as we entered the auditorium confirmed by the following comment: \"should we wait here for the usherette to show us to our seats?\" It may have been a joke but it illustrated the age range perfectly - all over 60.\n\nThe film was excellent. A film of its time and its age with an aging society we are all looking for excitement in our third age. We may not have the confidence to take ourselves off to exotic India or as some of our friends have done to Bulgaria but we are seeking a change to our lives in Market Rasen - different but not too far outside our comfort zone.\n\nBut back to the film... It had everything - a marriage that had run out of steam; a man who lost his love 40 years previously and was looking to correct old mistakes; a man who wanted to meet a companion to give him a new life (sex included); a widow who was looking at life with fresh eyes; and a woman who couldn\'t commit to anything. Put these people into a trully alien environment, the \"best exotic\" hotel, which is in fact run down and close to ruin and you have the whole of life in microscopic format.\n\nWe laughed, we cried and we loved it... If you\'re over 60 and like cineme', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '368-revision', '', '', '2012-03-15 21:46:31', '2012-03-15 21:46:31', '', 368, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=369', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(370, 283, '2012-03-29 18:39:40', '2012-03-29 17:39:40', 'If you want to read an outline of the film then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\n\nWe\'d had a tough day. We visited the vets in the morning which resulted in Millie being put to sleep and then took a tour of the Royal &amp; Derngate backstage in the afternoon. We wanted to keep ourselves occupied so on Dave &amp; Lucie\'s recommendation we went to an early evening showing of the film.\n\nThe audience were our age or older and was a reflection of the story. These were not regular cinema goers as the couple in front of us confirmed by the following comment: \"should we wait here for the usherette to show us to our seats?\" It may have been a joke but it illustrated the age range perfectly - all over 60.\n\nThe film was excellent. A film of its time and its age with an aging society we are all looking for excitement in our third age. We may not have the confidence to take ourselves off to exotic India or, as some of our friends have done, to Bulgaria but we are seeking a change to our lives in Market Rasen - different but not too far outside our comfort zone.\n\nBut back to the film... It had everything - a marriage that had run out of steam; a man who lost his love 40 years previously and was looking to correct old mistakes; a man who wanted to meet a companion to give him a new life (sex included); a widow who was looking at life with fresh eyes; a woman whose work was everything and had nothing once she went beyond her sell by date; and a woman who couldn\'t commit to anything. Put these people into a truly alien environment, the \"best exotic\" hotel, which is in fact run down and close to ruin and you have the whole of life in microscopic format.\n\nWe laughed, we cried and we loved it... If you\'re over 60 and like cinema then get to see this film now!', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '368-autosave', '', '', '2012-03-29 18:39:40', '2012-03-29 17:39:40', '', 368, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=370', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(373, 283, '2012-03-29 18:41:31', '2012-03-29 17:41:31', '', 'best-exotic-marigold-hotel', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'best-exotic-marigold-hotel', '', '', '2012-03-29 18:41:31', '2012-03-29 17:41:31', '', 368, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/best-exotic-marigold-hotel.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(374, 283, '2012-03-15 21:55:50', '2012-03-15 21:55:50', '<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1114353664/tt1412386\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Poster\" src=\"http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjIwNjkwMDI2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDc1ODIyNw@@._V1._SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Poster\" width=\"171\" height=\"254\" /></a>If you want to read an outline of the film then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nWe\'d had a tough day. We visited the vets in the morning which resulted in Millie being put to sleep and then took a tour of the Royal &amp; Derngate backstage in the afternoon. We wanted to keep ourselves occupied so on Dave &amp; Lucie\'s recommendation we went to an early evening showing of the film.\r\n\r\nThe audience were our age or older and was a reflection of the story. These were not regular cinema goers as the couple in front of us confirmed by the following comment: \"should we wait here for the usherette to show us to our seats?\" It may have been a joke but it illustrated the age range perfectly - all over 60.\r\n\r\nThe film was excellent. A film of its time and its age with an aging society we are all looking for excitement in our third age. We may not have the confidence to take ourselves off to exotic India or, as some of our friends have done, to Bulgaria but we are seeking a change to our lives in Market Rasen - different but not too far outside our comfort zone.\r\n\r\nBut back to the film... It had everything - a marriage that had run out of steam; a man who lost his love 40 years previously and was looking to correct old mistakes; a man who wanted to meet a companion to give him a new life (sex included); a widow who was looking at life with fresh eyes; a woman whose work was everything and had nothing once she went beyond her sell by date; and a woman who couldn\'t commit to anything. Put these people into a truly alien environment, the \"best exotic\" hotel, which is in fact run down and close to ruin and you have the whole of life in microscopic format.\r\n\r\nWe laughed, we cried and we loved it... If you\'re over 60 and like cinema then get to see this film now!', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '368-revision-4', '', '', '2012-03-15 21:55:50', '2012-03-15 21:55:50', '', 368, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=374', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(371, 283, '2012-03-15 21:47:11', '2012-03-15 21:47:11', '<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1114353664/tt1412386\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Poster\" src=\"http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjIwNjkwMDI2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDc1ODIyNw@@._V1._SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Poster\" width=\"171\" height=\"254\" /></a>If you want to read an outline of the film then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nWe had had a tough day. We visited the vets in the morning which resulted in Millie being put to sleep and then took a tour of the Royal &amp; Derngate backstage in the afternoon. We wanted to keep ourselves occupied so on Dave &amp; Lucie\'s recommendation we went to an early evening showing of this film.\r\n\r\nThe audience were our age or older and was a reflection of the story. These were not regular cinema goers as the couple in front of us as we entered the auditorium confirmed by the following comment: \"should we wait here for the usherette to show us to our seats?\" It may have been a joke but it illustrated the age range perfectly - all over 60.\r\n\r\nThe film was excellent. A film of its time and its age with an aging society we are all looking for excitement in our third age. We may not have the confidence to take ourselves off to exotic India or as some of our friends have done to Bulgaria but we are seeking a change to our lives in Market Rasen - different but not too far outside our comfort zone.\r\n\r\nBut back to the film... It had everything - a marriage that had run out of steam; a man who lost his love 40 years previously and was looking to correct old mistakes; a man who wanted to meet a companion to give him a new life (sex included); a widow who was looking at life with fresh eyes; and a woman who couldn\'t commit to anything. Put these people into a trully alien environment, the \"best exotic\" hotel, which is in fact run down and close to ruin and you have the whole of life in microscopic format.\r\n\r\nWe laughed, we cried and we loved it... If you\'re over 60 and like cinema then get to see this film now!', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '368-revision-2', '', '', '2012-03-15 21:47:11', '2012-03-15 21:47:11', '', 368, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=371', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(375, 283, '2012-03-29 18:41:50', '2012-03-29 17:41:50', 'If you want to read an outline of the film then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nWe\'d had a tough day. We visited the vets in the morning which resulted in Millie being put to sleep and then took a tour of the Royal &amp; Derngate backstage in the afternoon. We wanted to keep ourselves occupied so on Dave &amp; Lucie\'s recommendation we went to an early evening showing of the film.\r\n\r\nThe audience were our age or older and was a reflection of the story. These were not regular cinema goers as the couple in front of us confirmed by the following comment: \"should we wait here for the usherette to show us to our seats?\" It may have been a joke but it illustrated the age range perfectly - all over 60.\r\n\r\nThe film was excellent. A film of its time and its age with an aging society we are all looking for excitement in our third age. We may not have the confidence to take ourselves off to exotic India or, as some of our friends have done, to Bulgaria but we are seeking a change to our lives in Market Rasen - different but not too far outside our comfort zone.\r\n\r\nBut back to the film... It had everything - a marriage that had run out of steam; a man who lost his love 40 years previously and was looking to correct old mistakes; a man who wanted to meet a companion to give him a new life (sex included); a widow who was looking at life with fresh eyes; a woman whose work was everything and had nothing once she went beyond her sell by date; and a woman who couldn\'t commit to anything. Put these people into a truly alien environment, the \"best exotic\" hotel, which is in fact run down and close to ruin and you have the whole of life in microscopic format.\r\n\r\nWe laughed, we cried and we loved it... If you\'re over 60 and like cinema then get to see this film now!', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '368-revision-5', '', '', '2012-03-29 18:41:50', '2012-03-29 17:41:50', '', 368, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=375', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(372, 283, '2012-03-15 21:51:36', '2012-03-15 21:51:36', '<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1114353664/tt1412386\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Poster\" src=\"http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjIwNjkwMDI2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDc1ODIyNw@@._V1._SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Poster\" width=\"171\" height=\"254\" /></a>If you want to read an outline of the film then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nWe\'d had a tough day. We visited the vets in the morning which resulted in Millie being put to sleep and then took a tour of the Royal &amp; Derngate backstage in the afternoon. We wanted to keep ourselves occupied so on Dave &amp; Lucie\'s recommendation we went to an early evening showing of the film.\r\n\r\nThe audience were our age or older and was a reflection of the story. These were not regular cinema goers as the couple in front of us confirmed by the following comment: \"should we wait here for the usherette to show us to our seats?\" It may have been a joke but it illustrated the age range perfectly - all over 60.\r\n\r\nThe film was excellent. A film of its time and its age with an aging society we are all looking for excitement in our third age. We may not have the confidence to take ourselves off to exotic India or, as some of our friends have done, to Bulgaria but we are seeking a change to our lives in Market Rasen - different but not too far outside our comfort zone.\r\n\r\nBut back to the film... It had everything - a marriage that had run out of steam; a man who lost his love 40 years previously and was looking to correct old mistakes; a man who wanted to meet a companion to give him a new life (sex included); a widow who was looking at life with fresh eyes; a woman whose work was everything and had nothing once she went beyond her sell by date; and a woman who couldn\'t commit to anything. Put these people into a trully alien environment, the \"best exotic\" hotel, which is in fact run down and close to ruin and you have the whole of life in microscopic format.\r\n\r\nWe laughed, we cried and we loved it... If you\'re over 60 and like cinema then get to see this film now!', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '368-revision-3', '', '', '2012-03-15 21:51:36', '2012-03-15 21:51:36', '', 368, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=372', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(376, 283, '2012-03-29 18:42:28', '2012-03-29 17:42:28', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=373\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-373\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-373\" title=\"best-exotic-marigold-hotel\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/best-exotic-marigold-hotel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"273\" /></a>If you want to read an outline of the film then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nWe\'d had a tough day. We visited the vets in the morning which resulted in Millie being put to sleep and then took a tour of the Royal &amp; Derngate backstage in the afternoon. We wanted to keep ourselves occupied so on Dave &amp; Lucie\'s recommendation we went to an early evening showing of the film.\r\n\r\nThe audience were our age or older and was a reflection of the story. These were not regular cinema goers as the couple in front of us confirmed by the following comment: \"should we wait here for the usherette to show us to our seats?\" It may have been a joke but it illustrated the age range perfectly - all over 60.\r\n\r\nThe film was excellent. A film of its time and its age with an aging society we are all looking for excitement in our third age. We may not have the confidence to take ourselves off to exotic India or, as some of our friends have done, to Bulgaria but we are seeking a change to our lives in Market Rasen - different but not too far outside our comfort zone.\r\n\r\nBut back to the film... It had everything - a marriage that had run out of steam; a man who lost his love 40 years previously and was looking to correct old mistakes; a man who wanted to meet a companion to give him a new life (sex included); a widow who was looking at life with fresh eyes; a woman whose work was everything and had nothing once she went beyond her sell by date; and a woman who couldn\'t commit to anything. Put these people into a truly alien environment, the \"best exotic\" hotel, which is in fact run down and close to ruin and you have the whole of life in microscopic format.\r\n\r\nWe laughed, we cried and we loved it... If you\'re over 60 and like cinema then get to see this film now!', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '368-revision-6', '', '', '2012-03-29 18:42:28', '2012-03-29 17:42:28', '', 368, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=376', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(379, 283, '2012-03-29 19:18:48', '2012-03-29 18:18:48', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=378\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-378\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-378\" title=\"ideal_home(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ideal_homemar12-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It was my first visit ever to the Ideal Home Exhibition and I hadn\'t thought too much about what to expect which was just as well because it wasn\'t going to be a problem for the whole experience to meet my expectations, I didn\'t have any.\n\nHaving arrived at 10.10am on a Monday it wasn\'t too busy and we managed to get to see two of the show homes which weren\'t particularly inspiring however Jane did see some wonderful glass tiles that would heighten the colours in a bathroom so we will store this idea away until we get the chance to decorate the new house.\n\nAs for everything else it was largely cosmetics and feminine treatments or house cleaning equipment, mops and window cleaners. They always look really useful in the hands of someone who demonstrates the product every day but you just know that if you were ever foolish enough to buy one and battle your way through the London underground with this \"mop\" in your hands, it would be no better or any worse than any standard mop you could pick up from Wilkinsons in the high street for a lot less money. As to why all these makeups and cosmetics make an \"Ideal Home\" I remain clueless.\n\nIt was a day out but I don\'t think I shall be going again, ever.', 'Ideal Home Exhibition', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '377-revision', '', '', '2012-03-29 19:18:48', '2012-03-29 18:18:48', '', 377, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=379', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(380, 283, '2012-03-29 19:19:47', '2012-03-29 18:19:47', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=378\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-378\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-378\" title=\"ideal_home(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ideal_homemar12-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It was my first visit ever to the Ideal Home Exhibition and I hadn\'t thought too much about what to expect which was just as well because it wasn\'t going to be a problem for the whole experience to meet my expectations, I didn\'t have any.\r\n\r\nHaving arrived at 10.10am on a Monday it wasn\'t too busy and we managed to get to see two of the show homes which weren\'t particularly inspiring however Jane did see some wonderful glass tiles that would heighten the colours in a bathroom so we will store this idea away until we get the chance to decorate the new house.\r\n\r\nAs for everything else it was largely cosmetics and feminine treatments or house cleaning equipment, mops and window cleaners. They always look really useful in the hands of someone who demonstrates the product every day but you just know that if you were ever foolish enough to buy one and battle your way through the London underground with this \"mop\" in your hands, it would be no better or any worse than any standard mop you could pick up from Wilkinsons in the high street for a lot less money. As to why all these makeups and cosmetics make an \"Ideal Home\" I remain clueless.\r\n\r\nIt was a day out but I don\'t think I shall be going again, ever.', 'Ideal Home Exhibition', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '377-revision-2', '', '', '2012-03-29 19:19:47', '2012-03-29 18:19:47', '', 377, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=380', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(389, 283, '2012-04-18 20:11:30', '2012-04-18 19:11:30', '', 'Visit to Timber Frame Suppliers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'visit-to-timber-frame-suppliers', '', '', '2012-04-18 20:11:30', '2012-04-18 19:11:30', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=389', 0, 'tribe_events', '', 0),
(382, 283, '2012-04-06 18:48:20', '2012-04-06 17:48:20', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-383\" title=\"Chris+Rea\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chris+Rea-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />We frequently keep a look-out for concerts to go to but so often we don\'t get in early enough to get the best seats and despite picking up on the <a title=\"Chris Rea on Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rea\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Rea</a> tour details quite early the stalls had sold out and so we were in the circle. The tickets showed a start time of 6.30pm which we thought was early and so it was because in fact this was the time the doors opened. The concert didn\'t start until 7.45pm with the support act, <a title=\"Nell Bryden\" href=\"http://nellbryden.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Nell Bryden</a>, starting the evening. She had a clear, well pitched voice and good acoustic guitar work. She played for half an hour to an audience that spent a lot of the time coming in, going out and generally not paying a great deal of attention. After a twenty minute break Chris Rea and his band walked onto the stage to tumultuous applause and without introduction he broke into the first song. For the full set list <a title=\"Concert playlist\" href=\"http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/chris-rea/2012/national-indoor-arena-birmingham-england-63de121f.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nTo cut what could be a long review short we thought it was an exceptional night. His gravelly voice has lost nothing with the years and he played so many songs that were instantly recognisable. His bottleneck guitar is faultless and his commitment to the blues is wonderful. It would have been nice if he had said something to the audience but he never once spoke to us except to introduce the individuals in the band. As this was the last concert of the tour we did think he might have said something at the end, but no, he just walked off the stage and was gone.\r\n\r\nNow for the strange bit. We go to concerts to watch and listen; we don\'t go to drink gallons of beer, pay numerous visits to the toilet and therefore spend as much time out of the seat as in it; and we don\'t go to spend the whole evening using our mobile phones to take photos or video and text our friends about what a great time we\'re having. The idea of enjoying the moment and sharing it with the real people around us seems to be disappearing; instead the people around us wanted to share their moment with a virtual world - so why didn\'t they buy a video of the concert and watch it at home where they wouldn\'t annoy us? The times they are a changing...', 'Chris Rea @ Hammersmith Apollo', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'chris-rea-hammersmith-apollo', '', '', '2012-04-08 15:03:53', '2012-04-08 14:03:53', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=382', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(383, 283, '2012-04-06 18:23:22', '2012-04-06 17:23:22', '', 'Chris+Rea', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'chrisrea', '', '', '2012-04-06 18:23:22', '2012-04-06 17:23:22', '', 382, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chris+Rea.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(384, 283, '2012-04-06 18:47:25', '2012-04-06 17:47:25', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-383\" title=\"Chris+Rea\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chris+Rea-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />We frequently keep a look out for concerts to go to but so often we don\'t get in early enough to get the best sits and despite picking up on this Chris Rea tour details quite early the stalls had sold out and so we were in the circle. The tickets showed a time of 6.30pm which we thought was early and so it was because in fact this was the time the doors opened. The concerted didn\'t start until 7.45pm with the support act, <a title=\"Nell Bryden\" href=\"http://nellbryden.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Nell Bryden</a> starting the evening with a clear, well pitched voice and good acoustic guitar work. She played for half an hour to an audience that spent a lot of the time coming in, going out and generally not paying a great deal of attention. After a twenty minute break Chris Rea and his band walked into the stage to tumultuous applause and without introduction he broke into the first song. For the full set list <a title=\"Concert playlist\" href=\"http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/chris-rea/2012/national-indoor-arena-birmingham-england-63de121f.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\n\nTo cut what could be a long review short we thought it was an exceptional night. His gravelly voice has lost nothing with the years and he played so many songs that were instantly recognisable. His bottleneck guitar is faultless and his commitment to the blues is wonderful.\n\nNow for the strange bit. We go to concerts to watch and listen; we don\'t go to drink gallons of beer, pay numerous visits to the toilet and therefore spend as much time out of your seat as in it; and we don\'t go to spend the whole evening using our mobile phones to take photos or video and text our friends about what a great time we\'re having. The idea of enjoying the moment and sharing it with the real people around us seems to be disappearing; instead the people around us wanted', 'Chris Rea @ Hammersmith Apollo', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '382-revision', '', '', '2012-04-06 18:47:25', '2012-04-06 17:47:25', '', 382, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=384', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(385, 283, '2012-04-08 15:03:06', '2012-04-08 14:03:06', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-383\" title=\"Chris+Rea\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chris+Rea-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />We frequently keep a look-out for concerts to go to but so often we don\'t get in early enough to get the best seats and despite picking up on the <a title=\"Chris Rea on Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rea\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Rea</a> tour details quite early the stalls had sold out and so we were in the circle. The tickets showed a start time of 6.30pm which we thought was early and so it was because in fact this was the time the doors opened. The concert didn\'t start until 7.45pm with the support act, <a title=\"Nell Bryden\" href=\"http://nellbryden.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Nell Bryden</a>, starting the evening. She had a clear, well pitched voice and good acoustic guitar work. She played for half an hour to an audience that spent a lot of the time coming in, going out and generally not paying a great deal of attention. After a twenty minute break Chris Rea and his band walked onto the stage to tumultuous applause and without introduction he broke into the first song. For the full set list <a title=\"Concert playlist\" href=\"http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/chris-rea/2012/national-indoor-arena-birmingham-england-63de121f.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\n\nTo cut what could be a long review short we thought it was an exceptional night. His gravelly voice has lost nothing with the years and he played so many songs that were instantly recognisable. His bottleneck guitar is faultless and his commitment to the blues is wonderful. It would have been nice if he had said something to the audience but he never once spoke to us except to introduce the individuals in the band. As this was the last concert of the tour we did think he might have said something at the end, but no, he just walked off the stage and was gone.\n\nNow for the strange bit. We go to concerts to watch and listen; we don\'t go to drink gallons of beer, pay numerous visits to the toilet and therefore spend as much time out of the seat as in it; and we don\'t go to spend the whole evening using our mobile phones to take photos or video and text our friends about what a great time we\'re having. The idea of enjoying the moment and sharing it with the real people around us seems to be disappearing; instead the people around us wanted to share their moment with a virtual world - so why didn\'t they buy a video of the concert and watch it at home where they wouldn\'t annoy us? The times they are a changing...', 'Chris Rea @ Hammersmith Apollo', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '382-autosave', '', '', '2012-04-08 15:03:06', '2012-04-08 14:03:06', '', 382, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=385', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(386, 283, '2012-04-06 18:48:20', '2012-04-06 17:48:20', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-383\" title=\"Chris+Rea\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chris+Rea-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />We frequently keep a look out for concerts to go to but so often we don\'t get in early enough to get the best sits and despite picking up on this Chris Rea tour details quite early the stalls had sold out and so we were in the circle. The tickets showed a time of 6.30pm which we thought was early and so it was because in fact this was the time the doors opened. The concerted didn\'t start until 7.45pm with the support act, <a title=\"Nell Bryden\" href=\"http://nellbryden.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Nell Bryden</a> starting the evening with a clear, well pitched voice and good acoustic guitar work. She played for half an hour to an audience that spent a lot of the time coming in, going out and generally not paying a great deal of attention. After a twenty minute break Chris Rea and his band walked into the stage to tumultuous applause and without introduction he broke into the first song. For the full set list <a title=\"Concert playlist\" href=\"http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/chris-rea/2012/national-indoor-arena-birmingham-england-63de121f.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nTo cut what could be a long review short we thought it was an exceptional night. His gravelly voice has lost nothing with the years and he played so many songs that were instantly recognisable. His bottleneck guitar is faultless and his commitment to the blues is wonderful.\r\n\r\nNow for the strange bit. We go to concerts to watch and listen; we don\'t go to drink gallons of beer, pay numerous visits to the toilet and therefore spend as much time out of your seat as in it; and we don\'t go to spend the whole evening using our mobile phones to take photos or video and text our friends about what a great time we\'re having. The idea of enjoying the moment and sharing it with the real people around us seems to be disappearing; instead the people around us wanted to share their moment with a virtual world - so why didn\'t they buy a video of the concert? The times they are a changing...', 'Chris Rea @ Hammersmith Apollo', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '382-revision-2', '', '', '2012-04-06 18:48:20', '2012-04-06 17:48:20', '', 382, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=386', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(387, 283, '2012-04-06 18:50:21', '2012-04-06 17:50:21', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-383\" title=\"Chris+Rea\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chris+Rea-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />We frequently keep a look out for concerts to go to but so often we don\'t get in early enough to get the best sits and despite picking up on this <a title=\"Chris Rea on Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rea\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Rea</a> tour details quite early the stalls had sold out and so we were in the circle. The tickets showed a time of 6.30pm which we thought was early and so it was because in fact this was the time the doors opened. The concerted didn\'t start until 7.45pm with the support act, <a title=\"Nell Bryden\" href=\"http://nellbryden.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Nell Bryden</a> starting the evening with a clear, well pitched voice and good acoustic guitar work. She played for half an hour to an audience that spent a lot of the time coming in, going out and generally not paying a great deal of attention. After a twenty minute break Chris Rea and his band walked into the stage to tumultuous applause and without introduction he broke into the first song. For the full set list <a title=\"Concert playlist\" href=\"http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/chris-rea/2012/national-indoor-arena-birmingham-england-63de121f.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nTo cut what could be a long review short we thought it was an exceptional night. His gravelly voice has lost nothing with the years and he played so many songs that were instantly recognisable. His bottleneck guitar is faultless and his commitment to the blues is wonderful.\r\n\r\nNow for the strange bit. We go to concerts to watch and listen; we don\'t go to drink gallons of beer, pay numerous visits to the toilet and therefore spend as much time out of your seat as in it; and we don\'t go to spend the whole evening using our mobile phones to take photos or video and text our friends about what a great time we\'re having. The idea of enjoying the moment and sharing it with the real people around us seems to be disappearing; instead the people around us wanted to share their moment with a virtual world - so why didn\'t they buy a video of the concert? The times they are a changing...', 'Chris Rea @ Hammersmith Apollo', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '382-revision-3', '', '', '2012-04-06 18:50:21', '2012-04-06 17:50:21', '', 382, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=387', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(400, 283, '2012-04-26 10:37:24', '2012-04-26 09:37:24', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=399\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-399\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-399\" title=\"murphy-spring-2012\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/murphy-spring-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our Murphy has changed character slightly since the demise of Millie. He is now more demanding of our time; often meows to gain attention and comes up onto the bed after being fed first thing in the morning. He will then stay on the bed unless he thinks we\'ve lit a fire when he will come downstair and curl up in front of the log burner, pictured. In the evenings he has taken to sitting on our laps once we\'ve settled down.