From Detox to Retox...

At the start of the new year, Grant and I decided to a detox/cleanse to get back into shape. Not as strict as some, but only fruit and vegetables for 10 days. Probably not surprising, but there were no interesting pictures taken at this time, unless you find us grumpy, and hungry on the couch interesting. So, to celebrate the end of the detox, we bought a