\n\nWe had a bit of a scare with him last week because he was having trouble eating. We thought it might be a rerun of Millie so we took him to the vet immediately and she quickly assessd that his teeth were fine but his gums were infected. She gave him a couple of injections, one was an antibiotic and the other a ????? He quickly recovered and now demands to be fed whenever he feels hungry and eats everything that\'s put before him.', 'Murphy Changes Character', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '398-revision', '', '', '2012-04-26 10:37:24', '2012-04-26 09:37:24', '', 398, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=400', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(402, 283, '2012-04-26 10:38:20', '2012-04-26 09:38:20', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=399\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-399\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-399 alignright\" title=\"murphy-spring-2012\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/murphy-spring-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our Murphy has changed character slightly since the demise of Millie. He is now more demanding of our time; often meows to gain attention and comes up onto the bed after being fed first thing in the morning. He will then stay on the bed unless he thinks we\'ve lit a fire when he will come downstair and curl up in front of the log burner, pictured. In the evenings he has taken to sitting on our laps once we\'ve settled down.\r\n\r\nWe had a bit of a scare with him last week because he was having trouble eating. We thought it might be a rerun of Millie so we took him to the vet immediately and she quickly assessd that his teeth were fine but his gums were infected. She gave him a couple of injections, one was an antibiotic and the other a steroid. He quickly recovered and now demands to be fed whenever he feels hungry and eats everything that\'s put before him.', 'Murphy Changes Character', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '398-revision-3', '', '', '2012-04-26 10:38:20', '2012-04-26 09:38:20', '', 398, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=402', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(403, 283, '2012-04-26 10:39:13', '2012-04-26 09:39:13', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=399\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-399\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-399 alignright\" title=\"murphy-spring-2012\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/murphy-spring-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our Murphy has changed character slightly since the demise of Millie. He is now more demanding of our time; often meows to gain attention and comes up onto the bed after being fed first thing in the morning. He will then stay on the bed unless he thinks we\'ve lit a fire when he will come downstair and curl up in front of the log burner, pictured. In the evenings he has taken to sitting on our laps once we\'ve settled down.\r\n\r\nWe had a bit of a scare with him last week because he was having trouble eating. We thought it might be a rerun of Millie so we took him to the vet immediately and she quickly assessd that his teeth were fine but his gums were infected. She gave him a couple of injections, one was an antibiotic and the other a steroid. He quickly recovered and now demands to be fed whenever he feels hungry and eats everything that\'s put before him.', 'Murphy Changes Character', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '398-revision-4', '', '', '2012-04-26 10:39:13', '2012-04-26 09:39:13', '', 398, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=403', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(404, 283, '2012-04-26 20:57:35', '2012-04-26 19:57:35', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=405\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-405\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-405\" title=\"ladies-in-lavendar\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ladies-in-lavendar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>As a last minute decision we decided to see Ladies in Lavender at the Royal Theatre.\r\n\r\nI admit I wasn\'t too keen because it sounded a bit \"chic lit\" however it was much better than I imagined. The story is set in 1936 when a handsome and talented young Polish-Jewish violinist bound for America is washed ashore, the Widdington sisters take him under their wing and nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the mysterious young man disrupts their peaceful lives and the community in which they live. It is a very gentle piece and depicts the sisters cocooned in a life that hasn\'t seen any major changes since the end of the First World War.\r\n\r\nWhen we look at our own lives we can see the temptation to protect our way of life, avoid risk and defend against any intrusions. We intend to keep fighting complacency and keep pushing against the boundaries.', 'Ladies in Lavender Review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'ladies-in-lavender-review', '', '', '2012-04-26 20:57:35', '2012-04-26 19:57:35', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=404', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(405, 283, '2012-04-26 19:13:58', '2012-04-26 18:13:58', '', 'ladies-in-lavendar', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'ladies-in-lavendar', '', '', '2012-04-26 19:13:58', '2012-04-26 18:13:58', '', 404, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ladies-in-lavendar.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(406, 283, '2012-04-26 20:57:09', '2012-04-26 19:57:09', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=405\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-405\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-405\" title=\"ladies-in-lavendar\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ladies-in-lavendar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>As a last minute decision we decided to see Ladies in Lavender at the Royal Theatre.\n\nI admit I wasn\'t too keen because it sounded a bit \"chic lit\" however it was much better than I imagined. The story is set in 1936 when a handsome and talented young Polish-Jewish violinist bound for America is washed ashore, the Widdington sisters take him under their wing and nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the mysterious young man disrupts their peaceful lives and the community in which they live. It is a very gentle piece and depicts the sisters cocooned in a life that hasn\'t seen any major changes since the end of the First World War.\n\nWhen we look at our own lives we can see the temptation to protect our way of life, avoid risk and defend against any intrusions. We intend to keep fighting complacency', 'Ladies in Lavender Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '404-revision', '', '', '2012-04-26 20:57:09', '2012-04-26 19:57:09', '', 404, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=406', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(407, 283, '2012-04-26 20:57:35', '2012-04-26 19:57:35', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=405\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-405\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-405\" title=\"ladies-in-lavendar\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ladies-in-lavendar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>As a last minute decision we decided to see Ladies in Lavender at the Royal Theatre.\r\n\r\nI admit I wasn\'t too keen because it sounded a bit \"chic lit\" however it was much better than I imagined. The story is set in 1936 when a handsome and talented young Polish-Jewish violinist bound for America is washed ashore, the Widdington sisters take him under their wing and nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the mysterious young man disrupts their peaceful lives and the community in which they live. It is a very gentle piece and depicts the sisters cocooned in a life that hasn\'t seen any major changes since the end of the First World War.\r\n\r\nWhen we look at our own lives we can see the temptation to protect our way of life, avoid risk and defend against any intrusions. We intend to keep fighting complacency and keep pushing against the boundaries.', 'Ladies in Lavender Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '404-revision-2', '', '', '2012-04-26 20:57:35', '2012-04-26 19:57:35', '', 404, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=407', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(410, 283, '2012-05-09 10:46:47', '2012-05-09 09:46:47', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events and', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 10:46:47', '2012-05-09 09:46:47', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=410', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(411, 283, '2012-05-09 10:47:13', '2012-05-09 09:47:13', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 10:47:13', '2012-05-09 09:47:13', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=411', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(412, 283, '2012-05-09 10:47:54', '2012-05-09 09:47:54', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 10:47:54', '2012-05-09 09:47:54', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=412', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(421, 283, '2012-05-09 16:04:13', '2012-05-09 15:04:13', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 16:04:13', '2012-05-09 15:04:13', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=421', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(773, 283, '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-774\" alt=\"talktalk(jan13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/talktalkjan13.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"194\" />OK so I don\'t mean this literally but more and more our lives revolve around the Internet. For me that means keeping up with emails, working on my own blog (is once a week really a blog?) and trying to encourage engagement with the Rothersthorpe Village web site (<a href=\"http://www.rothersthorpe.info/\">www.rothersthorpe.info</a>).\r\n\r\nOur broadband usage has been creeping up over the past 12 months and seeing as we don\'t have an unlimited download package it has been costing us more and more. Eventually we reached the stage when if we put our broadband into the phone package with TalkTalk then we would spend less on our communications. I did all the sums and took to giant step with a full expectation this was going to be a nightmare. Today was switchover day. It should read switch-off day because although broadband continued the phone went dead for over an hour. As I write this I\'m still using the old providers service and although emails are coming in, I cannot send emails.\r\n\r\nIf we have a working phone and broadband service at the end of the day I will be happy.', 'Taking One\'s Life in One\'s Hands', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'taking-ones-life-in-ones-hands', '', '', '2013-01-25 18:35:49', '2013-01-25 18:35:49', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=773', 0, 'post', '', 1),
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(419, 283, '2012-05-09 16:00:39', '2012-05-09 15:00:39', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.\r\n \r\n[nggallery id=1]', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 16:00:39', '2012-05-09 15:00:39', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=419', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(420, 283, '2012-05-09 16:03:05', '2012-05-09 15:03:05', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.\r\n \r\n[imagebrowser id=1]', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 16:03:05', '2012-05-09 15:03:05', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=420', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(415, 283, '2012-05-09 10:50:56', '2012-05-09 09:50:56', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-399 alignnone\" title=\"murphy-spring-2012\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/murphy-spring-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" />', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 10:50:56', '2012-05-09 09:50:56', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=415', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(418, 283, '2012-05-09 15:59:41', '2012-05-09 14:59:41', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 15:59:41', '2012-05-09 14:59:41', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=418', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(422, 283, '2012-05-10 11:43:38', '2012-05-10 10:43:38', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-423 alignright\" title=\"salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Whilst in the Highlands of Scotland our friends Tony &amp; Jude took us to the <a title=\"Eden Court Theatre &amp; Cinema\" href=\"http://www.eden-court.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Theatre</a> in Inverness to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.\r\nIt isn\'t a film we were attracted to when it was on general release as it looked and sounded too bizarre however we couldn\'t have been more wrong. The story centres on a fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik\'s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.\r\nThe cast were perfect with Ewan McGregor in the lead role as a semi autistic fisheries expert and Emily Blunt as a young consultant driving the project forwards. A good dose of comedy is added, surprisingly, by Kristin Scott Thomas who plays the spin doctor to the Prime Minister and backs the project because it might help develop better relations with the Yemen.\r\nPerhaps it was because we were in Scotland and some of the film is shot in Scotland, maybe it was because we were relaxed and in good company, but whatever the reason we were just in the mood for a romantic film with a great \"feel good\" factor at the end.', 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:45:46', '2012-05-10 10:45:46', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=422', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(416, 283, '2012-05-09 11:29:57', '2012-05-09 10:29:57', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=383\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-383\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-383\" title=\"Chris+Rea\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chris+Rea-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a><img class=\"size-full wp-image-399 alignleft\" title=\"murphy-spring-2012\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/murphy-spring-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=393\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 11:29:57', '2012-05-09 10:29:57', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=416', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(417, 283, '2012-05-09 11:29:57', '2012-05-09 10:29:57', 'Welcome to our photo montage. We hope to keep updating this with new photos of events, people and places of interest.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=383\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-383\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-383\" title=\"Chris+Rea\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chris+Rea-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a><img class=\"size-full wp-image-399 alignleft\" title=\"murphy-spring-2012\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/murphy-spring-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=393\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>', 'Photo Gallery', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '409-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-05-09 11:29:57', '2012-05-09 10:29:57', '', 409, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=417', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(424, 283, '2012-05-10 11:43:34', '2012-05-10 10:43:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-423\" title=\"salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Whilst in the Highlands of Scotland our friends Tony &amp; Jude took us to the Eden Theatre in Inverness to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.\nIt isn\'t a film we were attracted to when it was on general release as it looked and sounded too bizarre however we couldn\'t have been more wrong. The story centres on a fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik\'s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.\nThe cast were perfect with Ewan McGregor in the lead role as a semi autistic fisheries expert and Emily Blunt as a young consultant driving the project forwards. A good dose of comedy is added, surprisingly, by Kristin Scott Thomas who plays the spin doctor to the Prime Minister and backs the project because it might help develop better relations with the Yemen.\nPerhaps it was because we were in Scotland and some of the film is shot in Scotland, maybe it was because we were relaxed and in good company, but whatever the reason we were just in the mood for a romantic film with a great \"feel good\" factor at the end.', 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '422-revision', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:43:34', '2012-05-10 10:43:34', '', 422, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=424', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(425, 283, '2012-05-10 11:43:38', '2012-05-10 10:43:38', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-423\" title=\"salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Whilst in the Highlands of Scotland our friends Tony &amp; Jude took us to the Eden Theatre in Inverness to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.\r\nIt isn\'t a film we were attracted to when it was on general release as it looked and sounded too bizarre however we couldn\'t have been more wrong. The story centres on a fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik\'s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.\r\nThe cast were perfect with Ewan McGregor in the lead role as a semi autistic fisheries expert and Emily Blunt as a young consultant driving the project forwards. A good dose of comedy is added, surprisingly, by Kristin Scott Thomas who plays the spin doctor to the Prime Minister and backs the project because it might help develop better relations with the Yemen.\r\nPerhaps it was because we were in Scotland and some of the film is shot in Scotland, maybe it was because we were relaxed and in good company, but whatever the reason we were just in the mood for a romantic film with a great \"feel good\" factor at the end.', 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '422-revision-2', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:43:38', '2012-05-10 10:43:38', '', 422, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=425', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(426, 283, '2012-05-10 11:44:41', '2012-05-10 10:44:41', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-423\" title=\"salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Whilst in the Highlands of Scotland our friends Tony &amp; Jude took us to the Eden Theatre in Inverness to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.\nIt isn\'t a film we were attracted to when it was on general release as it looked and sounded too bizarre however we couldn\'t have been more wrong. The story centres on a fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik\'s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.\nThe cast were perfect with Ewan McGregor in the lead role as a semi autistic fisheries expert and Emily Blunt as a young consultant driving the project forwards. A good dose of comedy is added, surprisingly, by Kristin Scott Thomas who plays the spin doctor to the Prime Minister and backs the project because it might help develop better relations with the Yemen.\nPerhaps it was because we were in Scotland and some of the film is shot in Scotland, maybe it was because we were relaxed and in good company, but whatever the reason we were just in the mood for a romantic film with a great \"feel good\" factor at the end.', 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '422-autosave', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:44:41', '2012-05-10 10:44:41', '', 422, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=426', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(427, 283, '2012-05-10 11:43:38', '2012-05-10 10:43:38', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-423\" title=\"salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Whilst in the Highlands of Scotland our friends Tony &amp; Jude took us to the Eden Theatre in Inverness to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.\r\nIt isn\'t a film we were attracted to when it was on general release as it looked and sounded too bizarre however we couldn\'t have been more wrong. The story centres on a fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik\'s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.\r\nThe cast were perfect with Ewan McGregor in the lead role as a semi autistic fisheries expert and Emily Blunt as a young consultant driving the project forwards. A good dose of comedy is added, surprisingly, by Kristin Scott Thomas who plays the spin doctor to the Prime Minister and backs the project because it might help develop better relations with the Yemen.\r\nPerhaps it was because we were in Scotland and some of the film is shot in Scotland, maybe it was because we were relaxed and in good company, but whatever the reason we were just in the mood for a romantic film with a great \"feel good\" factor at the end.', 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '422-revision-3', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:43:38', '2012-05-10 10:43:38', '', 422, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=427', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(428, 283, '2012-05-10 11:45:16', '2012-05-10 10:45:16', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-423\" title=\"salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Whilst in the Highlands of Scotland our friends Tony &amp; Jude took us to the <a title=\"Eden Court Theatre &amp; Cinema\" href=\"http://www.eden-court.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Theatre</a> in Inverness to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.\r\nIt isn\'t a film we were attracted to when it was on general release as it looked and sounded too bizarre however we couldn\'t have been more wrong. The story centres on a fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik\'s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.\r\nThe cast were perfect with Ewan McGregor in the lead role as a semi autistic fisheries expert and Emily Blunt as a young consultant driving the project forwards. A good dose of comedy is added, surprisingly, by Kristin Scott Thomas who plays the spin doctor to the Prime Minister and backs the project because it might help develop better relations with the Yemen.\r\nPerhaps it was because we were in Scotland and some of the film is shot in Scotland, maybe it was because we were relaxed and in good company, but whatever the reason we were just in the mood for a romantic film with a great \"feel good\" factor at the end.', 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '422-revision-4', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:45:16', '2012-05-10 10:45:16', '', 422, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=428', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(429, 283, '2012-05-10 11:45:16', '2012-05-10 10:45:16', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-423\" title=\"salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Whilst in the Highlands of Scotland our friends Tony &amp; Jude took us to the <a title=\"Eden Court Theatre &amp; Cinema\" href=\"http://www.eden-court.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Theatre</a> in Inverness to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.\r\nIt isn\'t a film we were attracted to when it was on general release as it looked and sounded too bizarre however we couldn\'t have been more wrong. The story centres on a fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik\'s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.\r\nThe cast were perfect with Ewan McGregor in the lead role as a semi autistic fisheries expert and Emily Blunt as a young consultant driving the project forwards. A good dose of comedy is added, surprisingly, by Kristin Scott Thomas who plays the spin doctor to the Prime Minister and backs the project because it might help develop better relations with the Yemen.\r\nPerhaps it was because we were in Scotland and some of the film is shot in Scotland, maybe it was because we were relaxed and in good company, but whatever the reason we were just in the mood for a romantic film with a great \"feel good\" factor at the end.', 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '422-revision-5', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:45:16', '2012-05-10 10:45:16', '', 422, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=429', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(423, 283, '2012-05-10 11:43:24', '2012-05-10 10:43:24', '', 'salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:43:24', '2012-05-10 10:43:24', '', 422, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(430, 283, '2012-05-10 11:45:46', '2012-05-10 10:45:46', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-423 alignright\" title=\"salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Whilst in the Highlands of Scotland our friends Tony &amp; Jude took us to the <a title=\"Eden Court Theatre &amp; Cinema\" href=\"http://www.eden-court.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Theatre</a> in Inverness to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.\r\nIt isn\'t a film we were attracted to when it was on general release as it looked and sounded too bizarre however we couldn\'t have been more wrong. The story centres on a fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik\'s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.\r\nThe cast were perfect with Ewan McGregor in the lead role as a semi autistic fisheries expert and Emily Blunt as a young consultant driving the project forwards. A good dose of comedy is added, surprisingly, by Kristin Scott Thomas who plays the spin doctor to the Prime Minister and backs the project because it might help develop better relations with the Yemen.\r\nPerhaps it was because we were in Scotland and some of the film is shot in Scotland, maybe it was because we were relaxed and in good company, but whatever the reason we were just in the mood for a romantic film with a great \"feel good\" factor at the end.', 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '422-revision-6', '', '', '2012-05-10 11:45:46', '2012-05-10 10:45:46', '', 422, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=430', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(431, 283, '2012-05-13 21:58:44', '2012-05-13 20:58:44', '<img class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Stewart Francis: outstanding in \'Outstanding in His Field\'\" src=\"http://www.theartsdesk.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mast_image_portrait/mastimages/STEWART%20FRANCIS_kingwill%203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" />We went to see Stewart Francis at the Derngate on Saturday night (12th May). We loved his one liners on Mock the Week and we wondered if he could hold an audience for an hour. We needn\'t have worried because he just kept them coming. He has a a terrific ability to play with words and deliver a peculiar view of the world. We were laughing out loud for most of the time and if we didn\'t laugh it was because he moved on so quickly we hadn\'t registered the joke.\r\n\r\nWith so many jokes it is nigh on impossible to remember them all but a couple we do recall was his story about being a member of the Canadian Dyslexic Society, the BFG. They had an international convention in Mali however half the attendees went to Lima and he finished up in Albuquerque. Another joke involved him looking up the meaning of the word digress in the dictionary and he then proceeded to go off subject never to return until about twenty minutes later.\r\n\r\nIt was a great evening.', 'Stewart Francis Review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'stewart-francis-review', '', '', '2012-05-13 21:58:44', '2012-05-13 20:58:44', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=431', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(432, 283, '2012-05-13 21:57:36', '2012-05-13 20:57:36', '<img class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Stewart Francis: outstanding in \'Outstanding in His Field\'\" src=\"http://www.theartsdesk.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mast_image_portrait/mastimages/STEWART%20FRANCIS_kingwill%203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" />We went to see Stewart Francis at the Derngate on Saturday night (12th May). We loved his one liners on Mock the Week and we wondered if he could hold an audience for an hour. We needn\'t have worried because he just kept them coming. He has a a terrific ability to play with words and deliver a peculiar view of the world. We were laughing out loud for most of the time and if we didn\'t laugh it was because he moved on so quickly we hadn\'t registered the joke.\n\nWith so many jokes it is nigh on impossible to remember them all but a couple we do recall was his story about being a member of the Canadian Dyslexic Society, the BFG. They had an international convention in Mali however half the attendees went to Lima and he finished up in Albuquerque. Another joke involved him looking up the meaning of the word digress in the dictionary and he then proceeded to go off subject never to return until abou', 'Stewart Francis Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '431-revision', '', '', '2012-05-13 21:57:36', '2012-05-13 20:57:36', '', 431, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=432', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(433, 283, '2012-05-13 21:59:48', '2012-05-13 20:59:48', '<img class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Stewart Francis: outstanding in \'Outstanding in His Field\'\" src=\"http://www.theartsdesk.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mast_image_portrait/mastimages/STEWART%20FRANCIS_kingwill%203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" />We went to see Stewart Francis at the Derngate on Saturday night (12th May). We loved his one liners on Mock the Week and we wondered if he could hold an audience for an hour. We needn\'t have worried because he just kept them coming. He has a a terrific ability to play with words and deliver a peculiar view of the world. We were laughing out loud for most of the time and if we didn\'t laugh it was because he moved on so quickly we hadn\'t registered the joke.\n\nWith so many jokes it is nigh on impossible to remember them all but a couple we do recall was his story about being a member of the Canadian Dyslexic Society, the BFG. They had an international convention in Mali however half the attendees went to Lima and he finished up in Albuquerque. Another joke involved him looking up the meaning of the word digress in the dictionary and he then proceeded to go off subject never to return until about twenty minutes later.\n\nIt was a great evening.', 'Stewart Francis Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '431-autosave', '', '', '2012-05-13 21:59:48', '2012-05-13 20:59:48', '', 431, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=433', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(776, 283, '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=774\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-774\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-774\" alt=\"talktalk(jan13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/talktalkjan13.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"194\" /></a>OK so I don\'t mean this literally but more and more our lives revolve around the Internet. For me that means keeping up with emails, working on my own blog (is once a week really a blog?) and trying to encourage engagement with the Rothersthorpe Village web site (<a href=\"http://www.rothersthorpe.info/\">www.rothersthorpe.info</a>).\r\n\r\nOur broadband usage has been creeping up over the past 12 months and seeing as we don\'t have an unlimited download package it has been costing us more and more. Eventually we reached the stage when if we put our broadband into the phone package with TalkTalk then we would spend less on our communications. I did all the sums and took to giant step with a full expectation this was going to be a nightmare. Today was switchover day. It should read switch-off day because although broadband continued the phone went dead for over an hour. As I write this I\'m still using the old providers service and although emails are coming in, I cannot send emails.\r\n\r\nIf we have a working phone and broadband service at the end of the day I will be happy.', 'Taking One\'s Life in One\'s Hands', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '773-revision-2', '', '', '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '', 773, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/776', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(780, 283, '2013-01-25 18:27:05', '2013-01-25 18:27:05', '', 'Tree_Report', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'tree_report', '', '', '2013-01-25 18:27:05', '2013-01-25 18:27:05', '', 779, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Tree_Report.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(781, 283, '2013-01-25 18:31:45', '2013-01-25 18:31:45', '<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=780\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-780\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-780\" alt=\"Tree_Report\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Tree_Report.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" /></a>We now have a tree report on the beautiful trees on our site. In total there are 38 trees with Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) on them. There are five Holly trees that have TPOs but a number that do not so we will be asking the local authority if we can remove some of these to make way for the larger and statuesque examples.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;\">There is a couple of horse chestnuts, a beech and a lime that are either damaged, diseased or unstable and we will be asking the tree officer for permission to remove them. We will have to replace them with trees of a similar shape and we hope to replace the beech with a walnut tree but everything else is up for discussion. We look forward to getting the trees removed and the site cleared of some of the smaller bushes that litter the </span>', 'Tree Report', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '779-revision', '', '', '2013-01-25 18:31:45', '2013-01-25 18:31:45', '', 779, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/781', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(782, 283, '2013-01-25 18:31:55', '2013-01-25 18:31:55', '<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=780\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-780\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-780\" alt=\"Tree_Report\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Tree_Report.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" /></a>We now have a tree report on the beautiful trees on our site. In total there are 38 trees with Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) on them. There are five Holly trees that have TPOs but a number that do not so we will be asking the local authority if we can remove some of these to make way for the larger and statuesque examples.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;\">There is a couple of horse chestnuts, a beech and a lime that are either damaged, diseased or unstable and we will be asking the tree officer for permission to remove them. We will have to replace them with trees of a similar shape and we hope to replace the beech with a walnut tree but everything else is up for discussion. We look forward to getting the trees removed and the site cleared of some of the smaller bushes that litter the site.</span>', 'Tree Report', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '779-revision-2', '', '', '2013-01-25 18:31:55', '2013-01-25 18:31:55', '', 779, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/782', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(785, 283, '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/773/talktalkjan13\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-774\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-774\" alt=\"talktalk(jan13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/talktalkjan13.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"194\" /></a>OK so I don\'t mean this literally but more and more our lives revolve around the Internet. For me that means keeping up with emails, working on my own blog (is once a week really a blog?) and trying to encourage engagement with the Rothersthorpe Village web site (<a href=\"http://www.rothersthorpe.info/\">www.rothersthorpe.info</a>).\r\n\r\nOur broadband usage has been creeping up over the past 12 months and seeing as we don\'t have an unlimited download package it has been costing us more and more. Eventually we reached the stage when if we put our broadband into the phone package with TalkTalk then we would spend less on our communications. I did all the sums and took to giant step with a full expectation this was going to be a nightmare. Today was switchover day. It should read switch-off day because although broadband continued the phone went dead for over an hour. As I write this I\'m still using the old providers service and although emails are coming in, I cannot send emails.\r\n\r\nIf we have a working phone and broadband service at the end of the day I will be happy.', 'Taking One\'s Life in One\'s Hands', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '773-revision-3', '', '', '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '2013-01-21 12:07:06', '', 773, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/785', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(783, 283, '2013-01-25 18:32:31', '2013-01-25 18:32:31', '<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=780\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-780\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-780\" alt=\"Tree_Report\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Tree_Report.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" /></a>We now have a tree report on the beautiful trees on our site. In total there are 38 trees with Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) on them. There are five Holly trees that have TPOs but a number that do not so we will be asking the local authority if we can remove some of these to make way for the larger and statuesque examples.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;\">There is a couple of horse chestnuts, a beech and a lime that are either damaged, diseased or unstable and we will be asking the tree officer for permission to remove them. We will have to replace them with trees of a similar shape and we hope to replace the beech with a walnut tree but everything else is up for discussion. We look forward to getting the trees removed and the site cleared of some of the smaller bushes that litter the site.</span>', 'Tree Report', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '779-revision-3', '', '', '2013-01-25 18:32:31', '2013-01-25 18:32:31', '', 779, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/783', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(784, 283, '2013-01-25 18:32:31', '2013-01-25 18:32:31', '<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/779/tree_report\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-780\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-780\" alt=\"Tree_Report\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Tree_Report.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" /></a>We now have a tree report on the beautiful trees on our site. In total there are 38 trees with Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) on them. There are five Holly trees that have TPOs but a number that do not so we will be asking the local authority if we can remove some of these to make way for the larger and statuesque examples.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;\">There is a couple of horse chestnuts, a beech and a lime that are either damaged, diseased or unstable and we will be asking the tree officer for permission to remove them. We will have to replace them with trees of a similar shape and we hope to replace the beech with a walnut tree but everything else is up for discussion. We look forward to getting the trees removed and the site cleared of some of the smaller bushes that litter the site.</span>', 'Tree Report', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '779-revision-4', '', '', '2013-01-25 18:32:31', '2013-01-25 18:32:31', '', 779, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/784', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(787, 283, '2013-01-30 14:10:41', '2013-01-30 14:10:41', '<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">We </span>', 'The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '786-revision', '', '', '2013-01-30 14:10:41', '2013-01-30 14:10:41', '', 786, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/787', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(789, 283, '2013-01-30 14:11:43', '2013-01-30 14:11:43', '<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 14px;\">We weren\'t going to get to the cinema this month</span>', 'The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '786-revision-2', '', '', '2013-01-30 14:11:43', '2013-01-30 14:11:43', '', 786, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/789', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(790, 283, '2013-01-30 14:45:55', '2013-01-30 14:45:55', '<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=788\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-788\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-788\" alt=\"hobbit(jan13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hobbitjan13.jpg\" width=\"291\" height=\"173\" /></a>We thought we weren\'t going to get to the cinema this month but we just managed to fit in a showing of the Hobbit in 2D. We knew the reviews had said it was too long and so we decided to buy some cold drinks in the foyer. At £3 a time we decided we wouldn\'t be doing that again. Thankfully the tickets were purchased though our Tesco points so it felt like it was free.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\">So on to the film... The Hobbit story is beautifully shot and the fantasy is brought to life with excellent acting, great CGI effects and wonderful scenery in New Zealand. Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins was made for the part and his dynamic with the dwarves was brilliant. The issues of trust between Bilbo and the rest of the company was a constant thread until the very end. The meaning behind someone willing to give their own life to enable someone else to restore their own home transcends the ages, it even transcends fact and fiction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\">We enjoyed every moment, even the fights that ran fast and rumbustiously across the screen with a myriad of creatures all carefully sculpted on screen. We look forward to the next episode.</span>', 'The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '786-revision-3', '', '', '2013-01-30 14:45:55', '2013-01-30 14:45:55', '', 786, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/790', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(794, 283, '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/794/timber-frame-factory\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-795\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-795\" alt=\"timber-frame-factory\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timber-frame-factory.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">Our programme of work is now gathering pace, particularly since we put a deposit down with the timber frame company (<a title=\"Frame Wise Timber Frame Company\" href=\"http://www.framewiseltd.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Frame Wise</span></a>). Site level and ground surveys have been completed. We are finalising the plans for the timber frame company and they have produced a plan of the building sole plate. This is the footprint of the building which is placed on top of the foundations where the level of tolerances must be + or - 5mm.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">We have a devliery date of week commencing 3 June and provided the project remains on time that should just be in time for the foundations to be ready. Within two weeks of delivery the building should be constructed.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">One of the problems we have is getting heavy construction vehicles onto the site without damaging the tree roots. We will be using a product called <a title=\"Cellweb root protection\" href=\"http://www.geosyn.co.uk/products/cellweb-trees.asp?product_id=21\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Cellweb</span></a> to protect the roots. Initially it was thought that we would need to install 200mm of the material and on top of this would be paving. The outcome would be a drop of nearly a foot which could be a serious problem in terms of levels and steps. Hopefully we will be allowed to access the site from the top end via a road that ends at the boundary of our land. This simple solution may save us £10,000 and a lot of hassle with the planners and tree officer.</span>', 'Timber Frame Delivery Date', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'timber-frame-delivery-date', '', '', '2013-02-08 09:22:58', '2013-02-08 09:22:58', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=794', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(795, 283, '2013-02-07 20:05:00', '2013-02-07 20:05:00', '', 'timber-frame-factory', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'timber-frame-factory', '', '', '2013-02-07 20:05:00', '2013-02-07 20:05:00', '', 794, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timber-frame-factory.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(796, 283, '2013-02-07 21:48:01', '2013-02-07 21:48:01', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=795\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-795\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-795\" alt=\"timber-frame-factory\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timber-frame-factory.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our programme of work is now gathering pace, particularly since we put a deposit down with the timber frame company (FrameWise). Site level and ground surveys have been completed. We are finalising the plans for the timber frame company and they have produced a plan of the building sole plate. This is the footprint of the building which is placed on top of the foundations where the level of tolerances must be + or - 5mm.\n\nWe have a devliery date of week commencing 3 June and provided the project remains on time that should just be in time for the foundations to be ready. Within two weeks of delivery the building should be constructed.\n\nOne of the problems we have is getting heavy construction vehicles onto the site without damaging the tree roots. We will be using a product called <a title=\"Cellweb root protection\" href=\"http://www.geosyn.co.uk/products/cellweb-trees.asp?product_id=21\" target=\"_blank\">Cellweb</a> to protect the roots.', 'Timber Frame Delivery Date', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '794-revision', '', '', '2013-02-07 21:48:01', '2013-02-07 21:48:01', '', 794, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/796', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(797, 283, '2013-02-07 21:48:09', '2013-02-07 21:48:09', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=795\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-795\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-795\" alt=\"timber-frame-factory\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timber-frame-factory.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our programme of work is now gathering pace, particularly since we put a deposit down with the timber frame company (FrameWise). Site level and ground surveys have been completed. We are finalising the plans for the timber frame company and they have produced a plan of the building sole plate. This is the footprint of the building which is placed on top of the foundations where the level of tolerances must be + or - 5mm.\r\n\r\nWe have a devliery date of week commencing 3 June and provided the project remains on time that should just be in time for the foundations to be ready. Within two weeks of delivery the building should be constructed.\r\n\r\nOne of the problems we have is getting heavy construction vehicles onto the site without damaging the tree roots. We will be using a product called <a title=\"Cellweb root protection\" href=\"http://www.geosyn.co.uk/products/cellweb-trees.asp?product_id=21\" target=\"_blank\">Cellweb</a> to protect the roots.', 'Timber Frame Delivery Date', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '794-revision-2', '', '', '2013-02-07 21:48:09', '2013-02-07 21:48:09', '', 794, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/797', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(835, 283, '2013-04-07 20:59:25', '2013-04-07 19:59:25', '', 'wpid-20130406_143639.jpg', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'wpid-20130406_143639-jpg', '', '', '2013-04-07 20:59:25', '2013-04-07 19:59:25', '', 836, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wpid-20130406_143639.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(799, 283, '2013-02-08 09:20:44', '2013-02-08 09:20:44', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=795\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-795\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-795\" alt=\"timber-frame-factory\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timber-frame-factory.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our programme of work is now gathering pace, particularly since we put a deposit down with the timber frame company (<a title=\"Frame Wise Timber Frame Company\" href=\"http://www.framewiseltd.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Frame Wise</a>). Site level and ground surveys have been completed. We are finalising the plans for the timber frame company and they have produced a plan of the building sole plate. This is the footprint of the building which is placed on top of the foundations where the level of tolerances must be + or - 5mm.\n\nWe have a devliery date of week commencing 3 June and provided the project remains on time that should just be in time for the foundations to be ready. Within two weeks of delivery the building should be constructed.\n\nOne of the problems we have is getting heavy construction vehicles onto the site without damaging the tree roots. We will be using a product called <a title=\"Cellweb root protection\" href=\"http://www.geosyn.co.uk/products/cellweb-trees.asp?product_id=21\" target=\"_blank\">Cellweb</a> to protect the roots. Initially it was thought that we would need to install 200mm of the material and on top of this would be paving. The outcome would be a drop of nearly a foot which could be a serious problem in terms of levels and steps. Hopefully we will be allowed to access the site from the top end via a road that ends at the boundary of our land. This simple solution may save us £10,000 and a lot of hassle with the planners and tree officer.', 'Timber Frame Delivery Date', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '794-revision-3', '', '', '2013-02-08 09:20:44', '2013-02-08 09:20:44', '', 794, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/799', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(800, 283, '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=795\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-795\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-795\" alt=\"timber-frame-factory\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timber-frame-factory.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our programme of work is now gathering pace, particularly since we put a deposit down with the timber frame company (<a title=\"Frame Wise Timber Frame Company\" href=\"http://www.framewiseltd.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Frame Wise</a>). Site level and ground surveys have been completed. We are finalising the plans for the timber frame company and they have produced a plan of the building sole plate. This is the footprint of the building which is placed on top of the foundations where the level of tolerances must be + or - 5mm.\r\n\r\nWe have a devliery date of week commencing 3 June and provided the project remains on time that should just be in time for the foundations to be ready. Within two weeks of delivery the building should be constructed.\r\n\r\nOne of the problems we have is getting heavy construction vehicles onto the site without damaging the tree roots. We will be using a product called <a title=\"Cellweb root protection\" href=\"http://www.geosyn.co.uk/products/cellweb-trees.asp?product_id=21\" target=\"_blank\">Cellweb</a> to protect the roots. Initially it was thought that we would need to install 200mm of the material and on top of this would be paving. The outcome would be a drop of nearly a foot which could be a serious problem in terms of levels and steps. Hopefully we will be allowed to access the site from the top end via a road that ends at the boundary of our land. This simple solution may save us £10,000 and a lot of hassle with the planners and tree officer.', 'Timber Frame Delivery Date', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '794-revision-4', '', '', '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '', 794, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/800', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(801, 283, '2013-01-30 14:45:55', '2013-01-30 14:45:55', '<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/786/hobbitjan13\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-788\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-788\" alt=\"hobbit(jan13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hobbitjan13.jpg\" width=\"291\" height=\"173\" /></a>We thought we weren\'t going to get to the cinema this month but we just managed to fit in a showing of the Hobbit in 2D. We knew the reviews had said it was too long and so we decided to buy some cold drinks in the foyer. At £3 a time we decided we wouldn\'t be doing that again. Thankfully the tickets were purchased though our Tesco points so it felt like it was free.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\">So on to the film... The Hobbit story is beautifully shot and the fantasy is brought to life with excellent acting, great CGI effects and wonderful scenery in New Zealand. Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins was made for the part and his dynamic with the dwarves was brilliant. The issues of trust between Bilbo and the rest of the company was a constant thread until the very end. The meaning behind someone willing to give their own life to enable someone else to restore their own home transcends the ages, it even transcends fact and fiction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\">We enjoyed every moment, even the fights that ran fast and rumbustiously across the screen with a myriad of creatures all carefully sculpted on screen. We look forward to the next episode.</span>', 'The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '786-revision-4', '', '', '2013-01-30 14:45:55', '2013-01-30 14:45:55', '', 786, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/801', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(802, 283, '2012-11-20 12:22:43', '2012-11-20 12:22:43', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/701/argo-filmnov12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-702\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-702\" title=\"Argo-film(nov12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Argo-filmnov12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>The film had received excellent reviews. Dave &amp; Lucie had been to see it and found it good so we decided to go to the cinema on a wet Monday evening.\r\n\r\nThe introduction takes us back to 1979 when the USA embassy in Tehran is overrun by the Iranian \"revolutionary guard\" and all the staff are imprisoned within the embassy. Six staff evade imprisonment and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. The dilemma for the USA administration is to come up with a way of rescuing the six without putting their lives in greater danger. The \"best worst\" option is to invent a film and send in a \"Canadian\" who pretends to be in search of a film location.\r\n\r\nThe twists and turns within the security agencies is amusing, in fact laughable, but within the amusement there is the serious tension as to whether the CIA agent can get them all out and survive himself. This isn\'t an all action film but it still has you on the edge of your seat right up to the very end. ((Jane didn\'t think it needed to be on the big screen). Highly recommended.', 'ARGO - Film', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '701-revision-5', '', '', '2012-11-20 12:22:43', '2012-11-20 12:22:43', '', 701, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/802', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(803, 283, '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/794/timber-frame-factory\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-795\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-795\" alt=\"timber-frame-factory\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timber-frame-factory.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our programme of work is now gathering pace, particularly since we put a deposit down with the timber frame company (<a title=\"Frame Wise Timber Frame Company\" href=\"http://www.framewiseltd.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Frame Wise</a>). Site level and ground surveys have been completed. We are finalising the plans for the timber frame company and they have produced a plan of the building sole plate. This is the footprint of the building which is placed on top of the foundations where the level of tolerances must be + or - 5mm.\r\n\r\nWe have a devliery date of week commencing 3 June and provided the project remains on time that should just be in time for the foundations to be ready. Within two weeks of delivery the building should be constructed.\r\n\r\nOne of the problems we have is getting heavy construction vehicles onto the site without damaging the tree roots. We will be using a product called <a title=\"Cellweb root protection\" href=\"http://www.geosyn.co.uk/products/cellweb-trees.asp?product_id=21\" target=\"_blank\">Cellweb</a> to protect the roots. Initially it was thought that we would need to install 200mm of the material and on top of this would be paving. The outcome would be a drop of nearly a foot which could be a serious problem in terms of levels and steps. Hopefully we will be allowed to access the site from the top end via a road that ends at the boundary of our land. This simple solution may save us £10,000 and a lot of hassle with the planners and tree officer.', 'Timber Frame Delivery Date', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '794-revision-5', '', '', '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '2013-02-08 09:21:07', '', 794, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/803', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(804, 283, '2013-02-12 20:31:56', '2013-02-12 20:31:56', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/804/screw-piles\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-805\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-805\" alt=\"screw-piles\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screw-piles.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\">We have the ground survey report and the site has varying depth of a loam/sand soil with an underlying Kimmeridge clay. Our plot has about 7 metres of loose soil and sand before we get into the clay and so we are going to need pile foundations that go down at least 8 metres possibly more.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">The cost of piles can be up to 25% more than standard foundations however there may be savings because there is no spoil to be removed. At the moment we don\'t know how this is going to pan out so we await the engineers who will decide what foundation will be required to keep our timber frame standing for the next 100 years or more.</span>', 'Piles - you can get cream for those...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'piles-you-can-get-cream-for-those', '', '', '2013-02-12 20:31:56', '2013-02-12 20:31:56', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=804', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(805, 283, '2013-02-12 19:11:53', '2013-02-12 19:11:53', '', 'screw-piles', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'screw-piles', '', '', '2013-02-12 19:11:53', '2013-02-12 19:11:53', '', 804, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screw-piles.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(806, 283, '2013-02-12 20:31:31', '2013-02-12 20:31:31', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=805\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-805\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-805\" alt=\"screw-piles\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screw-piles.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\">We have the ground survey report and the site has varying depth of a loam/sand soil with an underlying Kimmeridge clay. Our plot has about 7 metres of loose soil and sand before we get into the clay and so we are going to need pile foundations that go down at least 8 metres possibly more.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">The cost of piles can be up to 25% more than standard foundations however there may be savings because there is no spoil to be removed. At the moment we don\'t know how this is going to pan out so we await the engineers who will decide what foundation will be required to keep our timber frame standing for the next 100 y</span>', 'Piles - you can get cream for those...', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '804-revision', '', '', '2013-02-12 20:31:31', '2013-02-12 20:31:31', '', 804, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/806', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(807, 283, '2013-02-12 20:31:56', '2013-02-12 20:31:56', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=805\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-805\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-805\" alt=\"screw-piles\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screw-piles.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\">We have the ground survey report and the site has varying depth of a loam/sand soil with an underlying Kimmeridge clay. Our plot has about 7 metres of loose soil and sand before we get into the clay and so we are going to need pile foundations that go down at least 8 metres possibly more.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">The cost of piles can be up to 25% more than standard foundations however there may be savings because there is no spoil to be removed. At the moment we don\'t know how this is going to pan out so we await the engineers who will decide what foundation will be required to keep our timber frame standing for the next 100 years or more.</span>', 'Piles - you can get cream for those...', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '804-revision-2', '', '', '2013-02-12 20:31:56', '2013-02-12 20:31:56', '', 804, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/807', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(810, 283, '2013-02-28 14:55:59', '2013-02-28 14:55:59', '', 'project-plan(feb13)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'project-planfeb13', '', '', '2013-02-28 14:55:59', '2013-02-28 14:55:59', '', 809, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/project-planfeb13.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(811, 283, '2013-02-28 15:02:43', '2013-02-28 15:02:43', '&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=810\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-810\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-810\" alt=\"project-plan(feb13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/project-planfeb13.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"202\" /></a>\n\nAs someone who used to manage programmes of work with a number of project managers working for me I always feel more comfortable when there is a realistic project plan underpinning a scheme. We have such a plan in place for the house and it was really satisfying to meet t our architect, James, a few weeks ago and his first sentences outlined what was going to happen over the next two months and how we are on target.\n\nOur building control plans were sent off on 25th February and we are due to interview our potential main contractors on 19th March with an aim of appointing one of them in early April. This should mean our foundations and services are completed by the end of May so that our timber frame can be delivered and erected in early June.', 'House Project Plan', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '809-revision', '', '', '2013-02-28 15:02:43', '2013-02-28 15:02:43', '', 809, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/811', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(812, 283, '2013-02-28 15:02:56', '2013-02-28 15:02:56', '&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=810\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-810\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-810\" alt=\"project-plan(feb13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/project-planfeb13.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"202\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs someone who used to manage programmes of work with a number of project managers working for me I always feel more comfortable when there is a realistic project plan underpinning a scheme. We have such a plan in place for the house and it was really satisfying to meet t our architect, James, a few weeks ago and his first sentences outlined what was going to happen over the next two months and how we are on target.\r\n\r\nOur building control plans were sent off on 25th February and we are due to interview our potential main contractors on 19th March with an aim of appointing one of them in early April. This should mean our foundations and services are completed by the end of May so that our timber frame can be delivered and erected in early June.', 'House Project Plan', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '809-revision-2', '', '', '2013-02-28 15:02:56', '2013-02-28 15:02:56', '', 809, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/812', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(863, 283, '2013-04-18 18:40:45', '2013-04-18 17:40:45', '<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-857\" alt=\"drive-gravel(apr13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/drive-gravelapr13.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" />We believe that Spring is here because we\'ve had a few days with temperatures in double figures (we\'re talking Celsius or should that be Centigrade?). As part of our Spring clean up we decided to put down some more gravel on the drive and lo and behold a lorry turned up with five tonnes of 20mm gravel. We think that we put down ten tonnes about 8 years ago so goodness knows where it goes - it might be a good example of entropy.\n\nSo we could get the cars in and out of the garage we had to spread the five tonnes as quickly as possible. It\'s been a long time since we\'ve', 'Our New Drive', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '862-revision', '', '', '2013-04-18 18:40:45', '2013-04-18 17:40:45', '', 862, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/863', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(775, 283, '2013-01-21 12:06:56', '2013-01-21 12:06:56', 'OK so I don\'t mean this literally but more and more our lives revolve around the Internet. For me that means keeping up with emails, working on my own blog (is once a week really a blog?) and trying to encourage engagement with the Rothersthorpe Village web site (<a href=\"http://www.rothersthorpe.info/\">www.rothersthorpe.info</a>).\n\nOur broadband usage has been creeping up over the past 12 months and seeing as we don\'t have an unlimited download package it has been costing us more and more. Eventually we reached the stage when if we put our broadband into the phone package with TalkTalk then we would spend less on our communications. I did all the sums and took to giant step with a full expectation this was going to be a nightmare. Today was switchover day. It should read switch-off day because although broadband continued the phone went dead for over an hour. As I write this I\'m still using the old providers service and although emails are coming in, I cannot send emails.\n\nIf we have a working phone and broadband service at the end of the day I will be happy.<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=774\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-774\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-774\" alt=\"talktalk(jan13)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/talktalkjan13.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"194\" /></a>', 'Taking One\'s Life in One\'s Hands', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '773-revision', '', '', '2013-01-21 12:06:56', '2013-01-21 12:06:56', '', 773, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/775', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(774, 283, '2013-01-21 12:06:31', '2013-01-21 12:06:31', '', 'talktalk(jan13)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'talktalkjan13', '', '', '2013-01-21 12:06:31', '2013-01-21 12:06:31', '', 773, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/talktalkjan13.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(516, 283, '2012-07-10 10:11:52', '2012-07-10 09:11:52', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Hedda Gabler\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuj0nxRal_D_2zbNnyikIiTbQvyc3yZIXi7rkptJuJbUOdnli4\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" data-width=\"290\" data-height=\"174\" />We knew nothing of the story of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Gabler\" target=\"_blank\">Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen</a> and so we were not sure about what we would be seeing.\n\nWe were in for a great evening firstly because the players were very professional and believable and secondly because the story is intriguing with the main character someone who is both neurotic and manipulative. A woman who is really seeking thrills in her life but finds boredom at every turn. She even gets married to someone who is quite dull, not because she loves him but because it is something that brings drama into her life.\n\nTo manipulate the men that surround her she needs to flirt and draw them into her web of neuroticism but even that power is short lived.\n\nWe really enjoyed the evening and would recommend it to others. It For details <a title=\"Royal &amp; Derngate\" href=\"http://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/en/Home/WhatsOn/HEDDAGABLER\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Hedda Gabler @ Royal Theatre', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '515-revision', '', '', '2012-07-10 10:11:52', '2012-07-10 09:11:52', '', 515, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/516', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(515, 283, '2012-07-10 10:12:13', '2012-07-10 09:12:13', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Hedda Gabler\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuj0nxRal_D_2zbNnyikIiTbQvyc3yZIXi7rkptJuJbUOdnli4\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" data-width=\"290\" data-height=\"174\" />We knew nothing of the story of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Gabler\" target=\"_blank\">Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen</a> and so we were not sure about what we would be seeing.\r\n\r\nWe were in for a great evening firstly because the players were very professional and believable and secondly because the story is intriguing with the main character someone who is both neurotic and manipulative. A woman who is really seeking thrills in her life but finds boredom at every turn. She even gets married to someone who is quite dull, not because she loves him but because it is something that brings drama into her life.\r\n\r\nTo manipulate the men that surround her she needs to flirt and draw them into her web of neuroticism but even that power is short lived.\r\n\r\nWe really enjoyed the evening and would recommend it to others. It\'s on until the end of July, for details <a title=\"Royal &amp; Derngate\" href=\"http://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/en/Home/WhatsOn/HEDDAGABLER\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Hedda Gabler @ Royal Theatre', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'hedda-gabler-royal-theatre', '', '', '2012-07-10 10:12:13', '2012-07-10 09:12:13', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=515', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(482, 283, '2012-06-20 14:05:04', '2012-06-20 13:05:04', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPqq_1mT3DUFp5qtkGRZMszgxsin7xSmSJPrDYnKWlufRMsPiq\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"179\" data-width=\"282\" data-height=\"179\" />We went to see the <a href=\"http://www.hitchhikerslive.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy Radio Show</a> on stage at the Derngate Theatre. What\'s this you say, a radio show live on stage? And well you might ask because we didn\'t know what to expect but as keen followers of The Guide we just had to see it.\r\n\r\nWell it was brilliant! A live band introduced the programme by playing a medley of sci fi tunes which were excellent. Amongst them was a Pink Floyd track (can\'t recall the title) which was one of my favourite tracks when I was at college and it would just fill my room for hours, or at least that\'s how I remember it.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm7AHLj6Dem4nKmccHV_ZH6IlPF98MUxf5jiZTmCNvcYa52fNBQNVg1Bc\" alt=\"\" name=\"ZUme97Q9-d23XM:\" width=\"104\" height=\"138\" data-src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm7AHLj6Dem4nKmccHV_ZH6IlPF98MUxf5jiZTmCNvcYa52fNBQNVg1Bc\" />Anyway back to the performance - the original radio broadcast actors came on stage and read through the whole series with help from puppeteers who came on and were the Vogans. The star of the show for me was Marvin the paranoid Android. He sums up life, the universe and everything so well.\r\n\r\nWe came away knowing that <a href=\"http://www.douglasadams.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Douglas Adams</a> was a genius. We can only guess what he might have come up with next if he had lived a little longer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Hitchhikers Guide', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'hitchhikers-guide', '', '', '2012-06-20 14:11:04', '2012-06-20 13:11:04', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=482', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(483, 283, '2012-06-20 14:04:34', '2012-06-20 13:04:34', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPqq_1mT3DUFp5qtkGRZMszgxsin7xSmSJPrDYnKWlufRMsPiq\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"179\" data-width=\"282\" data-height=\"179\" />We went to see the <a href=\"http://www.hitchhikerslive.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy Radio Show</a> on stage at the Derngate Theatre. What\'s this you say, a radio show live on stage? And well you might ask because we didn\'t know what to expect but as keen followers of The Guide we just had to see it.\n\nWell it was brilliant! A live band introduced the programme by playing a medley of sci fi tunes which were excellent. Amongst them was a Pink Floyd track which was one of my favourite tracks when I was at college and it would just fill my room for hours, or at least that\'s how I remember it.\n\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm7AHLj6Dem4nKmccHV_ZH6IlPF98MUxf5jiZTmCNvcYa52fNBQNVg1Bc\" alt=\"\" name=\"ZUme97Q9-d23XM:\" width=\"104\" height=\"138\" data-src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm7AHLj6Dem4nKmccHV_ZH6IlPF98MUxf5jiZTmCNvcYa52fNBQNVg1Bc\" />Anyway back to the performance - the original radio broadcast actors came on stage and read through the whole series with help from puppeteers who came on and were the Vogans. The star of the show for me was Marvin the paranoid Android. He sums up life, the universe and everything so well.\n\nWe came away knowing that <a href=\"http://www.douglasadams.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Douglas Adams</a> was a genius. We can only guess what he might have come up with next if he had lived a little longer.\n\n&nbsp;', 'Hitchhikers Guide', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '482-revision', '', '', '2012-06-20 14:04:34', '2012-06-20 13:04:34', '', 482, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/483', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(484, 283, '2012-06-20 14:06:09', '2012-06-20 13:06:09', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPqq_1mT3DUFp5qtkGRZMszgxsin7xSmSJPrDYnKWlufRMsPiq\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"179\" data-width=\"282\" data-height=\"179\" />We went to see the <a href=\"http://www.hitchhikerslive.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy Radio Show</a> on stage at the Derngate Theatre. What\'s this you say, a radio show live on stage? And well you might ask because we didn\'t know what to expect but as keen followers of The Guide we just had to see it.\n\nWell it was brilliant! A live band introduced the programme by playing a medley of sci fi tunes which were excellent. Amongst them was a Pink Floyd track (can\'t recall the title) which was one of my favourite tracks when I was at college and it would just fill my room for hours, or at least that\'s how I remember it.\n\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm7AHLj6Dem4nKmccHV_ZH6IlPF98MUxf5jiZTmCNvcYa52fNBQNVg1Bc\" alt=\"\" name=\"ZUme97Q9-d23XM:\" width=\"104\" height=\"138\" data-src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm7AHLj6Dem4nKmccHV_ZH6IlPF98MUxf5jiZTmCNvcYa52fNBQNVg1Bc\" />Anyway back to the performance - the original radio broadcast actors came on stage and read through the whole series with help from puppeteers who came on and were the Vogans. The star of the show for me was Marvin the paranoid Android. He sums up life, the universe and everything so well.\n\nWe came away knowing that <a href=\"http://www.douglasadams.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Douglas Adams</a> was a genius. We can only guess what he might have come up with next if he had lived a little longer.\n\n&nbsp;', 'Hitchhikers Guide', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '482-autosave', '', '', '2012-06-20 14:06:09', '2012-06-20 13:06:09', '', 482, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/484', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(485, 283, '2012-06-20 14:05:04', '2012-06-20 13:05:04', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPqq_1mT3DUFp5qtkGRZMszgxsin7xSmSJPrDYnKWlufRMsPiq\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"179\" data-width=\"282\" data-height=\"179\" />We went to see the <a href=\"http://www.hitchhikerslive.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy Radio Show</a> on stage at the Derngate Theatre. What\'s this you say, a radio show live on stage? And well you might ask because we didn\'t know what to expect but as keen followers of The Guide we just had to see it.\r\n\r\nWell it was brilliant! A live band introduced the programme by playing a medley of sci fi tunes which were excellent. Amongst them was a Pink Floyd track (can\'t recall the title) which was one of my favourite tracks when I was at college and it would just fill my room for hours, or at least that\'s how I remember it.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm7AHLj6Dem4nKmccHV_ZH6IlPF98MUxf5jiZTmCNvcYa52fNBQNVg1Bc\" alt=\"\" name=\"ZUme97Q9-d23XM:\" width=\"104\" height=\"138\" data-src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm7AHLj6Dem4nKmccHV_ZH6IlPF98MUxf5jiZTmCNvcYa52fNBQNVg1Bc\" />Anyway back to the performance - the original radio broadcast actors came on stage and read through the whole series with help from puppeteers who came on and were the Vogans. The star of the show for me was Marvin the paranoid Android. He sums up life, the universe and everything so well.\r\n\r\nWe came away knowing that <a href=\"http://www.douglasadams.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Douglas Adams</a> was a genius. We can only guess what he might have come up with next if he had lived a little longer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Hitchhikers Guide', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '482-revision-2', '', '', '2012-06-20 14:05:04', '2012-06-20 13:05:04', '', 482, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/485', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(486, 283, '2012-06-21 18:36:03', '2012-06-21 17:36:03', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Samsung Galaxy S3\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTN0osMXgDIC9p6Y6I__8pdKlCnbrUMThZU7RPEflSLaygcokNF_Q\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"247\" data-width=\"204\" data-height=\"247\" />We\'ve both owned an iPhone 3G for over two years and during that time we\'ve added Apps, events, contacts, photos and loads of music. The wait for the new Galaxy S3 has been longer than anticipated and my iPhone has been running particularly slowly since I upgraded to iOS 5. Sensibly Jane waited for me to do the upgrade, saw the poor performance and decided to stay with iOS 4.\r\n\r\nSo how is the new phone. Well initially I couldn\'t get my phone to send email although it was receiving. Jane\'s phone wouldn\'t sync with her PC and therefore didn\'t download any of her contacts. Over a period of a week I struggled with a number of issues with both phones but eventually everything was working and the syncing was running smoothly.\r\n\r\nI admit I went into a deep depression over the weekend when things were not going well. I don\'t cope well with technology that doesn\'t function and even less so when Jane is cursing at her phone, I take it personally although it isn\'t my fault.\r\n\r\nSo now we\'re really pleased with the Galaxy S3, it\'s fast, clear and has some very fancy features once you know how to work them. Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is stable and it\'s unlikely we will ever return to the Apple religion.', 'Our New Smartphones', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'our-new-smartphones', '', '', '2012-06-21 18:36:03', '2012-06-21 17:36:03', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=486', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(487, 283, '2012-06-21 18:35:13', '2012-06-21 17:35:13', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Samsung Galaxy S3\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTN0osMXgDIC9p6Y6I__8pdKlCnbrUMThZU7RPEflSLaygcokNF_Q\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"247\" data-width=\"204\" data-height=\"247\" />We\'ve both owned an iPhone 3G for over two years and during that time we\'ve added Apps, events, contacts, photos and loads of music. The wait for the new Galaxy S3 has been longer than anticipated and my iPhone has been running particularly slowly since I upgraded to iOS 5. Sensibly Jane waited for me to do the upgrade, saw the poor performance and decided to stay with iOS 4.\n\nSo how is the new phone. Well initially I couldn\'t get my phone to send email although it was receiving. Jane\'s phone wouldn\'t sync with her PC and therefore didn\'t download any of her contacts. Over a period of a week I struggled with a number of issues with both phones but eventually everything was working and the syncing was running smoothly.\n\nI admit I went into a deep depression over the weekend when things were not going well. I don\'t cope well with technology that doesn\'t function and even less so when Jane is cursing at her phone, I take it personally although it isn\'t my fault.\n\nSo now we\'re really pleased with the Galaxy S3, it\'s fast, clear and has some very fancy features once you know how to work them. Android is stable', 'Our New Smartphones', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '486-revision', '', '', '2012-06-21 18:35:13', '2012-06-21 17:35:13', '', 486, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/487', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(489, 283, '2012-06-27 16:19:18', '2012-06-27 15:19:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/489/prometheus-filmjun12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-490\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-490\" title=\"prometheus-film(Jun12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/prometheus-filmJun12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" /></a>We have a number of Tesco vouchers for the cinema that need to be used before the end of July and as we get into summer we are more and more reluctant to spend the light evenings in the darkness of the cinema however I was quite keen to see Prometheus because Ridley Scott is a superb director of the darker side of Sci Fi.\r\n\r\nThe film wasn\'t a let down however there were many, many references to other sci-fi films and it was a bit of an homage to some of the more classical films. It had the robot David, who was following a secret agenda similar to that of HAL in 2001 a Space Odyssey and also the aliens used musical notes to control their spacecraft which has similarities to Close Encounters when the aliens communicate via musical notes.\r\n\r\nOverall this was a good sci-fi film with plenty of epic scenes both inside the space craft and also on the alien planet. It had all the horrors of the original alien film with naive crew members getting killed by alien creatures in the most close up and personal way. In this instance the alien didn\'t burst out of anyones stomach but was removed by an operating robot in a Cesarian operation. Both Jane and I were on the edge of our seats for much of the latter part of the film however we did leave a little confused because to us it seemed to us as though the alien creators were bent on destroying earth using the Alien creatures as weapons of mass destruction but the last crew member had somehow decided that the creators had decided not to carry out our genocide.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re a sci-fi fan then go see it, if not stay well clear.', 'Prometheus - Prequel to Alien', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'prometheus-prequel-to-alien', '', '', '2012-06-27 16:19:18', '2012-06-27 15:19:18', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=489', 0, 'post', '', 1),
(490, 283, '2012-06-27 15:56:40', '2012-06-27 14:56:40', '', 'prometheus-film(Jun12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'prometheus-filmjun12', '', '', '2012-06-27 15:56:40', '2012-06-27 14:56:40', '', 489, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/prometheus-filmJun12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(491, 283, '2012-06-27 16:18:32', '2012-06-27 15:18:32', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=490\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-490\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-490\" title=\"prometheus-film(Jun12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/prometheus-filmJun12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" /></a>We have a number of Tesco vouchers for the cinema that need to be used before the end of July and as we get into summer we are more and more reluctant to spend the light evenings in the darkness of the cinema however I was quite keen to see Prometheus because Ridley Scott is a superb director of the darker side of SciFi.\n\nThe film wasn\'t a let down however there were many, many references to other scifi films and it was a bit of an homage to some of the more classical films. It had the robot David, who was following a secret agenda similar to that of HAL in 2001 a Space Odyssey and also the aliens used musical notes to control their spacecraft which has similarities to Close Encounters when the aliens communicate via musical notes.\n\nOverall this was a good sci-fi film with plenty of epic scenes both inside the space craft and also on the alien planet. It had all the horrors of the original alien film with naive crew members getting killed by alien creatures in the most close up and personal way. In this instance the alien didn\'t burst out of anyones stomach but was removed by an operating robot in a Cesarian operation. Both Jane and I were on the edge of our seats for much of the latter part of the film however we did leave a little confused because to us it seemed to us as though the alien creators were bent on destroying earth using the Alien creatures as weapons of mass destruction but the last crew member had somehow decided that the creators had decided not to carry out our genocide.', 'Prometheus - Prequel to Alien', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '489-revision', '', '', '2012-06-27 16:18:32', '2012-06-27 15:18:32', '', 489, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/491', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(492, 283, '2012-06-27 16:19:18', '2012-06-27 15:19:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=490\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-490\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-490\" title=\"prometheus-film(Jun12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/prometheus-filmJun12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" /></a>We have a number of Tesco vouchers for the cinema that need to be used before the end of July and as we get into summer we are more and more reluctant to spend the light evenings in the darkness of the cinema however I was quite keen to see Prometheus because Ridley Scott is a superb director of the darker side of Sci Fi.\r\n\r\nThe film wasn\'t a let down however there were many, many references to other sci-fi films and it was a bit of an homage to some of the more classical films. It had the robot David, who was following a secret agenda similar to that of HAL in 2001 a Space Odyssey and also the aliens used musical notes to control their spacecraft which has similarities to Close Encounters when the aliens communicate via musical notes.\r\n\r\nOverall this was a good sci-fi film with plenty of epic scenes both inside the space craft and also on the alien planet. It had all the horrors of the original alien film with naive crew members getting killed by alien creatures in the most close up and personal way. In this instance the alien didn\'t burst out of anyones stomach but was removed by an operating robot in a Cesarian operation. Both Jane and I were on the edge of our seats for much of the latter part of the film however we did leave a little confused because to us it seemed to us as though the alien creators were bent on destroying earth using the Alien creatures as weapons of mass destruction but the last crew member had somehow decided that the creators had decided not to carry out our genocide.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re a sci-fi fan then go see it, if not stay well clear.', 'Prometheus - Prequel to Alien', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '489-revision-2', '', '', '2012-06-27 16:19:18', '2012-06-27 15:19:18', '', 489, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/492', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(494, 283, '2012-07-04 09:34:43', '2012-07-04 08:34:43', '<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://images.tate.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-normal-16-cols/public/images/picasso%20and%20moern%20british%20art%20final%20weeks%20banner.jpg\" alt=\"Picasso and Moern British Art final weeks banner\" width=\"224\" height=\"141\" />We really like to get every month off to a busy start and once more we planned to experience four events in two days.\r\n\r\nFirstly we travelled down to London on the train ( a very cheap deal) and dumped our overnight bag with Jane\'s brother, Richard, in Islington. After lunch out he drove us to <a title=\"Picasso Exhibition\" href=\"http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/picasso-modern-british-art?gclid=CPS777XK_7ACFYwhtAoduyKGPQ\" target=\"_blank\">Tate Britain for the Picasso Exhibition</a>. Of course Picasso is a surrealist and a cubist so it was interesting and puzzling in equal measure. It also introduced some of the british artists who were influenced by Picasso like <a title=\"Wyndham Lewis\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyndham_Lewis\" target=\"_blank\">Wyndham Lewis</a>. The works of art were displayed in what I thought was a confusing way because it was neither chronological or by style however I\'m never surprised by my own ignorance in such matters and my innate desire for pattern and order may well crowd out creative understanding.\r\n\r\nThe exhibition created some interesting discussions about shape and form and Jane and I had a debate about paintings that were seemingly child like (\"I could have painted that\") but alongside the \"childlike\" were well crafted drawings and paintings so obviously Picasso had skill as well as an eye for the surreal. The following day we saw an old, oriental looking beggar on the streets \"playing\" a battered guitar by bowing a broken bic pen across the strings. It wouldn\'t be possible to call this music but in some ways it was the equivalent of some of Picasso\'s work. Art like beauty is in the eye (or ear) of the observer.', 'Picasso @ Tate Britain', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'picasso-tate-britain', '', '', '2012-07-04 09:35:59', '2012-07-04 08:35:59', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=494', 0, 'post', '', 1),
(495, 283, '2012-07-04 09:34:13', '2012-07-04 08:34:13', '<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://images.tate.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-normal-16-cols/public/images/picasso%20and%20moern%20british%20art%20final%20weeks%20banner.jpg\" alt=\"Picasso and Moern British Art final weeks banner\" width=\"224\" height=\"141\" />We really like to get every month off to a busy start and once more we planned to experience four events in two days.\n\nFirstly we travelled down to London on the train ( a very cheap deal) and dumped our overnight bag with Jane\'s brother, Richard, in Islington. After lunch out he drove us to <a title=\"Picasso Exhibition\" href=\"http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/picasso-modern-british-art?gclid=CPS777XK_7ACFYwhtAoduyKGPQ\" target=\"_blank\">Tate Britain for the Picasso Exhibition</a>. Of course Picasso is a surrealist and a cubist so it was interesting and puzzling in equal measure. It also introduced some of the british artists who were influenced by Picasso like <a title=\"Wyndham Lewis\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyndham_Lewis\" target=\"_blank\">Wyndham Lewis</a>. The works of art were displayed in what I thought was a confusing way because it was neither chronological or by style however I\'m never surprised by my own ignorance in such matters and my innate desire for pattern and order may well crowd out creative understanding.\n\nThe exhibition created some interesting discussions about shape and form and Jane and I had a debate about paintings that were seemingly child like (\"I could have painted that\") but alongside the \"childlike\" were well crafted drawings and paintings so obviously Picasso had skill as well as an eye for the surreal. The following day we saw an old, oriental looking beggar on the streets \"playing\" a battered guitar by bowing a broken bic pen across the strings. It wouldn\'t be possible to call this music but in some ways it was the equivalent of some of Picasso\'s work. Art li\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;', 'Picasso @ Tate Britain', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '494-revision', '', '', '2012-07-04 09:34:13', '2012-07-04 08:34:13', '', 494, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/495', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(496, 283, '2012-07-04 09:34:43', '2012-07-04 08:34:43', '<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://images.tate.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-normal-16-cols/public/images/picasso%20and%20moern%20british%20art%20final%20weeks%20banner.jpg\" alt=\"Picasso and Moern British Art final weeks banner\" width=\"224\" height=\"141\" />We really like to get every month off to a busy start and once more we planned to experience four events in two days.\r\n\r\nFirstly we travelled down to London on the train ( a very cheap deal) and dumped our overnight bag with Jane\'s brother, Richard, in Islington. After lunch out he drove us to <a title=\"Picasso Exhibition\" href=\"http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/picasso-modern-british-art?gclid=CPS777XK_7ACFYwhtAoduyKGPQ\" target=\"_blank\">Tate Britain for the Picasso Exhibition</a>. Of course Picasso is a surrealist and a cubist so it was interesting and puzzling in equal measure. It also introduced some of the british artists who were influenced by Picasso like <a title=\"Wyndham Lewis\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyndham_Lewis\" target=\"_blank\">Wyndham Lewis</a>. The works of art were displayed in what I thought was a confusing way because it was neither chronological or by style however I\'m never surprised by my own ignorance in such matters and my innate desire for pattern and order may well crowd out creative understanding.\r\n\r\nThe exhibition created some interesting discussions about shape and form and Jane and I had a debate about paintings that were seemingly child like (\"I could have painted that\") but alongside the \"childlike\" were well crafted drawings and paintings so obviously Picasso had skill as well as an eye for the surreal. The following day we saw an old, oriental looking beggar on the streets \"playing\" a battered guitar by bowing a broken bic pen across the strings. It wouldn\'t be possible to call this music but in some ways it was the equivalent of some of Picasso\'s work. Art like beauty is in the eye (or ear) of the observer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Picasso @ Tate Britain', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '494-revision-2', '', '', '2012-07-04 09:34:43', '2012-07-04 08:34:43', '', 494, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/496', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(497, 283, '2012-07-04 09:53:58', '2012-07-04 08:53:58', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/497/regina-spektor\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-498\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-498\" title=\"regina spektor\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/regina-spektor-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis was our third visit to the Royal Albert Hall and the seating is unpredictable. This time we were in the second row of a box directly in front of the stage but Jane had a six foot tall fat bastard sitting in front of her and she refused to swap with me. She did manage to move her seat sufficiently to get a reasonable view.\r\n\r\nJane discovered Regina Spektor some years ago and her quirky style has kept us both entranced ever since. She cannot get away from her Russian jewish roots but that enhances her music and lyrics.\r\n\r\nHer concert just proved she is a really lovely person and would be the kind of person you would like to call a friend. Her set list included all of our favourites and her finish with Samson was a great conclusion. It was a superb concert and we were really pleased that we\'d made the effort. I think we would go and see her again if the opportunity arose.\r\n\r\nThe walk back from the Albert Hall to Knightsbridge station in the rain wasn\'t unpleasant as we could revel in the event.', 'Regina Spektor @ Royal Albert Hall', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'regina-spektor-royal-albert-hall', '', '', '2012-07-04 09:54:24', '2012-07-04 08:54:24', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=497', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(498, 283, '2012-07-04 09:44:05', '2012-07-04 08:44:05', '', 'regina spektor', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'regina-spektor', '', '', '2012-07-04 09:44:05', '2012-07-04 08:44:05', '', 497, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/regina-spektor.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(499, 283, '2012-07-04 09:53:31', '2012-07-04 08:53:31', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=498\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-498\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-498\" title=\"regina spektor\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/regina-spektor-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>\n\nThis was our third visit to the Royal Albert Hall and the seating is unpredictable. This time we were in the second row of a box directly in front of the stage but Jane had a six foot tall fat bastard sitting in front of her and she refused to swap with me. She did manage to move her seat sufficiently to get a reasonable view.\n\nJane discovered Regina Spektor some years ago and her quirky style has kept us both entranced ever since. She cannot get away from her Russian jewish roots but that enhances her music and lyrics.\n\nHer concert just proved she is a really lovely person and would be the kind of person you would like to call a friend. Her set list included all of our favourites and her finish with Samson was a great conclusion. It was a superb concert and we were really pleased that we\'d made the effort. I think we would go and see her again if the opportunity arose.\n\nThe walk back from the Albert Hall to Knightsb\n\n&nbsp;', 'Regina Spektor @ Royal Albert Hall', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '497-revision', '', '', '2012-07-04 09:53:31', '2012-07-04 08:53:31', '', 497, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/499', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(500, 283, '2012-07-04 09:53:58', '2012-07-04 08:53:58', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=498\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-498\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-498\" title=\"regina spektor\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/regina-spektor-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis was our third visit to the Royal Albert Hall and the seating is unpredictable. This time we were in the second row of a box directly in front of the stage but Jane had a six foot tall fat bastard sitting in front of her and she refused to swap with me. She did manage to move her seat sufficiently to get a reasonable view.\r\n\r\nJane discovered Regina Spektor some years ago and her quirky style has kept us both entranced ever since. She cannot get away from her Russian jewish roots but that enhances her music and lyrics.\r\n\r\nHer concert just proved she is a really lovely person and would be the kind of person you would like to call a friend. Her set list included all of our favourites and her finish with Samson was a great conclusion. It was a superb concert and we were really pleased that we\'d made the effort. I think we would go and see her again if the opportunity arose.\r\n\r\nThe walk back from the Albert Hall to Knightsbridge station in the rain wasn\'t unpleasant as we could revel in the event.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Regina Spektor @ Royal Albert Hall', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '497-revision-2', '', '', '2012-07-04 09:53:58', '2012-07-04 08:53:58', '', 497, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/500', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(502, 283, '2012-07-04 11:13:22', '2012-07-04 10:13:22', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRq5F2r3lGqVzR2Pf8Xkb_IEvo8y2wuIk92IPFZV0WpXu8_tMCZOQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"228\" data-height=\"228\" data-width=\"200\" />I will admit the visit to <a title=\"Sea Life Aquarium\" href=\"http://www.visitsealife.com/London/?awc=3010_1341395368_236bcd54e88f36bc4b3aad999b3f4689\" target=\"_blank\">Sea Life Aquarium</a> was not a \"must do\" experience for me. Having visited the <a title=\"Monterey Bay Aquarium\" href=\"http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a> in California a couple of times I couldn\'t see how Sea Life could be a patch on that, but I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn\'t as spacious as Monterey but the designers had made really good use of the space available and some of the tanks were enormous.\r\n\r\nThere was an open tank with rays and large fish swimming about which Jane took delight in stroking the fish and it wasn\'t til we walked away that we noticed signs saying don\'t put your hand in the water or feel the fish. The fish didn\'t seem to mind and some of them seemed to enjoy it - no harm done and Jane got a lot of pleasure from it. Even I stroked the odd passing ray.\r\n\r\nAs far as I\'m concerned the only downside was the number of small children walking though in their droves. Call me an old curmudgeon but I think my parents attitude that children should be seen and not heard was a really great concept and I regret the day it was lost.\r\n\r\nSo it was a good morning and we rounded it off with lunch at Costa in Islington with Jane\'s brother before catching the train back to Northampton.', 'Sea Life Aquarium - South Bank', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'sea-life-aquarium-south-bank', '', '', '2012-07-04 11:13:22', '2012-07-04 10:13:22', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=502', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(501, 283, '2012-07-04 09:53:58', '2012-07-04 08:53:58', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/497/regina-spektor\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-498\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-498\" title=\"regina spektor\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/regina-spektor-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis was our third visit to the Royal Albert Hall and the seating is unpredictable. This time we were in the second row of a box directly in front of the stage but Jane had a six foot tall fat bastard sitting in front of her and she refused to swap with me. She did manage to move her seat sufficiently to get a reasonable view.\r\n\r\nJane discovered Regina Spektor some years ago and her quirky style has kept us both entranced ever since. She cannot get away from her Russian jewish roots but that enhances her music and lyrics.\r\n\r\nHer concert just proved she is a really lovely person and would be the kind of person you would like to call a friend. Her set list included all of our favourites and her finish with Samson was a great conclusion. It was a superb concert and we were really pleased that we\'d made the effort. I think we would go and see her again if the opportunity arose.\r\n\r\nThe walk back from the Albert Hall to Knightsbridge station in the rain wasn\'t unpleasant as we could revel in the event.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Regina Spektor @ Royal Albert Hall', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '497-revision-3', '', '', '2012-07-04 09:53:58', '2012-07-04 08:53:58', '', 497, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/501', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(503, 283, '2012-07-04 11:13:06', '2012-07-04 10:13:06', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRq5F2r3lGqVzR2Pf8Xkb_IEvo8y2wuIk92IPFZV0WpXu8_tMCZOQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"228\" data-height=\"228\" data-width=\"200\" />I will admit the visit to <a title=\"Sea Life Aquarium\" href=\"http://www.visitsealife.com/London/?awc=3010_1341395368_236bcd54e88f36bc4b3aad999b3f4689\" target=\"_blank\">Sea Life Aquarium</a> was not a \"must do\" experience for me. Having visited the <a title=\"Monterey Bay Aquarium\" href=\"http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a> in California a couple of times I couldn\'t see how Sea Life could be a patch on that, but I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn\'t as spacious as Monterey but the designers had made really good use of the space available and some of the tanks were enormous.\n\nThere was an open tank with rays and large fish swimming about which Jane took delight in stroking the fish and it wasn\'t til we walked away that we noticed signs saying don\'t put your hand in the water or feel the fish. The fish didn\'t seem to mind and some of them seemed to enjoy it - no harm done and Jane got a lot of pleasure from it. Even I stroked the odd passing ray.\n\nAs far as I\'m concerned the only downside was the number of small children walking though in their droves. Call me an old curmudgeon but I think my parents attitude that children should be seen and not heard was a really great concept and I regret the day it was lost.\n\nSo it was a good morning and we rounded it off with lunch at Costa in Islington with Jane\'s brother before catching', 'Sea Life Aquarium - South Bank', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '502-revision', '', '', '2012-07-04 11:13:06', '2012-07-04 10:13:06', '', 502, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/503', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(504, 283, '2012-07-04 11:31:04', '2012-07-04 10:31:04', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/504/spider-manjul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-508\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-508\" title=\"spider-man(jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/spider-manjul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Tesco cinema vouchers have a lot to answer for. Last week we went to see Prometheus and this week we got tickets for the <a title=\"Amazing Spiderman\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazing Spider-Man</a>. Jane has always been a great fan of Marvel comic superheroes ever since she was at college and she particularly likes Spiderman because of his ability to trapeze through the air, like flying, but not. I\'m not such a great fan but it\'s reasonable sci-fi and I just like immersing myself in films, whateve the content.\r\n\r\nI did think this would be a follow-on to the previous films but it is in fact a remake of the film made ten years ago and of course it was in 3D. The story was well trodden and so few surprises. The special effects were excellent however I\'m not sure the 3D part was as effective as it could have been and really only became \"in your face\" in the last 15 minutes of the film. Overall I enjoyed it but was a little disappointed that it wasn\'t an extension to the previous films.', 'The Amazing Spider-Man', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'the-amazing-spider-man', '', '', '2012-07-04 11:41:02', '2012-07-04 10:41:02', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=504', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(505, 283, '2012-07-04 11:14:29', '2012-07-04 10:14:29', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRq5F2r3lGqVzR2Pf8Xkb_IEvo8y2wuIk92IPFZV0WpXu8_tMCZOQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"228\" data-height=\"228\" data-width=\"200\" />I will admit the visit to <a title=\"Sea Life Aquarium\" href=\"http://www.visitsealife.com/London/?awc=3010_1341395368_236bcd54e88f36bc4b3aad999b3f4689\" target=\"_blank\">Sea Life Aquarium</a> was not a \"must do\" experience for me. Having visited the <a title=\"Monterey Bay Aquarium\" href=\"http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a> in California a couple of times I couldn\'t see how Sea Life could be a patch on that, but I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn\'t as spacious as Monterey but the designers had made really good use of the space available and some of the tanks were enormous.\n\nThere was an open tank with rays and large fish swimming about which Jane took delight in stroking the fish and it wasn\'t til we walked away that we noticed signs saying don\'t put your hand in the water or feel the fish. The fish didn\'t seem to mind and some of them seemed to enjoy it - no harm done and Jane got a lot of pleasure from it. Even I stroked the odd passing ray.\n\nAs far as I\'m concerned the only downside was the number of small children walking though in their droves. Call me an old curmudgeon but I think my parents attitude that children should be seen and not heard was a really great concept and I regret the day it was lost.\n\nSo it was a good morning and we rounded it off with lunch at Costa in Islington with Jane\'s brother before catching the train back to Northampton.', 'Sea Life Aquarium - South Bank', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '502-autosave', '', '', '2012-07-04 11:14:29', '2012-07-04 10:14:29', '', 502, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/505', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(506, 283, '2012-07-04 11:30:13', '2012-07-04 10:30:13', '<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1808116224/tt0948470\"><img class=\"alignleft\" title=\"The Amazing Spider-Man Poster\" src=\"http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTkwNjA4NzUwM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzY1NDM5Nw@@._V1._SY317_CR1,0,214,317_.jpg\" alt=\"The Amazing Spider-Man Poster\" width=\"171\" height=\"254\" /></a>Tesco cinema vouchers have a lot to answer for. Last week we went to see Prometheus and this week we got tickets for the <a title=\"Amazing Spiderman\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazing Spiderman</a>. Jane has always been a great fan of Marvel comic superheroes ever since she was at college and she particularly likes Spiderman because of his ability to trapeze through the air like flying, but not. I\'m not such a great fan but it\'s reasonable sci-fi and I just like immersing myself in films, whateve the content.\n\nI did think this would be a follow-on to the previous films but it is in fact a remake of the film made ten years ago and of course it was in 3D. The story was well trodden and so few surprises. The special effects were excellent however I\'m not sure the 3D part was as effective as it could have been and really only became \"in your face\" in the last 15 minutes of the film. Overall I enjoyed it but was a little disappointed that it wasn\'t an extension to the previous films.', 'The Amazing Spider-Man', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '504-revision', '', '', '2012-07-04 11:30:13', '2012-07-04 10:30:13', '', 504, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/506', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(507, 283, '2012-07-04 11:31:04', '2012-07-04 10:31:04', '<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1808116224/tt0948470\"><img class=\"alignleft\" title=\"The Amazing Spider-Man Poster\" src=\"http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTkwNjA4NzUwM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzY1NDM5Nw@@._V1._SY317_CR1,0,214,317_.jpg\" alt=\"The Amazing Spider-Man Poster\" width=\"171\" height=\"254\" /></a>Tesco cinema vouchers have a lot to answer for. Last week we went to see Prometheus and this week we got tickets for the <a title=\"Amazing Spiderman\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazing Spider-Man</a>. Jane has always been a great fan of Marvel comic superheroes ever since she was at college and she particularly likes Spiderman because of his ability to trapeze through the air, like flying, but not. I\'m not such a great fan but it\'s reasonable sci-fi and I just like immersing myself in films, whateve the content.\r\n\r\nI did think this would be a follow-on to the previous films but it is in fact a remake of the film made ten years ago and of course it was in 3D. The story was well trodden and so few surprises. The special effects were excellent however I\'m not sure the 3D part was as effective as it could have been and really only became \"in your face\" in the last 15 minutes of the film. Overall I enjoyed it but was a little disappointed that it wasn\'t an extension to the previous films.', 'The Amazing Spider-Man', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '504-revision-2', '', '', '2012-07-04 11:31:04', '2012-07-04 10:31:04', '', 504, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/507', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(508, 283, '2012-07-04 11:40:47', '2012-07-04 10:40:47', '', 'spider-man(jul12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'spider-manjul12', '', '', '2012-07-04 11:40:47', '2012-07-04 10:40:47', '', 504, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/spider-manjul12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(509, 283, '2012-07-04 11:31:38', '2012-07-04 10:31:38', '<a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1808116224/tt0948470\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Amazing Spider-Man Poster\" src=\"http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTkwNjA4NzUwM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzY1NDM5Nw@@._V1._SY317_CR1,0,214,317_.jpg\" alt=\"The Amazing Spider-Man Poster\" width=\"171\" height=\"254\" /></a>Tesco cinema vouchers have a lot to answer for. Last week we went to see Prometheus and this week we got tickets for the <a title=\"Amazing Spiderman\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazing Spider-Man</a>. Jane has always been a great fan of Marvel comic superheroes ever since she was at college and she particularly likes Spiderman because of his ability to trapeze through the air, like flying, but not. I\'m not such a great fan but it\'s reasonable sci-fi and I just like immersing myself in films, whateve the content.\r\n\r\nI did think this would be a follow-on to the previous films but it is in fact a remake of the film made ten years ago and of course it was in 3D. The story was well trodden and so few surprises. The special effects were excellent however I\'m not sure the 3D part was as effective as it could have been and really only became \"in your face\" in the last 15 minutes of the film. Overall I enjoyed it but was a little disappointed that it wasn\'t an extension to the previous films.', 'The Amazing Spider-Man', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '504-revision-3', '', '', '2012-07-04 11:31:38', '2012-07-04 10:31:38', '', 504, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/509', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(523, 283, '2012-07-26 15:55:24', '2012-07-26 14:55:24', '', 'Batman-Film(Jul12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'batman-filmjul12', '', '', '2012-07-26 15:55:24', '2012-07-26 14:55:24', '', 522, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Batman-FilmJul12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(522, 283, '2012-07-26 16:06:30', '2012-07-26 15:06:30', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/522/batman-filmjul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-523\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-523 alignleft\" title=\"Batman-Film(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Batman-FilmJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had some Tesco cinema vouchers that were going to run out at the end of the month so we decided to spend a very hot evening in the air-conditioned surrounds of the local multiplex.\r\n\r\nIt was too long in some places with quite a bit of sentimentality in the middle when this could have been cut out. The producer seemed to temporarily forget that Batman is an action hero and without the action there is no story. There was one section where Batman had been beaten and is dragged off with bare feet. There is a similarity with Jesus being dragged off to the cross. Later Batman manages to escape from a prison by climbing out of a hole and the symbolism to “rolling away the stone” is fairly obvious - so the super action hero is not a new story by any means.\r\n\r\nI know the film is a complete invention and I tried hard to lose touch with reality, I honestly did, but when Batman gets out of his wonderful flying vehicle that could destroy anything in its path so that he can go hand to hand with someone who had already beaten him – no, sorry, it was an act of insanity and jarred with me.\r\n\r\nEventually, after two and half hours, all\'s well that ends well. The baddies are dead and the good guys live to fight another day. So what\'s new?\r\n\r\nI cannot recommend the film but I\'d watch it again when it reaches TV.', 'Batman the Dark Knight Rises', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'batman-the-dark-knight-rises', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:09:01', '2012-07-26 15:09:01', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=522', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(623, 283, '2012-10-05 08:34:35', '2012-10-05 07:34:35', 'Here we are in sunny Bulgaria staying with our good friends Martin & Kate. This is a country of vast differences between a few sophisticated towns and a very rural, peasant-like existence in the rural communities. This village is an hour\'s drive from the nearest town along pot holed roads that are rough enough to shake out even the best dental fillings.\nFor some of the peasants the height of sophistication is to have rubber tyres on their donkey drawn carts. Having said that they are very happy, have few aspirations and are extremely generous with their time and goodwill. Living here must be a mind set change of unimaginable proportions but Martin & Kate have taken to it like ducks to water.\nMost things are cheap however petrol/diesel is very close to UK prices so how the locals travel such vast distances is difficult to fathom.', 'Live from Bulgaria', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'live-from-bulgaria', '', '', '2012-10-05 08:34:35', '2012-10-05 07:34:35', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=623', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(580, 283, '2012-09-08 11:52:15', '2012-09-08 10:52:15', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/580/jane-crutchessept12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-581\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-581\" title=\"jane-crutches(sept12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jane-crutchessept12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>So after Accident and Emergency told us that Jane would be walking within five days but as it turns out that hasn\'t been the case she saw a doctor at A&amp;E on Wednesday who told her that she had torn her medial collateral ligament and there may be other ligament damage. She was supplied with a brace that immobilises the leg so she cannot bend it at all. She will be referred to orthopaedic for further investigation and possible physiotherapy once the swelling has gone completely.\r\n\r\nShe remains cheerful despite not being able to get any exercise and she has been advised that she is unlikely to be able to exercise for several months. In the meantime she becomes more proficient on her crutches and I run around helping wherever and whenever I can. It\'s amazing how tiring this is and I find myself falling asleep half way through the evening.\r\n\r\nOf course this does mean I will be doing the Cycle4Cynthia fifty miles on my own and I now need to get back into training after 2 weeks of supporting Jane.', 'Jane\'s Knee Update', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'janes-knee-update', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:52:15', '2012-09-08 10:52:15', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=580', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(581, 283, '2012-09-08 11:44:32', '2012-09-08 10:44:32', '', 'jane-crutches(sept12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'jane-crutchessept12', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:44:32', '2012-09-08 10:44:32', '', 580, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jane-crutchessept12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(610, 283, '2012-09-21 17:35:29', '2012-09-21 16:35:29', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqh35Vgg9oOq8NmBB-WmqazlZfJBRPZLFGyabW-T1UdEUfTmfL\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"165\" data-height=\"165\" data-width=\"306\" />A quote from Marvin the depressed robot (Hitchhikers Guide). I know exactly how he feels because nothing seems to be going right at the moment.\r\n\r\nSince Jane\'s cycle accident it\'s been a chain reaction of issues and even when we think we\'re moving up the curve some irritation stops any good positive feelings. Today we picked up her repaired Samsung Galaxy and I happily thought that just restoring from the backup would put the phone back into the state it was before it was sent away but no. The data has been restored but the configuration has not. What a crap piece of software that doesn\'t do a complete restore.\r\n\r\nOur trip to Bulgaria is now in doubt because when Jane explained to the WizzAir call centre that she needed to be able to sit with her leg straight in front of her they said we needed to buy another seat so she could sit sideways. We were miffed enough that this call was costing us 77 pence per minute but to have to buy another seat - no way! We\'re going to turn up at the airport, get on the flight and see what happens. If we get thrown off then it will be the airlines problem not ours.\r\n\r\nNormally our lives are so well-balanced and planned that the events of the past 4 weeks have just been exceedingly depressing for me however Jane has managed to keep her head despite everything.\r\n\r\nHaving praised the NHS immediately after the accident the long-term treatment has been non-existent. Her first appointment with orthopaedics isn\'t until Friday 28th which will be five weeks after the accident. Any physiotherapy she may receive will be futile after this length of time.', 'Down but not out', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'down-but-not-out', '', '', '2012-09-21 17:35:29', '2012-09-21 16:35:29', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=610', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(517, 283, '2012-07-11 14:47:32', '2012-07-11 13:47:32', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTWlu7fDWk5PNrd9xX35ev7-6apIvmwWUE3YiLTpFO3DHXfkM7M\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"150\" data-height=\"188\" data-width=\"269\" />It\'s a long time since I\'ve had any major dental work. About 3 years ago I had a tooth break and rather than have it extracted I just asked the dentist to fill it. Eventually the filling fell out and there was some infection which led to toothache, the kind that just won\'t go away unless one takes a cocktail of paracetamol and ibuprofen. So I had to decide - extract or try to repair.\r\n\r\nThere\'s something psychological about losing teeth, a sign of weakness and of course aging so I opted for repair but before a post could be inserted in the broken tooth, the root canal had to be removed, and so to today\'s experience. I knew it was going to be a long process, over an hour and there would be two sessions but I wasn\'t prepared for my mouth to be wrapped in latex and it to be stretched open for the whole process. No it wasn\'t painful thanks to plenty of anaesthetic but it was uncomfortable and six hours later my jaw still feels as though it has been dislocated and the numbness hasn\'t receded completely however there\'s no pain or discomfort for which I\'m really grateful. Am I looking forward to the next session in August? Certainly not but it isn\'t as bad as my imagination conjured up.\r\n\r\nFor a YouTube demonstration (not for the faint hearted) <a title=\"Root Canal Demo\" href=\"http://youtu.be/QeJ7drT0JCI\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Root Canal Experience', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'root-canal-experience', '', '', '2012-07-11 14:59:01', '2012-07-11 13:59:01', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=517', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(518, 283, '2012-07-11 14:47:07', '2012-07-11 13:47:07', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTWlu7fDWk5PNrd9xX35ev7-6apIvmwWUE3YiLTpFO3DHXfkM7M\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"150\" data-height=\"188\" data-width=\"269\" />It\'s a long time since I\'ve had any major dental work. About 3 years ago I had a tooth break and rather than have it extracted I just asked the dentist to fill it. Eventually the filling fell out and there was some infection which led to toothache, the kind that just won\'t go away unless one takes a cocktail of paracetamol and ibuprofen. So I had to decide - extract or try to repair.\n\nThere\'s something psychological about losing teeth, a sign of weakness and of course aging so I opted for repair but before a post could be inserted in the broken tooth, the root canal had to be removed, and so to today\'s experience. I knew it was going to be a long process, over an hour and there would be two sessions but I wasn\'t prepared for my mouth to be wrapped in latex and it to be stretched open for the whole process. No it wasn\'t painful thanks to plenty of anaesthetic but it was uncomfortable and six hours later my jaw still feels as though it has been dislocated and the numbness hasn\'t receded completely however there\'s no pain or discomfort for which I\'m really grateful. Am I looking forward to the next session in August? Certainly not but it isn\'t as bad as my imagination', 'Root Canal Experience', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '517-revision', '', '', '2012-07-11 14:47:07', '2012-07-11 13:47:07', '', 517, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/518', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(519, 283, '2012-07-11 14:58:43', '2012-07-11 13:58:43', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTWlu7fDWk5PNrd9xX35ev7-6apIvmwWUE3YiLTpFO3DHXfkM7M\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"150\" data-height=\"188\" data-width=\"269\" />It\'s a long time since I\'ve had any major dental work. About 3 years ago I had a tooth break and rather than have it extracted I just asked the dentist to fill it. Eventually the filling fell out and there was some infection which led to toothache, the kind that just won\'t go away unless one takes a cocktail of paracetamol and ibuprofen. So I had to decide - extract or try to repair.\n\nThere\'s something psychological about losing teeth, a sign of weakness and of course aging so I opted for repair but before a post could be inserted in the broken tooth, the root canal had to be removed, and so to today\'s experience. I knew it was going to be a long process, over an hour and there would be two sessions but I wasn\'t prepared for my mouth to be wrapped in latex and it to be stretched open for the whole process. No it wasn\'t painful thanks to plenty of anaesthetic but it was uncomfortable and six hours later my jaw still feels as though it has been dislocated and the numbness hasn\'t receded completely however there\'s no pain or discomfort for which I\'m really grateful. Am I looking forward to the next session in August? Certainly not but it isn\'t as bad as my imagination conjured up.\n\nFor a YouTube demonstration (not for the faint hearted) <a title=\"Root Canal Demo\" href=\"http://youtu.be/QeJ7drT0JCI\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Root Canal Experience', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '517-autosave', '', '', '2012-07-11 14:58:43', '2012-07-11 13:58:43', '', 517, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/519', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(520, 283, '2012-07-11 14:47:32', '2012-07-11 13:47:32', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTWlu7fDWk5PNrd9xX35ev7-6apIvmwWUE3YiLTpFO3DHXfkM7M\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"150\" data-height=\"188\" data-width=\"269\" />It\'s a long time since I\'ve had any major dental work. About 3 years ago I had a tooth break and rather than have it extracted I just asked the dentist to fill it. Eventually the filling fell out and there was some infection which led to toothache, the kind that just won\'t go away unless one takes a cocktail of paracetamol and ibuprofen. So I had to decide - extract or try to repair.\r\n\r\nThere\'s something psychological about losing teeth, a sign of weakness and of course aging so I opted for repair but before a post could be inserted in the broken tooth, the root canal had to be removed, and so to today\'s experience. I knew it was going to be a long process, over an hour and there would be two sessions but I wasn\'t prepared for my mouth to be wrapped in latex and it to be stretched open for the whole process. No it wasn\'t painful thanks to plenty of anaesthetic but it was uncomfortable and six hours later my jaw still feels as though it has been dislocated and the numbness hasn\'t receded completely however there\'s no pain or discomfort for which I\'m really grateful. Am I looking forward to the next session in August? Certainly not but it isn\'t as bad as my imagination conjured up.', 'Root Canal Experience', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '517-revision-2', '', '', '2012-07-11 14:47:32', '2012-07-11 13:47:32', '', 517, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/520', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(524, 283, '2012-07-26 16:06:12', '2012-07-26 15:06:12', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=523\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-523\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-523 alignleft\" title=\"Batman-Film(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Batman-FilmJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had some Tesco cinema vouchers that were going to run out at the end of the month so we decided to spend a very hot evening in the air-conditioned surrounds of the local multiplex.\n\nIt was too long in some places with quite a bit of sentimentality in the middle when this could have been cut out. The producer seemed to temporarily forget that Batman is an action hero and without the action there is no story. There was one section where Batman had been beaten and is dragged off with bare feet. There is a similarity with Jesus being dragged off to the cross. Later Batman manages to escape from a prison by climbing out of a hole and the symbolism to “rolling away the stone” is fairly obvious - so the super action hero is not a new story by any means.\n\nI know the film is a complete invention and I tried hard to lose touch with reality, I honestly did, but when Batman gets out of his wonderful flying vehicle that could destroy anything in its path so that he can go hand to hand with someone who had already beaten him – no, sorry, it was an act of insanity and jarred me\n\nEventually, after two and half hours, all\'s well that ends well. The baddies are dead and the good guys live to fight another day. So what\'s new.\n\nI cannot recommend the film but I\'d watch it again when it reaches TV.', 'Batman the Dark Knight Rises', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '522-revision', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:06:12', '2012-07-26 15:06:12', '', 522, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/524', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(525, 283, '2012-07-26 16:06:30', '2012-07-26 15:06:30', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=523\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-523\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-523 alignleft\" title=\"Batman-Film(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Batman-FilmJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had some Tesco cinema vouchers that were going to run out at the end of the month so we decided to spend a very hot evening in the air-conditioned surrounds of the local multiplex.\r\n\r\nIt was too long in some places with quite a bit of sentimentality in the middle when this could have been cut out. The producer seemed to temporarily forget that Batman is an action hero and without the action there is no story. There was one section where Batman had been beaten and is dragged off with bare feet. There is a similarity with Jesus being dragged off to the cross. Later Batman manages to escape from a prison by climbing out of a hole and the symbolism to “rolling away the stone” is fairly obvious - so the super action hero is not a new story by any means.\r\n\r\nI know the film is a complete invention and I tried hard to lose touch with reality, I honestly did, but when Batman gets out of his wonderful flying vehicle that could destroy anything in its path so that he can go hand to hand with someone who had already beaten him – no, sorry, it was an act of insanity and jarred with me.\r\n\r\nEventually, after two and half hours, all\'s well that ends well. The baddies are dead and the good guys live to fight another day. So what\'s new?\r\n\r\nI cannot recommend the film but I\'d watch it again when it reaches TV.', 'Batman the Dark Knight Rises', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '522-revision-2', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:06:30', '2012-07-26 15:06:30', '', 522, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/525', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(526, 283, '2012-07-26 16:07:39', '2012-07-26 15:07:39', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/522/batman-filmjul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-523\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-523 alignleft\" title=\"Batman-Film(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Batman-FilmJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had some Tesco cinema vouchers that were going to run out at the end of the month so we decided to spend a very hot evening in the air-conditioned surrounds of the local multiplex.\n\nIt was too long in some places with quite a bit of sentimentality in the middle when this could have been cut out. The producer seemed to temporarily forget that Batman is an action hero and without the action there is no story. There was one section where Batman had been beaten and is dragged off with bare feet. There is a similarity with Jesus being dragged off to the cross. Later Batman manages to escape from a prison by climbing out of a hole and the symbolism to “rolling away the stone” is fairly obvious - so the super action hero is not a new story by any means.\n\nI know the film is a complete invention and I tried hard to lose touch with reality, I honestly did, but when Batman gets out of his wonderful flying vehicle that could destroy anything in its path so that he can go hand to hand with someone who had already beaten him – no, sorry, it was an act of insanity and jarred with me.\n\nEventually, after two and half hours, all\'s well that ends well. The baddies are dead and the good guys live to fight another day. So what\'s new?\n\nI cannot recommend the film but I\'d watch it again when it reaches TV.', 'Batman the Dark Knight Rises', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '522-autosave', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:07:39', '2012-07-26 15:07:39', '', 522, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/526', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(527, 283, '2012-07-26 16:06:30', '2012-07-26 15:06:30', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/522/batman-filmjul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-523\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-523 alignleft\" title=\"Batman-Film(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Batman-FilmJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had some Tesco cinema vouchers that were going to run out at the end of the month so we decided to spend a very hot evening in the air-conditioned surrounds of the local multiplex.\r\n\r\nIt was too long in some places with quite a bit of sentimentality in the middle when this could have been cut out. The producer seemed to temporarily forget that Batman is an action hero and without the action there is no story. There was one section where Batman had been beaten and is dragged off with bare feet. There is a similarity with Jesus being dragged off to the cross. Later Batman manages to escape from a prison by climbing out of a hole and the symbolism to “rolling away the stone” is fairly obvious - so the super action hero is not a new story by any means.\r\n\r\nI know the film is a complete invention and I tried hard to lose touch with reality, I honestly did, but when Batman gets out of his wonderful flying vehicle that could destroy anything in its path so that he can go hand to hand with someone who had already beaten him – no, sorry, it was an act of insanity and jarred with me.\r\n\r\nEventually, after two and half hours, all\'s well that ends well. The baddies are dead and the good guys live to fight another day. So what\'s new?\r\n\r\nI cannot recommend the film but I\'d watch it again when it reaches TV.', 'Batman the Dark Knight Rises', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '522-revision-3', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:06:30', '2012-07-26 15:06:30', '', 522, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/527', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(528, 283, '2012-07-26 16:26:02', '2012-07-26 15:26:02', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/392/our-housemar12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>As it was coming up to 8 weeks since our planning application was submitted I decided to contact the planners at West Lindsey Council. I received a very helpful response:\r\n\r\n\"<em>I am waiting to finalise a comment from our tree officer but apart from that I am recommending the proposal for approval and hope to get everything finalised in the next couple of days</em>\"\r\n\r\nThis sounded so positive that we nearly cracked open the champagne however we are aware of the travails of local government and decided to hold fire until we had absolute confirmation in writing. A week later, in fact on the very last day after which the planners would miss their target the tree officer raised some objections:\r\n\r\n\"<em>The trees around the edges of this land are protected by the Tree Preservation Order Market Rasen No.2 2000.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>This report is dated 2007, so the size and condition of trees may have changed since then. British Standards guidance, BS5837 - Trees in relation to construction has changed since then as there is a new 2012 standard instead of the 2005 referred to in the report. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>The root protection areas (RPA’s) are drawn on the proposed site layout plan and show that the dwellings are clear of the RPA’s, but the garage of plot 3 is within the RPA of one adjacent tree, and the access road runs across the RPA’s of many trees along the southerly boundary. It would be preferable if this dwelling and garage could be repositioned a bit further north to reduce the amount of encroachment within the RPA on its southerly side.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My main concern is the driveway shown across the RPA’s of the trees along the southerly boundary. Using traditional methods of excavations, hardcore and compaction I would not be in support of these proposals with the access drive across the RPA’s of these TPO trees. The driveway is possible using alternative methods by using a geotextile membrane over the ground surface and then a cellular confinement system on top. The individual cells are then filled with appropriate clean hardcore and a finished surface can then be laid on top or left with a gravel finish. A cellular confinement system avoids the need for excavations and spreads the load to minimise soil compaction and root damage. It also allows air and water to reach the roots below the cellular confinement system. Some of these trees are in poor condition and the report recommends removing four trees, but this would still leave several trees with the proposed driveway across their RPA’s.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Also of some concern is the affects to the ash tree (A1 ash, in TPO W1) to the north side of the site entrance. The pillars and driveway are within the ash RPA and would sever roots important for the trees survival. Ash are shallow rooting trees and do not like root disturbance which can lead to crown dieback and decline. This tree is described in the tree report as ‘fair’ with a remaining life expectancy of 10 years, and has been given a category rating of ‘C’ as described in the BS5837. Category C trees are of low quality and are unremarkable with very limited merit or have impaired condition or are in groups that offer low or transient landscape benefit. Due to the condition of the tree (according to the report) it may be more appropriate to remove this tree or carry out a crown reduction in preparation for root reductions if the development proposals gain permission. If this tree is removed, it would be preferable for a replacement tree to be planted.</em>\"\r\n\r\nThis news after getting such a positive message from the planner was devastating and I went into a very dark place. Our architect has been very helpful and has agreed that we will do what is necessary to protect the roots under the drive and suggested that we remove the tree nearest our garage and replace it with another once the building work is complete. We are still waiting for a response.\r\n\r\nThe power of the tree officer far exceeds what is natural and whilst we wouldn\'t want to harm any of the trees on the site as they are a wonderul asset we don\'t want this to stop the project.', 'House Project Update', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'house-project-update-2', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:58:22', '2012-09-08 10:58:22', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=528', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(529, 283, '2012-07-26 16:25:12', '2012-07-26 15:25:12', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/392/our-housemar12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>As it was coming up to 8 weeks since our planning application was submitted I decided to contact the planners at West Lindsey Council. I received a very helpful response:\n\n\"<em>I am waiting to finalise a comment from our tree officer but apart from that I am recommending the proposal for approval and hope to get everything finalised in the next couple of days</em>\"\n\nThis sounded so positive that we nearly cracked open the champagne however we are aware of the travails of local government and decided to hold fire until we had absolute confirmation in writing. A week later, in fact on the very last day after which the planners would miss their target the tree officer raised some objections:\n\n\"<em>The trees around the edges of this land are protected by the Tree Preservation Order Market Rasen No.2 2000.</em>\n\n<em>This report is dated 2007, so the size and condition of trees may have changed since then. British Standards guidance, BS5837 - Trees in relation to construction has changed since then as there is a new 2012 standard instead of the 2005 referred to in the report. </em>\n\n<em>The root protection areas (RPA’s) are drawn on the proposed site layout plan and show that the dwellings are clear of the RPA’s, but the garage of plot 3 is within the RPA of one adjacent tree, and the access road runs across the RPA’s of many trees along the southerly boundary. It would be preferable if this dwelling and garage could be repositioned a bit further north to reduce the amount of encroachment within the RPA on its southerly side.</em>\n\n<em>My main concern is the driveway shown across the RPA’s of the trees along the southerly boundary. Using traditional methods of excavations, hardcore and compaction I would not be in support of these proposals with the access drive across the RPA’s of these TPO trees. The driveway is possible using alternative methods by using a geotextile membrane over the ground surface and then a cellular confinement system on top. The individual cells are then filled with appropriate clean hardcore and a finished surface can then be laid on top or left with a gravel finish. A cellular confinement system avoids the need for excavations and spreads the load to minimise soil compaction and root damage. It also allows air and water to reach the roots below the cellular confinement system. Some of these trees are in poor condition and the report recommends removing four trees, but this would still leave several trees with the proposed driveway across their RPA’s.</em>\n\n<em>Also of some concern is the affects to the ash tree (A1 ash, in TPO W1) to the north side of the site entrance. The pillars and driveway are within the ash RPA and would sever roots important for the trees survival. Ash are shallow rooting trees and do not like root disturbance which can lead to crown dieback and decline. This tree is described in the tree report as ‘fair’ with a remaining life expectancy of 10 years, and has been given a category rating of ‘C’ as described in the BS5837. Category C trees are of low quality and are unremarkable with very limited merit or have impaired condition or are in groups that offer low or transient landscape benefit. Due to the condition of the tree (according to the report) it may be more appropriate to remove this tree or carry out a crown reduction in preparation for root reductions if the development proposals gain permission. If this tree is removed, it would be preferable for a replacement tree to be planted.</em>\"\n\nThis news after getting such a positive message from the planner was devastating and I went into a very dark place. Our architect has been very helpful and has agreed that we will do what is necessary to protect the roots under the drive and suggested that we remove the tree nearest our garage and replace it with another once the building work is complete. We are still waiting for a response.\n\nThe power of the tree officer far exceeds what is natural and whilst we wouldn\'t want to harm any of the trees on the site as they are a wonderul', 'House Project Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '528-revision', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:25:12', '2012-07-26 15:25:12', '', 528, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/529', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(530, 283, '2012-07-26 16:27:10', '2012-07-26 15:27:10', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/392/our-housemar12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>As it was coming up to 8 weeks since our planning application was submitted I decided to contact the planners at West Lindsey Council. I received a very helpful response:\n\n\"<em>I am waiting to finalise a comment from our tree officer but apart from that I am recommending the proposal for approval and hope to get everything finalised in the next couple of days</em>\"\n\nThis sounded so positive that we nearly cracked open the champagne however we are aware of the travails of local government and decided to hold fire until we had absolute confirmation in writing. A week later, in fact on the very last day after which the planners would miss their target the tree officer raised some objections:\n\n\"<em>The trees around the edges of this land are protected by the Tree Preservation Order Market Rasen No.2 2000.</em>\n\n<em>This report is dated 2007, so the size and condition of trees may have changed since then. British Standards guidance, BS5837 - Trees in relation to construction has changed since then as there is a new 2012 standard instead of the 2005 referred to in the report. </em>\n\n<em>The root protection areas (RPA’s) are drawn on the proposed site layout plan and show that the dwellings are clear of the RPA’s, but the garage of plot 3 is within the RPA of one adjacent tree, and the access road runs across the RPA’s of many trees along the southerly boundary. It would be preferable if this dwelling and garage could be repositioned a bit further north to reduce the amount of encroachment within the RPA on its southerly side.</em>\n\n<em>My main concern is the driveway shown across the RPA’s of the trees along the southerly boundary. Using traditional methods of excavations, hardcore and compaction I would not be in support of these proposals with the access drive across the RPA’s of these TPO trees. The driveway is possible using alternative methods by using a geotextile membrane over the ground surface and then a cellular confinement system on top. The individual cells are then filled with appropriate clean hardcore and a finished surface can then be laid on top or left with a gravel finish. A cellular confinement system avoids the need for excavations and spreads the load to minimise soil compaction and root damage. It also allows air and water to reach the roots below the cellular confinement system. Some of these trees are in poor condition and the report recommends removing four trees, but this would still leave several trees with the proposed driveway across their RPA’s.</em>\n\n<em>Also of some concern is the affects to the ash tree (A1 ash, in TPO W1) to the north side of the site entrance. The pillars and driveway are within the ash RPA and would sever roots important for the trees survival. Ash are shallow rooting trees and do not like root disturbance which can lead to crown dieback and decline. This tree is described in the tree report as ‘fair’ with a remaining life expectancy of 10 years, and has been given a category rating of ‘C’ as described in the BS5837. Category C trees are of low quality and are unremarkable with very limited merit or have impaired condition or are in groups that offer low or transient landscape benefit. Due to the condition of the tree (according to the report) it may be more appropriate to remove this tree or carry out a crown reduction in preparation for root reductions if the development proposals gain permission. If this tree is removed, it would be preferable for a replacement tree to be planted.</em>\"\n\nThis news after getting such a positive message from the planner was devastating and I went into a very dark place. Our architect has been very helpful and has agreed that we will do what is necessary to protect the roots under the drive and suggested that we remove the tree nearest our garage and replace it with another once the building work is complete. We are still waiting for a response.\n\nThe power of the tree officer far exceeds what is natural and whilst we wouldn\'t want to harm any of the trees on the site as they are a wonderul asset we don\'t want this to stop the project.', 'House Project Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '528-autosave', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:27:10', '2012-07-26 15:27:10', '', 528, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/530', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(531, 283, '2012-07-26 16:26:02', '2012-07-26 15:26:02', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/392/our-housemar12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>As it was coming up to 8 weeks since our planning application was submitted I decided to contact the planners at West Lindsey Council. I received a very helpful response:\r\n\r\n\"<em>I am waiting to finalise a comment from our tree officer but apart from that I am recommending the proposal for approval and hope to get everything finalised in the next couple of days</em>\"\r\n\r\nThis sounded so positive that we nearly cracked open the champagne however we are aware of the travails of local government and decided to hold fire until we had absolute confirmation in writing. A week later, in fact on the very last day after which the planners would miss their target the tree officer raised some objections:\r\n\r\n\"<em>The trees around the edges of this land are protected by the Tree Preservation Order Market Rasen No.2 2000.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>This report is dated 2007, so the size and condition of trees may have changed since then. British Standards guidance, BS5837 - Trees in relation to construction has changed since then as there is a new 2012 standard instead of the 2005 referred to in the report. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>The root protection areas (RPA’s) are drawn on the proposed site layout plan and show that the dwellings are clear of the RPA’s, but the garage of plot 3 is within the RPA of one adjacent tree, and the access road runs across the RPA’s of many trees along the southerly boundary. It would be preferable if this dwelling and garage could be repositioned a bit further north to reduce the amount of encroachment within the RPA on its southerly side.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My main concern is the driveway shown across the RPA’s of the trees along the southerly boundary. Using traditional methods of excavations, hardcore and compaction I would not be in support of these proposals with the access drive across the RPA’s of these TPO trees. The driveway is possible using alternative methods by using a geotextile membrane over the ground surface and then a cellular confinement system on top. The individual cells are then filled with appropriate clean hardcore and a finished surface can then be laid on top or left with a gravel finish. A cellular confinement system avoids the need for excavations and spreads the load to minimise soil compaction and root damage. It also allows air and water to reach the roots below the cellular confinement system. Some of these trees are in poor condition and the report recommends removing four trees, but this would still leave several trees with the proposed driveway across their RPA’s.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Also of some concern is the affects to the ash tree (A1 ash, in TPO W1) to the north side of the site entrance. The pillars and driveway are within the ash RPA and would sever roots important for the trees survival. Ash are shallow rooting trees and do not like root disturbance which can lead to crown dieback and decline. This tree is described in the tree report as ‘fair’ with a remaining life expectancy of 10 years, and has been given a category rating of ‘C’ as described in the BS5837. Category C trees are of low quality and are unremarkable with very limited merit or have impaired condition or are in groups that offer low or transient landscape benefit. Due to the condition of the tree (according to the report) it may be more appropriate to remove this tree or carry out a crown reduction in preparation for root reductions if the development proposals gain permission. If this tree is removed, it would be preferable for a replacement tree to be planted.</em>\"\r\n\r\nThis news after getting such a positive message from the planner was devastating and I went into a very dark place. Our architect has been very helpful and has agreed that we will do what is necessary to protect the roots under the drive and suggested that we remove the tree nearest our garage and replace it with another once the building work is complete. We are still waiting for a response.\r\n\r\nThe power of the tree officer far exceeds what is natural and whilst we wouldn\'t want to harm any of the trees on the site as they are a wonderul asset we don\'t want this to stop the project.', 'House Project Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '528-revision-2', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:26:02', '2012-07-26 15:26:02', '', 528, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/531', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(532, 283, '2012-07-30 11:36:16', '2012-07-30 10:36:16', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/532/iansuejul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-533\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-533\" title=\"Ian&amp;Sue(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IanSueJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our friends, Ian and Sue, who live outside Brisbane, Australia have been on a long tour from China, through Mongolia to Russia and then Germany before coming to stay with us for two weeks. They used us as a base to see their friends and relatives and to enjoy some of the more touristy places and events that we take for granted.\r\n\r\nWe managed to get out with them on several occasions despite their gruelling itinerary and of course Jane working several days a week. They are both fanatical about wildlife and <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/532/marblewhitejul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-537\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-537\" title=\"marble white\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/marblewhitejul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>spent several days looking for butterflies in their old haunts around the county however the cold start to the year and the wet weather for most of the spring meant that even in the last few days when it has been very warm there were not many butterflies around. We took a stroll across the meadow down by the lakes and there were butterflies in profusion so it was a good end to their stay.', 'Our Visitors From Oz', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'our-visitors-from-oz', '', '', '2012-07-30 11:44:36', '2012-07-30 10:44:36', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=532', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(534, 283, '2012-07-30 11:35:38', '2012-07-30 10:35:38', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=533\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-533\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-533\" title=\"Ian&amp;Sue(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IanSueJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our friends, Ian and Sue, who live outside Brisbane, Australia have been on a long tour from China, through Mongolia to Russia and then Germany before coming to stay with us for two weeks. They used us as a base to see their friends and relatives and to enjoy some of the more touristy places and events that we take for granted.\n\nWe managed to get out with them on several occasions despite their gruelling itinerary and of course Jane working several days a week. They are both fanatical about wildlife and spent several days looking for butterflies in their old haunts around the county however the cold start to the year and the wet weather for most of the spring meant that even in the last few days when it has been very warm there were not many butterflies around. We took a stroll across the meadow down by the lakes and there were butterflies in profusi', 'Our Visitors From Oz', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '532-revision', '', '', '2012-07-30 11:35:38', '2012-07-30 10:35:38', '', 532, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/534', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(535, 283, '2012-07-30 11:36:16', '2012-07-30 10:36:16', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=533\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-533\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-533\" title=\"Ian&amp;Sue(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IanSueJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our friends, Ian and Sue, who live outside Brisbane, Australia have been on a long tour from China, through Mongolia to Russia and then Germany before coming to stay with us for two weeks. They used us as a base to see their friends and relatives and to enjoy some of the more touristy places and events that we take for granted.\r\n\r\nWe managed to get out with them on several occasions despite their gruelling itinerary and of course Jane working several days a week. They are both fanatical about wildlife and spent several days looking for butterflies in their old haunts around the county however the cold start to the year and the wet weather for most of the spring meant that even in the last few days when it has been very warm there were not many butterflies around. We took a stroll across the meadow down by the lakes and there were butterflies in profusion so it was a good end to their stay.', 'Our Visitors From Oz', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '532-revision-2', '', '', '2012-07-30 11:36:16', '2012-07-30 10:36:16', '', 532, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/535', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(536, 283, '2012-07-30 11:44:14', '2012-07-30 10:44:14', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/532/iansuejul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-533\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-533\" title=\"Ian&amp;Sue(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IanSueJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our friends, Ian and Sue, who live outside Brisbane, Australia have been on a long tour from China, through Mongolia to Russia and then Germany before coming to stay with us for two weeks. They used us as a base to see their friends and relatives and to enjoy some of the more touristy places and events that we take for granted.\n\nWe managed to get out with them on several occasions despite their gruelling itinerary and of course Jane working several days a week. They are both fanatical about wildlife and spent several <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/532/marblewhitejul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-537\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-537\" title=\"marble white\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/marblewhitejul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>days looking for butterflies in their old haunts around the county however the cold start to the year and the wet weather for most of the spring meant that even in the last few days when it has been very warm there were not many butterflies around. We took a stroll across the meadow down by the lakes and there were butterflies in profusion so it was a good end to their stay.', 'Our Visitors From Oz', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '532-autosave', '', '', '2012-07-30 11:44:14', '2012-07-30 10:44:14', '', 532, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/536', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(537, 283, '2012-07-30 11:42:19', '2012-07-30 10:42:19', '', 'marble white', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'marblewhitejul12', '', '', '2012-07-30 11:42:19', '2012-07-30 10:42:19', '', 532, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/marblewhitejul12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(538, 283, '2012-07-30 11:36:16', '2012-07-30 10:36:16', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/532/iansuejul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-533\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-533\" title=\"Ian&amp;Sue(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IanSueJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our friends, Ian and Sue, who live outside Brisbane, Australia have been on a long tour from China, through Mongolia to Russia and then Germany before coming to stay with us for two weeks. They used us as a base to see their friends and relatives and to enjoy some of the more touristy places and events that we take for granted.\r\n\r\nWe managed to get out with them on several occasions despite their gruelling itinerary and of course Jane working several days a week. They are both fanatical about wildlife and spent several days looking for butterflies in their old haunts around the county however the cold start to the year and the wet weather for most of the spring meant that even in the last few days when it has been very warm there were not many butterflies around. We took a stroll across the meadow down by the lakes and there were butterflies in profusion so it was a good end to their stay.', 'Our Visitors From Oz', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '532-revision-3', '', '', '2012-07-30 11:36:16', '2012-07-30 10:36:16', '', 532, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/538', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(539, 283, '2012-07-30 11:42:45', '2012-07-30 10:42:45', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/532/iansuejul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-533\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-533\" title=\"Ian&amp;Sue(Jul12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IanSueJul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our friends, Ian and Sue, who live outside Brisbane, Australia have been on a long tour from China, through Mongolia to Russia and then Germany before coming to stay with us for two weeks. They used us as a base to see their friends and relatives and to enjoy some of the more touristy places and events that we take for granted.\r\n\r\nWe managed to get out with them on several occasions despite their gruelling itinerary and <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/532/marblewhitejul12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-537\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-537\" title=\"marble white\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/marblewhitejul12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>of course Jane working several days a week. They are both fanatical about wildlife and spent several days looking for butterflies in their old haunts around the county however the cold start to the year and the wet weather for most of the spring meant that even in the last few days when it has been very warm there were not many butterflies around. We took a stroll across the meadow down by the lakes and there were butterflies in profusion so it was a good end to their stay.', 'Our Visitors From Oz', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '532-revision-4', '', '', '2012-07-30 11:42:45', '2012-07-30 10:42:45', '', 532, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/539', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(541, 283, '2012-08-02 08:38:34', '2012-08-02 07:38:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/541/lady-godivaaug12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-542\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-542 alignright\" title=\"lady-godiva(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lady-godivaaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Lady Godiva came to Northampton on Tuesday.  This is a giant, automaton that has been pushed by a team of bikes starting in Coventry, via Rugby and completing its journey at the Olympics. The whole contraption is a work of art. To manouver her around the town she had  a team of people animating her arms and legs from a battery driven rig.\r\n\r\nShe came to Northampton to have a specially made pair of size 72 boots put onto her and she is picking up other items of clothes as she continues on her journey. There was a really good turn out with the streets lined by people and cafe owners coming out with cup cakes and coffee for the operators.\r\n\r\nFor more information <a href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-19060589\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a> and <a href=\"http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/giant-godiva-puppet-visits-northampton-today-1-4108458\" target=\"_blank\">here...</a>', 'Lady Godiva in Northampton', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'lady-godiva-in-northampton', '', '', '2012-08-02 08:41:54', '2012-08-02 07:41:54', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=541', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(542, 283, '2012-08-01 17:28:45', '2012-08-01 16:28:45', '', 'lady-godiva(aug12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'lady-godivaaug12', '', '', '2012-08-01 17:28:45', '2012-08-01 16:28:45', '', 541, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lady-godivaaug12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(543, 283, '2012-08-01 17:30:34', '2012-08-01 16:30:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=542\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-542\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-542\" title=\"lady-godiva(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lady-godivaaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Lady Godiva came to Northampton on Tuesday.  This is a giant, automaton', 'Lady Godiva in Northampton', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '541-revision', '', '', '2012-08-01 17:30:34', '2012-08-01 16:30:34', '', 541, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/543', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(544, 283, '2012-08-02 08:38:28', '2012-08-02 07:38:28', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=542\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-542\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-542\" title=\"lady-godiva(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lady-godivaaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Lady Godiva came to Northampton on Tuesday.  This is a giant, automaton that has been pushed by a team of bikes starting in Coventry, via Rugby and completing its journey at the Olympics. The whole contraption is a work of art. To manouver her around the town she had  a team of people animating her arms and legs from a battery driven rig.\n\nShe came to Northampton to have a specially made pair of size 72 boots put onto her and she is picking up other items of clothes as she continues on her journey. There was a really good turn out with the streets lined by people and cafe owners coming out with cup cakes and coffee for the operators.\n\nFor more information click here...', 'Lady Godiva in Northampton', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '541-revision-2', '', '', '2012-08-02 08:38:28', '2012-08-02 07:38:28', '', 541, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/544', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(545, 283, '2012-08-02 08:38:34', '2012-08-02 07:38:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=542\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-542\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-542\" title=\"lady-godiva(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lady-godivaaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Lady Godiva came to Northampton on Tuesday.  This is a giant, automaton that has been pushed by a team of bikes starting in Coventry, via Rugby and completing its journey at the Olympics. The whole contraption is a work of art. To manouver her around the town she had  a team of people animating her arms and legs from a battery driven rig.\r\n\r\nShe came to Northampton to have a specially made pair of size 72 boots put onto her and she is picking up other items of clothes as she continues on her journey. There was a really good turn out with the streets lined by people and cafe owners coming out with cup cakes and coffee for the operators.\r\n\r\nFor more information <a href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-19060589\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Lady Godiva in Northampton', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '541-revision-3', '', '', '2012-08-02 08:38:34', '2012-08-02 07:38:34', '', 541, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/545', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(546, 283, '2012-08-02 08:38:34', '2012-08-02 07:38:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/541/lady-godivaaug12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-542\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-542\" title=\"lady-godiva(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lady-godivaaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Lady Godiva came to Northampton on Tuesday.  This is a giant, automaton that has been pushed by a team of bikes starting in Coventry, via Rugby and completing its journey at the Olympics. The whole contraption is a work of art. To manouver her around the town she had  a team of people animating her arms and legs from a battery driven rig.\r\n\r\nShe came to Northampton to have a specially made pair of size 72 boots put onto her and she is picking up other items of clothes as she continues on her journey. There was a really good turn out with the streets lined by people and cafe owners coming out with cup cakes and coffee for the operators.\r\n\r\nFor more information <a href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-19060589\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Lady Godiva in Northampton', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '541-revision-4', '', '', '2012-08-02 08:38:34', '2012-08-02 07:38:34', '', 541, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/546', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(547, 283, '2012-08-02 08:41:02', '2012-08-02 07:41:02', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/541/lady-godivaaug12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-542\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-542\" title=\"lady-godiva(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lady-godivaaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Lady Godiva came to Northampton on Tuesday.  This is a giant, automaton that has been pushed by a team of bikes starting in Coventry, via Rugby and completing its journey at the Olympics. The whole contraption is a work of art. To manouver her around the town she had  a team of people animating her arms and legs from a battery driven rig.\r\n\r\nShe came to Northampton to have a specially made pair of size 72 boots put onto her and she is picking up other items of clothes as she continues on her journey. There was a really good turn out with the streets lined by people and cafe owners coming out with cup cakes and coffee for the operators.\r\n\r\nFor more information <a href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-19060589\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a> and <a href=\"http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/giant-godiva-puppet-visits-northampton-today-1-4108458\" target=\"_blank\">here...</a>', 'Lady Godiva in Northampton', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '541-revision-5', '', '', '2012-08-02 08:41:02', '2012-08-02 07:41:02', '', 541, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/547', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(548, 283, '2012-08-03 18:05:04', '2012-08-03 17:05:04', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/548/house-martins-fledgeaug12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-549\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-549\" title=\"house-martins-fledge(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/house-martins-fledgeaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>When we first moved into the Pig Yard we had swallows nesting in one of the barns and after some building work they went only to find a new home in our open garages. Over the years the swallows haven\'t been too successful and they frequently swap nests after one brood dies in the nest.\r\n\r\nFor the first time this year we\'ve had house martins nesting under the eaves of the garage and to our delight they finished the nest and we could hear the brood twittering away. If they could tweet they would have told this story themselves on twitter but they can\'t so they didn\'t. This week the youngsters have fledged and flown the nest. I think this is one of the adults sitting with the last bird to fly. In total we think there were three youngsters so not a bad outcome. We just hope the swallows do as well.', 'House Martins Fledge', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'house-martins-fledge', '', '', '2012-08-03 18:05:04', '2012-08-03 17:05:04', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=548', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(549, 283, '2012-08-03 18:00:17', '2012-08-03 17:00:17', '', 'house-martins-fledge(aug12)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'house-martins-fledgeaug12', '', '', '2012-08-03 18:00:17', '2012-08-03 17:00:17', '', 548, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/house-martins-fledgeaug12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(550, 283, '2012-08-03 18:04:34', '2012-08-03 17:04:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=549\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-549\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-549\" title=\"house-martins-fledge(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/house-martins-fledgeaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>When we first moved into the Pig Yard we had swallows nesting in one of the barns and after some building work they went only to find a new home in our open garages. Over the years the swallows haven\'t been too successful and they frequently swap nests after one brood dies in the nest.\n\nFor the first time this year we\'ve had house martins nesting under the eaves of the garage and to our delight they finished the nest and we could hear the brood twittering away. If they could tweet they would have told this story themselves on twitter but they can\'t so they didn\'t. This week the youngsters have fledged and flown the nest. I think this is one of the adults sitting with the last bird to fly. In total we think there were three youngsters so not a bad outcome. We just hope the swallows d', 'House Martins Fledge', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '548-revision', '', '', '2012-08-03 18:04:34', '2012-08-03 17:04:34', '', 548, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/550', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(551, 283, '2012-08-03 18:05:04', '2012-08-03 17:05:04', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=549\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-549\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-549\" title=\"house-martins-fledge(aug12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/house-martins-fledgeaug12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>When we first moved into the Pig Yard we had swallows nesting in one of the barns and after some building work they went only to find a new home in our open garages. Over the years the swallows haven\'t been too successful and they frequently swap nests after one brood dies in the nest.\r\n\r\nFor the first time this year we\'ve had house martins nesting under the eaves of the garage and to our delight they finished the nest and we could hear the brood twittering away. If they could tweet they would have told this story themselves on twitter but they can\'t so they didn\'t. This week the youngsters have fledged and flown the nest. I think this is one of the adults sitting with the last bird to fly. In total we think there were three youngsters so not a bad outcome. We just hope the swallows do as well.', 'House Martins Fledge', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '548-revision-2', '', '', '2012-08-03 18:05:04', '2012-08-03 17:05:04', '', 548, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/551', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(552, 283, '2012-08-03 18:16:26', '2012-08-03 17:16:26', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/392/our-housemar12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Yippee!!! We received notification today that we have been given planning consent. There are a few conditions but nothing that surprises us. We have to say what the houses will be clad in; give plans of the hard and soft landscaping; write a scheme for archaeological investigation; and construction of the drive which must protect the roots of the trees.\r\n\r\nSo we can now move ahead with the next stages: purchase the land; select a timber frame company; make sure we comply with the conditions; select a company to start putting in the services and the foundations.', 'House Planning Update', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'house-planning-update', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:58:11', '2012-09-08 10:58:11', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=552', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(553, 283, '2012-08-03 18:16:01', '2012-08-03 17:16:01', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/392/our-housemar12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Yippe!!! We recieved notification today that we have been given planning consent. There are a few conditions but nothing that surprises us. We have to say what the houses will be clad in; give plans of the hard and soft landscaping; write a scheme for archaeological investigation; and construction of the drive which must protect the roots of the trees.\n\nSo we can now move ahead with the next stages: purchase the land; select a timber frame company; make sure we comply with the conditions; select a company to start putting in the services and the foundations.', 'House Planning Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '552-revision', '', '', '2012-08-03 18:16:01', '2012-08-03 17:16:01', '', 552, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/553', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(555, 283, '2024-03-31 11:08:27', '2012-08-03 17:23:26', 'Anything to do with the house project', '', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', '555', '', '', '2024-03-31 11:08:27', '2024-03-31 10:08:27', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=555', 5, 'nav_menu_item', '', 0),
(754, 283, '2012-11-08 11:16:36', '2012-11-08 11:16:36', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/676/joan-armatradingnov12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-677\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-677\" title=\"joan-armatrading(nov12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/joan-armatradingnov12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"263\" /></a>Joan Armatrading has been a favourite of ours for over 30 years and as Jane said as we walked away from the theatre, \"she never disappoints her audience\". For Joan\'s biography <a title=\"Joan Armatrading\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Armatrading\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\nShe was supported by an up and coming singer songwriter called <a title=\"Jimmy Brewer\" href=\"http://www.jimmybrewer.co.uk/#!home/mainPage\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Brewer </a>who did 3 interesting songs and was followed by a more experienced modern folk, singer song writer <a title=\"Chris Wood\" href=\"http://www.chriswoodmusic.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Wood</a>. Both were competent but it was easy to see that Chris Wood has been on the circuit for many years because his singing and guitar playing were very relaxed; many of his songs had a modern political slant.\r\n\r\nJoan\'s concert was a wonderful mixture of some of her old and new songs which had the audience singing along, clapping and having a great time. The last time we saw her she focussed very much on her guitar playing, which is brilliant, however this time there were more songs when she put her guitar down and just concentrated on the singing. I thought she looked a bit awkward without the guitar but Jane disagreed and thought she appeared relaxed and very at ease with herself and her music.\r\n\r\nHer set list consisted of: Show Some Emotion; Single Life, Close To Me; All the Way From America; Crazy; A Woman In Love; Tell Me; Love And Affection; Tall In The Saddle; My Baby\'s Gone; Starlight; The Weakness in Me; Cool Blue Stole My Heart; You Rope You Tie Me; Kissin\' And A\' Huggin\'; (I Love It When You) Call Me Names; Best Dress On; Me Myself I; Encore: Drop The Pilot; Summer Kisses. Sadly there was no Willow but hopefully next time.', 'Joan Armatrading @ Derngate', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '676-revision-4', '', '', '2012-11-08 11:16:36', '2012-11-08 11:16:36', '', 676, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/754', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(559, 283, '2024-03-31 11:08:27', '2012-08-03 17:24:18', ' ', '', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', '559', '', '', '2024-03-31 11:08:27', '2024-03-31 10:08:27', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=559', 1, 'nav_menu_item', '', 0),
(560, 283, '2012-08-03 18:40:01', '2012-08-03 17:40:01', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/560/samsung-galaxy-tab2-10\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-561\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-561\" title=\"samsung-galaxy-tab2-10\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/samsung-galaxy-tab2-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>I was getting a bit depressed about the planning consent taking so long that I just had to get some retail therapy. Our old netbook was reaching the end of its useful life and it was such a pain to wait for it to wind itself up whenever I wanted to send and email, check the Internet or Skype.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t want an iPad because I\'ve fallen out with the Apple approach to technology and commerce. It seems they believe they can litigate their way into making even greater profits. If Henry Ford had taken the same approach to cars we would all be driving around in Fords and they would all look the same, possible black.\r\n\r\nIn a recent court case a UK judge sayed the Samsung Tablet wasn\'t the same as the iPad because the Galaxy Tab wasn\'t \"cool enough\" so you couldn\'t think of a better reason for buying one. So if you want an iPad but don\'t want to buy an Apple buy the Galaxy Tab.\r\n\r\nIt works really well although the predictive text isn\'t the same as the software on the Galaxy S3 smartphone and I\'ve had to turn it off. Other than that it is faultless - good screen, fast, plenty of Apps - so that\'s all good then!', 'Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'samsung-galaxy-tab-2-10-1', '', '', '2012-08-03 18:40:01', '2012-08-03 17:40:01', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=560', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(562, 283, '2012-08-03 18:39:21', '2012-08-03 17:39:21', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=561\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-561\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-561\" title=\"samsung-galaxy-tab2-10\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/samsung-galaxy-tab2-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>I was getting a bit depressed about the planning consent taking so long that I just had to get some retail therapy. Our old netbook was reaching the end of its useful life and it was such a pain to wait for it to wind itself up whenever I wanted to send and email, check the Internet or Skype.\n\nI didn\'t want an iPad because I\'ve fallen out with the Apple approach to technology and commerce. It seems they believe they can litigate their way into making even greater profits. If Henry Ford had taken the same approach to cars we would all be driving around in Fords and they would all look the same, possible black.\n\nIn a recent court case a UK judge sayed the Samsung Tablet wasn\'t the same as the IPad because the Galaxy Tab wasn\'t \"cool enough\" so you couldn\'t think of a better reason for buying one. So if you want an iPad but don\'t want to buy an Apple buy the Galaxy Tab.\n\nIt works really well although the predictive text isn\'t the same as the software on the Galaxy S3 smartphone and I\'ve had to turn it off. Other than that it is faultless - good screen, fast, plenty of Apps -', 'Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '560-revision', '', '', '2012-08-03 18:39:21', '2012-08-03 17:39:21', '', 560, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/562', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(563, 283, '2012-08-03 18:40:01', '2012-08-03 17:40:01', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=561\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-561\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-561\" title=\"samsung-galaxy-tab2-10\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/samsung-galaxy-tab2-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>I was getting a bit depressed about the planning consent taking so long that I just had to get some retail therapy. Our old netbook was reaching the end of its useful life and it was such a pain to wait for it to wind itself up whenever I wanted to send and email, check the Internet or Skype.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t want an iPad because I\'ve fallen out with the Apple approach to technology and commerce. It seems they believe they can litigate their way into making even greater profits. If Henry Ford had taken the same approach to cars we would all be driving around in Fords and they would all look the same, possible black.\r\n\r\nIn a recent court case a UK judge sayed the Samsung Tablet wasn\'t the same as the iPad because the Galaxy Tab wasn\'t \"cool enough\" so you couldn\'t think of a better reason for buying one. So if you want an iPad but don\'t want to buy an Apple buy the Galaxy Tab.\r\n\r\nIt works really well although the predictive text isn\'t the same as the software on the Galaxy S3 smartphone and I\'ve had to turn it off. Other than that it is faultless - good screen, fast, plenty of Apps - so that\'s all good then!', 'Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '560-revision-2', '', '', '2012-08-03 18:40:01', '2012-08-03 17:40:01', '', 560, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/563', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(565, 283, '2012-08-16 09:47:40', '2012-08-16 08:47:40', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/565/revised-front-view-14aug12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-566\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-566\" title=\"Revised-front-view-14Aug12\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Revised-front-view-14Aug12-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>Although we have received planning permission to go ahead with our project there are conditions. The one affecting our plot is that we have to move the garage one metre away from the roots of a lime tree. Initially we just sacrificed the passageway between house and garage but after further consideration we came up with the idea of moving the garage in front of the house and moving the house 3 metres south and the garage 2 metres north so it will look something like the illustration. Such a change may require us going through a full planning application which we would wish to avoid because it would delay everyone by another 8 weeks.\r\n\r\nOn Monday we met with the architect, James, our conveyancer, the estate agent and the vendors. Everything is moving along quite well and it is starting to dawn us the amount of work we have to put into the project and the myriad of decisions we will need to make.', 'House Plan Changes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'house-plan-changes', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:57:50', '2012-09-08 10:57:50', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=565', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(566, 283, '2012-08-16 09:41:45', '2012-08-16 08:41:45', '', 'Revised-front-view-14Aug12', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'revised-front-view-14aug12', '', '', '2012-08-16 09:41:45', '2012-08-16 08:41:45', '', 565, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Revised-front-view-14Aug12.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(567, 283, '2012-08-16 09:46:46', '2012-08-16 08:46:46', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=566\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-566\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-566\" title=\"Revised-front-view-14Aug12\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Revised-front-view-14Aug12-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>Although we have received planning permission to go ahead with our project there are conditions. The one affecting our plot is that we have to move the garage one metre away from the roots of a lime tree. Initially we just sacrificed the passageway between house and garage but after further consideration we came up with the idea of moving the garage in front of the house and moving the house 3 metres south and the garage 2 metres north so it will look something like the illustration. Such a change may require us going through a full planning application which we would wish to avoid because it would delay everyone by another 8 weeks.\n\nOn Monday we met with the architect, James, our conveyancer, the estate agent and the vendors. Everything is moving along quite well and it is starting to dawn us the', 'House Plan Changes', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '565-revision', '', '', '2012-08-16 09:46:46', '2012-08-16 08:46:46', '', 565, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/567', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(568, 283, '2012-08-16 09:47:40', '2012-08-16 08:47:40', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=566\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-566\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-566\" title=\"Revised-front-view-14Aug12\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Revised-front-view-14Aug12-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>Although we have received planning permission to go ahead with our project there are conditions. The one affecting our plot is that we have to move the garage one metre away from the roots of a lime tree. Initially we just sacrificed the passageway between house and garage but after further consideration we came up with the idea of moving the garage in front of the house and moving the house 3 metres south and the garage 2 metres north so it will look something like the illustration. Such a change may require us going through a full planning application which we would wish to avoid because it would delay everyone by another 8 weeks.\r\n\r\nOn Monday we met with the architect, James, our conveyancer, the estate agent and the vendors. Everything is moving along quite well and it is starting to dawn us the amount of work we have to put into the project and the myriad of decisions we will need to make.', 'House Plan Changes', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '565-revision-2', '', '', '2012-08-16 09:47:40', '2012-08-16 08:47:40', '', 565, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/568', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(569, 283, '2012-08-16 09:47:46', '2012-08-16 08:47:46', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=566\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-566\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-566\" title=\"Revised-front-view-14Aug12\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Revised-front-view-14Aug12-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>Although we have received planning permission to go ahead with our project there are conditions. The one affecting our plot is that we have to move the garage one metre away from the roots of a lime tree. Initially we just sacrificed the passageway between house and garage but after further consideration we came up with the idea of moving the garage in front of the house and moving the house 3 metres south and the garage 2 metres north so it will look something like the illustration. Such a change may require us going through a full planning application which we would wish to avoid because it would delay everyone by another 8 weeks.\n\nOn Monday we met with the architect, James, our conveyancer, the estate agent and the vendors. Everything is moving along quite well and it is starting to dawn us the amount of work we have to put into the project and the myriad of decisions we will need to make.', 'House Plan Changes', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '565-autosave', '', '', '2012-08-16 09:47:46', '2012-08-16 08:47:46', '', 565, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/569', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(570, 283, '2012-08-16 09:47:40', '2012-08-16 08:47:40', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/565/revised-front-view-14aug12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-566\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-566\" title=\"Revised-front-view-14Aug12\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Revised-front-view-14Aug12-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>Although we have received planning permission to go ahead with our project there are conditions. The one affecting our plot is that we have to move the garage one metre away from the roots of a lime tree. Initially we just sacrificed the passageway between house and garage but after further consideration we came up with the idea of moving the garage in front of the house and moving the house 3 metres south and the garage 2 metres north so it will look something like the illustration. Such a change may require us going through a full planning application which we would wish to avoid because it would delay everyone by another 8 weeks.\r\n\r\nOn Monday we met with the architect, James, our conveyancer, the estate agent and the vendors. Everything is moving along quite well and it is starting to dawn us the amount of work we have to put into the project and the myriad of decisions we will need to make.', 'House Plan Changes', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '565-revision-3', '', '', '2012-08-16 09:47:40', '2012-08-16 08:47:40', '', 565, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/570', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(571, 283, '2012-08-20 15:48:43', '2012-08-20 14:48:43', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/571/2011-09-25-1177-web\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-573\"><img class=\"wp-image-573 alignleft\" title=\"Cycle4Cynthia 2011\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2011-09-25-1177-web-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"234\" /></a>For the seventh year running we\'ve entered the Cycle4Cynthia event. For the past two years we\'ve completed the 50 mile course and once again we\'ve decided to go for it again. We\'re not the fastest on the course, neither are we lycra clad but we aim to get home before it gets dark.\r\n\r\nIn order not to disappoint our many supporters and sponsors we take our training seriously. Two weeks ago we spent the Saturday cycling to Banbury and back; <a title=\"Banbury Route\" href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=214285505990944649412.0004c7b37a13f335042a3\" target=\"_blank\">click here to see the route...</a> a total of 49 miles. It was tough going on the way back because it was against a brisk wind.\r\n\r\nLast Sunday despite temperatures reaching 30 degrees celsius we cycled to Wakefield Lodge and back a total of 30 miles; <a title=\"Wakefield Lodge\" href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=214285505990944649412.0004c79d5575297519447\" target=\"_blank\">click here to see the route...</a> We decided to avoid all major roads and therefore we had completed nearly 18 miles by the time we reached our destination and then took a very overgrown path along the canal from Yardley Gobion on the way back.\r\n\r\nIf you haven\'t already sponsored us but would like to then <a title=\"Sponsorship Link\" href=\"http://email.virginmoneygiving.com/re?l=Be30n82I405hh8hIh5pcf3vkI&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.virginmoneygiving.com%2FStephen.Jane_McCarthy&amp;s=FFNCFCPDHGHIGABH\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Cycle4Cynthia', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'cycle4cynthia-2', '', '', '2012-08-20 15:48:43', '2012-08-20 14:48:43', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=571', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(573, 283, '2012-08-20 15:33:26', '2012-08-20 14:33:26', '', 'Cycle4Cynthia 2011', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '2011-09-25-1177-web', '', '', '2012-08-20 15:33:26', '2012-08-20 14:33:26', '', 571, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2011-09-25-1177-web.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(574, 283, '2012-08-20 15:48:34', '2012-08-20 14:48:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=573\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-573\"><img class=\"wp-image-573 alignleft\" title=\"Cycle4Cynthia 2011\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2011-09-25-1177-web-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"234\" /></a>For the seventh year running we\'ve entered the Cycle4Cynthia event. For the past two years we\'ve completed the 50 mile course and once again we\'ve decided to go for it again. We\'re not the fastest on the course, neither are we lycra clad but we aim to get home before it gets dark.\n\nIn order not to disappoint our many supporters and sponsors we take our training seriously. Two weeks ago we spent the Saturday cycling to Banbury and back; <a title=\"Banbury Route\" href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=214285505990944649412.0004c7b37a13f335042a3\" target=\"_blank\">click here to see the route...</a> a total of 49 miles. It was tough going on the way back because it was against a brisk wind.\n\nLast Sunday despite temperatures reaching 30 degrees celsius we cycled to Wakefield Lodge and back a total of 30 miles; <a title=\"Wakefield Lodge\" href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=214285505990944649412.0004c79d5575297519447\" target=\"_blank\">click here to see the route...</a> We decided to avoid all major roads and therefore we had completed nearly 18 miles by the time we reached our destination and then took a very overgrown path along the canal from Yardley Gobion on the way back.\n\nIf you haven\'t already sponsored us but would like to then <a title=\"Sponsorship Link\" href=\"http://email.virginmoneygiving.com/re?l=Be30n82I405hh8hIh5pcf3vkI&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.virginmoneygiving.com%2FStephen.Jane_McCarthy&amp;s=FFNCFCPDHGHIGABH\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Cycle4Cynthia', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '571-revision', '', '', '2012-08-20 15:48:34', '2012-08-20 14:48:34', '', 571, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/574', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(575, 283, '2012-08-20 15:48:43', '2012-08-20 14:48:43', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=573\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-573\"><img class=\"wp-image-573 alignleft\" title=\"Cycle4Cynthia 2011\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2011-09-25-1177-web-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"234\" /></a>For the seventh year running we\'ve entered the Cycle4Cynthia event. For the past two years we\'ve completed the 50 mile course and once again we\'ve decided to go for it again. We\'re not the fastest on the course, neither are we lycra clad but we aim to get home before it gets dark.\r\n\r\nIn order not to disappoint our many supporters and sponsors we take our training seriously. Two weeks ago we spent the Saturday cycling to Banbury and back; <a title=\"Banbury Route\" href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=214285505990944649412.0004c7b37a13f335042a3\" target=\"_blank\">click here to see the route...</a> a total of 49 miles. It was tough going on the way back because it was against a brisk wind.\r\n\r\nLast Sunday despite temperatures reaching 30 degrees celsius we cycled to Wakefield Lodge and back a total of 30 miles; <a title=\"Wakefield Lodge\" href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=214285505990944649412.0004c79d5575297519447\" target=\"_blank\">click here to see the route...</a> We decided to avoid all major roads and therefore we had completed nearly 18 miles by the time we reached our destination and then took a very overgrown path along the canal from Yardley Gobion on the way back.\r\n\r\nIf you haven\'t already sponsored us but would like to then <a title=\"Sponsorship Link\" href=\"http://email.virginmoneygiving.com/re?l=Be30n82I405hh8hIh5pcf3vkI&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.virginmoneygiving.com%2FStephen.Jane_McCarthy&amp;s=FFNCFCPDHGHIGABH\" target=\"_blank\">click here...</a>', 'Cycle4Cynthia', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '571-revision-2', '', '', '2012-08-20 15:48:43', '2012-08-20 14:48:43', '', 571, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/575', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(577, 283, '2012-08-26 13:34:05', '2012-08-26 12:34:05', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Cycle Accident\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9SHjL27JAMc13Xtr_d7tmc2ZrUsIiWDEAsVoHxFw-luXMHFKM\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"185\" data-width=\"272\" data-height=\"185\" />Someone recently said to me that all this exercise wasn\'t good for you but I don\'t think they were thinking about accidents. Yesterday we were on a short cycle because the weather didn\'t look too brilliant. We\'d been to collect Dave &amp; Lucie\'s post and were on our way back home via Kislingbury. We were cycling along a flat piece of cycle path alongside the A45 when for no good reason Jane took a serious tumble trying to wipe me out in the process.\r\n\r\nThere was a loud crack has she hit the hard ground and it was obvious that it wasn\'t looking good because she was in a lot of pain. She quickly went into shock and I went into panic mode. What do you do? Call an ambulance? I decided to call our good friends Sue &amp; Graham who came immediately and while they took Jane to Casualty I put Jane\'s bike in the care of a local nursing home; cycled like a mad thing to get home and pick up the car before heading for the hospital.\r\n\r\nI found them all in Minor Ailments and Minor Injuries (Miami) and Jane was quickly seen, assessed and x-rayed. Thankfully nothing was broken but she has a torn ligament, hence the pain, and must keep her weight off it for at least 5 days, no exercise for 3 weeks and plenty of pain killers.', 'Cycle Accident - Oh No!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'cycle-accident-oh-no', '', '', '2012-08-26 13:34:05', '2012-08-26 12:34:05', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=577', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(578, 283, '2012-08-26 13:33:35', '2012-08-26 12:33:35', '<img id=\"rg_hi\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Cycle Accident\" src=\"https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9SHjL27JAMc13Xtr_d7tmc2ZrUsIiWDEAsVoHxFw-luXMHFKM\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"185\" data-width=\"272\" data-height=\"185\" />Someone recently said to me that all this exercise wasn\'t good for you but I don\'t think they were thinking about accidents. Yesterday we were on a short cycle because the weather didn\'t look too brilliant. We\'d been to collect Dave &amp; Lucie\'s post and were on our way back home via Kislingbury. We were cycling along a flat piece of cycle path alongside the A45 when for no good reason Jane took a serious tumble trying to wipe me out in the process.\n\nThere was a loud crack has she hit the hard ground and it was obvious that it wasn\'t looking good because she was in a lot of pain. She quickly went into shock and I went into panic mode. What do you do? Call an ambulance? I decided to call our good friends Sue &amp; Graham who came immediately and while they took Jane to Casualty I put Jane\'s bike in the care of a local nursing home; cycled like a mad thing to get home and pick up the car before heading for the hospital.\n\nI found them all in Minor Ailments and Minor Injuries (Miami) and Jane was quickly seen, assessed and x-rayed. Thankfully nothing was broken but she has a torn ligament, hence the pain, and must keep her weight off it for at least 5 days, no exer', 'Cycle Accident - Oh No!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '577-revision', '', '', '2012-08-26 13:33:35', '2012-08-26 12:33:35', '', 577, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/578', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(582, 283, '2012-09-08 11:51:40', '2012-09-08 10:51:40', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=581\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-581\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-581\" title=\"jane-crutches(sept12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jane-crutchessept12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>So after Accident and Emergency told us that Jane would be walking within five days but as it turns out that hasn\'t been the case she saw a doctor at A&amp;E on Wednesday who told her that she had torn her medial collateral ligament and there may be other ligament damage. She was supplied with a brace that immobilises the leg so she cannot bend it at all. She will be referred to orthopaedic for further investigation and possible physiotherapy once the swelling has gone completely.\n\nShe remains cheerful despite not being able to get any exercise and she has been advised that she is unlikely to be able to exercise for several months. In the meantime she becomes more proficient on her crutches and I run around helping wherever and whenever I can. It\'s amazing how tirin\n\nOf course this does mean I will be doing the Cycle4Cynthia fifty miles on my own and I now need to get back into training after 2 weeks of supporting Jane.', 'Jane\'s Knee Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '580-revision', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:51:40', '2012-09-08 10:51:40', '', 580, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/582', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(583, 283, '2012-09-08 11:52:15', '2012-09-08 10:52:15', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=581\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-581\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-581\" title=\"jane-crutches(sept12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jane-crutchessept12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>So after Accident and Emergency told us that Jane would be walking within five days but as it turns out that hasn\'t been the case she saw a doctor at A&amp;E on Wednesday who told her that she had torn her medial collateral ligament and there may be other ligament damage. She was supplied with a brace that immobilises the leg so she cannot bend it at all. She will be referred to orthopaedic for further investigation and possible physiotherapy once the swelling has gone completely.\r\n\r\nShe remains cheerful despite not being able to get any exercise and she has been advised that she is unlikely to be able to exercise for several months. In the meantime she becomes more proficient on her crutches and I run around helping wherever and whenever I can. It\'s amazing how tiring this is and I find myself falling asleep half way through the evening.\r\n\r\nOf course this does mean I will be doing the Cycle4Cynthia fifty miles on my own and I now need to get back into training after 2 weeks of supporting Jane.', 'Jane\'s Knee Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '580-revision-2', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:52:15', '2012-09-08 10:52:15', '', 580, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/583', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(584, 283, '2012-08-16 09:47:59', '2012-08-16 08:47:59', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/565/revised-front-view-14aug12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-566\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-566\" title=\"Revised-front-view-14Aug12\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Revised-front-view-14Aug12-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>Although we have received planning permission to go ahead with our project there are conditions. The one affecting our plot is that we have to move the garage one metre away from the roots of a lime tree. Initially we just sacrificed the passageway between house and garage but after further consideration we came up with the idea of moving the garage in front of the house and moving the house 3 metres south and the garage 2 metres north so it will look something like the illustration. Such a change may require us going through a full planning application which we would wish to avoid because it would delay everyone by another 8 weeks.\r\n\r\nOn Monday we met with the architect, James, our conveyancer, the estate agent and the vendors. Everything is moving along quite well and it is starting to dawn us the amount of work we have to put into the project and the myriad of decisions we will need to make.', 'House Plan Changes', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '565-revision-4', '', '', '2012-08-16 09:47:59', '2012-08-16 08:47:59', '', 565, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/584', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(585, 283, '2012-07-26 16:28:48', '2012-07-26 15:28:48', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/392/our-housemar12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>As it was coming up to 8 weeks since our planning application was submitted I decided to contact the planners at West Lindsey Council. I received a very helpful response:\r\n\r\n\"<em>I am waiting to finalise a comment from our tree officer but apart from that I am recommending the proposal for approval and hope to get everything finalised in the next couple of days</em>\"\r\n\r\nThis sounded so positive that we nearly cracked open the champagne however we are aware of the travails of local government and decided to hold fire until we had absolute confirmation in writing. A week later, in fact on the very last day after which the planners would miss their target the tree officer raised some objections:\r\n\r\n\"<em>The trees around the edges of this land are protected by the Tree Preservation Order Market Rasen No.2 2000.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>This report is dated 2007, so the size and condition of trees may have changed since then. British Standards guidance, BS5837 - Trees in relation to construction has changed since then as there is a new 2012 standard instead of the 2005 referred to in the report. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>The root protection areas (RPA’s) are drawn on the proposed site layout plan and show that the dwellings are clear of the RPA’s, but the garage of plot 3 is within the RPA of one adjacent tree, and the access road runs across the RPA’s of many trees along the southerly boundary. It would be preferable if this dwelling and garage could be repositioned a bit further north to reduce the amount of encroachment within the RPA on its southerly side.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My main concern is the driveway shown across the RPA’s of the trees along the southerly boundary. Using traditional methods of excavations, hardcore and compaction I would not be in support of these proposals with the access drive across the RPA’s of these TPO trees. The driveway is possible using alternative methods by using a geotextile membrane over the ground surface and then a cellular confinement system on top. The individual cells are then filled with appropriate clean hardcore and a finished surface can then be laid on top or left with a gravel finish. A cellular confinement system avoids the need for excavations and spreads the load to minimise soil compaction and root damage. It also allows air and water to reach the roots below the cellular confinement system. Some of these trees are in poor condition and the report recommends removing four trees, but this would still leave several trees with the proposed driveway across their RPA’s.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Also of some concern is the affects to the ash tree (A1 ash, in TPO W1) to the north side of the site entrance. The pillars and driveway are within the ash RPA and would sever roots important for the trees survival. Ash are shallow rooting trees and do not like root disturbance which can lead to crown dieback and decline. This tree is described in the tree report as ‘fair’ with a remaining life expectancy of 10 years, and has been given a category rating of ‘C’ as described in the BS5837. Category C trees are of low quality and are unremarkable with very limited merit or have impaired condition or are in groups that offer low or transient landscape benefit. Due to the condition of the tree (according to the report) it may be more appropriate to remove this tree or carry out a crown reduction in preparation for root reductions if the development proposals gain permission. If this tree is removed, it would be preferable for a replacement tree to be planted.</em>\"\r\n\r\nThis news after getting such a positive message from the planner was devastating and I went into a very dark place. Our architect has been very helpful and has agreed that we will do what is necessary to protect the roots under the drive and suggested that we remove the tree nearest our garage and replace it with another once the building work is complete. We are still waiting for a response.\r\n\r\nThe power of the tree officer far exceeds what is natural and whilst we wouldn\'t want to harm any of the trees on the site as they are a wonderul asset we don\'t want this to stop the project.', 'House Project Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '528-revision-3', '', '', '2012-07-26 16:28:48', '2012-07-26 15:28:48', '', 528, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/585', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(586, 283, '2012-04-24 14:52:45', '2012-04-24 13:52:45', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=393\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our house design is now complete and we are entering into the process of submittiing the plans to West Lindsey District Council.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime I have been, with our friend Nick, to visit several timber frame companies, both of which are in Wales. Up until this time we were going to use Potton based in St Neots however we have no other companies to compare their prices or their service so we decided to take a look. The difference between all three companies, <a href=\"http://www.potton.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Potton</a>, <a href=\"http://www.framewiseltd.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">FrameWise</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ecoframes.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">EcoFrames</a> is quite distinct. Potton are at the top of the pile with several show homes, a large factory and offices to match They tend to build homes listed in a catalogue rather than bespoke designs. FrameWise also have a large factory and a reasonable sized office block however they don\'t have any show homes and apart from social housing they assume all self-builds will be bespoke. Ecoframes are the smallest of the three with very basic offices (no carpet) and a factory that is really just a warehouse with two large work benches and a small workforce (we only saw one person). They are very enthusiastic about bespoke properties and the more unusual the better. They even went as fas as to say they don\'t build boxes. We have asked for quotes from all three.\r\n\r\nI think the way forward is to await the quotes and then ask the Architect/project manager to prepare a tender document for all three and see who delivers the best service. All of this depends on us getting planning permission.', 'House Project Moves Forward', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '392-revision-5', '', '', '2012-04-24 14:52:45', '2012-04-24 13:52:45', '', 392, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/586', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(587, 283, '2012-09-08 11:54:51', '2012-09-08 10:54:51', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=393\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-393\" title=\"Our-house(mar12)\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Our-housemar12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our house design is now complete and we are entering into the process of submittiing the plans to West Lindsey District Council.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime I have been, with our friend Nick, to visit several timber frame companies, both of which are in Wales. Up until this time we were going to use Potton based in St Neots however we have no other companies to compare their prices or their service so we decided to take a look. The difference between all three companies, <a href=\"http://www.potton.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Potton</a>, <a href=\"http://www.framewiseltd.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">FrameWise</a> and <a href=\"http://www.ecoframes.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">EcoFrames</a> is quite distinct. Potton are at the top of the pile with several show homes, a large factory and offices to match They tend to build homes listed in a catalogue rather than bespoke designs. FrameWise also have a large factory and a reasonable sized office block however they don\'t have any show homes and apart from social housing they assume all self-builds will be bespoke. Ecoframes are the smallest of the three with very basic offices (no carpet) and a factory that is really just a warehouse with two large work benches and a small workforce (we only saw one person). They are very enthusiastic about bespoke properties and the more unusual the better. They even went as fas as to say they don\'t build boxes. We have asked for quotes from all three.\r\n\r\nI think the way forward is to await the quotes and then ask the Architect/project manager to prepare a tender document for all three and see who delivers the best service. All of this depends on us getting planning permission.', 'House Project Moves Forward', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '392-revision-6', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:54:51', '2012-09-08 10:54:51', '', 392, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/587', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(588, 283, '2012-02-15 12:27:18', '2012-02-15 12:27:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\" wp-image-26 alignleft\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '321-revision-7', '', '', '2012-02-15 12:27:18', '2012-02-15 12:27:18', '', 321, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/588', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(589, 283, '2012-09-08 11:55:09', '2012-09-08 10:55:09', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=26\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26\"><img class=\" wp-image-26 alignleft\" title=\"Housing project\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Housing-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" /></a>Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand hold us all the way through to the point of handing over the keys. It turns out that due to the recession in the building trade their internal resources are no longer available. At least two of the group found it important to at least talk to an architect however how this was done became contentious and the project nearly fell apart. After some discussions and sensible communication we are now back on track. We\'ve all agreed to use an architectural practice based in Cleethorpes called <a title=\"Hodson Architects\" href=\"http://www.hodsonarchitects.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hodsons</a>. These are the same architects who obtained the original planning permission on the site we\'re buying. We look forward to working with them to produce designs that fit our different requirements.', 'It\'s was only a blip', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '321-revision-8', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:55:09', '2012-09-08 10:55:09', '', 321, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/589', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(590, 283, '2012-01-24 14:02:01', '2012-01-24 14:02:01', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=314\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-314\" title=\"25 Dec 2011_0808 balcony\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-Dec-2011_0808-balcony-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" /></a>We met with the housebuilders on Monday. I say housebuilder but in fact they manufacture the house frame and we have to get the foundations, services, and the second and final fix done ourselves. This doesn\'t mean we are literally going to do this ourselves, it means we will be employing someone to do it.\r\n\r\nTom at Potton, the frame makers, was very helpful. We took along plans of our design and some living requirements and he helped us to develop our ideas and after 3 hours we had agreed a final plan, with a roof structure that would make an aesthetic statement as well as give us cover over the balcony off the master bedroom and over the front entrance. We came away very excited and felt quite proud of this endeavour. We will be devastated if this doesn\'t come to fruition. Now we wait whilst Potton produce the first draft of our plan and our partners in crime are seeing the designers over the next two weeks.', 'Not Quite Off the Ground', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '312-revision-4', '', '', '2012-01-24 14:02:01', '2012-01-24 14:02:01', '', 312, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/590', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(591, 283, '2012-09-08 11:55:18', '2012-09-08 10:55:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=314\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-314\" title=\"25 Dec 2011_0808 balcony\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-Dec-2011_0808-balcony-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" /></a>We met with the housebuilders on Monday. I say housebuilder but in fact they manufacture the house frame and we have to get the foundations, services, and the second and final fix done ourselves. This doesn\'t mean we are literally going to do this ourselves, it means we will be employing someone to do it.\r\n\r\nTom at Potton, the frame makers, was very helpful. We took along plans of our design and some living requirements and he helped us to develop our ideas and after 3 hours we had agreed a final plan, with a roof structure that would make an aesthetic statement as well as give us cover over the balcony off the master bedroom and over the front entrance. We came away very excited and felt quite proud of this endeavour. We will be devastated if this doesn\'t come to fruition. Now we wait whilst Potton produce the first draft of our plan and our partners in crime are seeing the designers over the next two weeks.', 'Not Quite Off the Ground', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '312-revision-5', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:55:18', '2012-09-08 10:55:18', '', 312, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/591', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(592, 283, '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=257\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img class=\" wp-image-257 alignleft\" title=\"Great-Doddington-House\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Great-Doddington-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>At long last the vendors have agreed to sell the land without any specific provisos on the designs that we use. They have asked to minimise where possible the windows that overlook their garden however this is almost impossible.\r\n\r\nOur next step is for each of the couples to visit the house designers and it is very likely that we shall be using <a title=\"Potton House Manufacturers\" href=\"http://www.potton.co.uk/designs-to-inspire/contemporary\" target=\"_blank\">Potton </a>as our house manufacturers. Once we are happy with our design then we have to go through a planning application with <a title=\"West Lindsey District Council\" href=\"http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">West Lindsey District Council</a>. As there is already planning permission for 4 bungalows we hope our 3 properties will not cause too many problems.\r\n\r\nThe timescales are guesswork at the moment but it is likely that plans won\'t be submitted until the end of February. Planning applications can go through the system in about 12 weeks so the earliest we would be ready to build would be May. We don\'t think everything will go smoothly and therefore we believe we will be moving in until sometime in the summer of 2013, approximately eighteen months time.\r\n\r\nExciting times!', 'House Project Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '305-revision-3', '', '', '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '2012-01-17 13:05:34', '', 305, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/592', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(593, 283, '2012-09-08 11:55:29', '2012-09-08 10:55:29', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=257\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img class=\" wp-image-257 alignleft\" title=\"Great-Doddington-House\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Great-Doddington-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>At long last the vendors have agreed to sell the land without any specific provisos on the designs that we use. They have asked to minimise where possible the windows that overlook their garden however this is almost impossible.\r\n\r\nOur next step is for each of the couples to visit the house designers and it is very likely that we shall be using <a title=\"Potton House Manufacturers\" href=\"http://www.potton.co.uk/designs-to-inspire/contemporary\" target=\"_blank\">Potton </a>as our house manufacturers. Once we are happy with our design then we have to go through a planning application with <a title=\"West Lindsey District Council\" href=\"http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">West Lindsey District Council</a>. As there is already planning permission for 4 bungalows we hope our 3 properties will not cause too many problems.\r\n\r\nThe timescales are guesswork at the moment but it is likely that plans won\'t be submitted until the end of February. Planning applications can go through the system in about 12 weeks so the earliest we would be ready to build would be May. We don\'t think everything will go smoothly and therefore we believe we will be moving in until sometime in the summer of 2013, approximately eighteen months time.\r\n\r\nExciting times!', 'House Project Update', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '305-revision-4', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:55:29', '2012-09-08 10:55:29', '', 305, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/593', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(594, 283, '2011-12-14 16:43:29', '2011-12-14 16:43:29', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=257\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img class=\"wp-image-257 alignleft\" title=\"Great-Doddington-House\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Great-Doddington-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Its nearly a month since I last updated the blog and so I thought I\'d better do something otherwise how will I remember what\'s been going on when I come to produce the monthly web update.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The house project is back on and we\'re now closer to achieving our goal of buying some land. The site is on the edge of Market Rasen in Lincolnshire and is just a ten minute walk into town with a medium sized Tesco within 5 mintues but not visible from the site so no commercial buildings to spoil the view. The town is a classic market town, small but with a variety of shops and several pubs. When we went into the one on the market square for lunch it was almost full and very busy which was a good indicator of a lively community.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So we\'ve made an offer and sent rough details of the kind of properties we wish to build so the vendor, who lives next door to the site, can make a decision on whether to sell to us. The Estate Agent is very optimistic and we\'re just waiting for an answer. It will be very disappointing if this fails and everyone involved is feeling very hopeful.</span>', 'Market Rasen - not yet...', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '265-revision-7', '', '', '2011-12-14 16:43:29', '2011-12-14 16:43:29', '', 265, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/594', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(595, 283, '2012-09-08 11:55:50', '2012-09-08 10:55:50', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=257\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img class=\"wp-image-257 alignleft\" title=\"Great-Doddington-House\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Great-Doddington-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Its nearly a month since I last updated the blog and so I thought I\'d better do something otherwise how will I remember what\'s been going on when I come to produce the monthly web update.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The house project is back on and we\'re now closer to achieving our goal of buying some land. The site is on the edge of Market Rasen in Lincolnshire and is just a ten minute walk into town with a medium sized Tesco within 5 mintues but not visible from the site so no commercial buildings to spoil the view. The town is a classic market town, small but with a variety of shops and several pubs. When we went into the one on the market square for lunch it was almost full and very busy which was a good indicator of a lively community.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So we\'ve made an offer and sent rough details of the kind of properties we wish to build so the vendor, who lives next door to the site, can make a decision on whether to sell to us. The Estate Agent is very optimistic and we\'re just waiting for an answer. It will be very disappointing if this fails and everyone involved is feeling very hopeful.</span>', 'Market Rasen - not yet...', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '265-revision-8', '', '', '2012-09-08 11:55:50', '2012-09-08 10:55:50', '', 265, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/595', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
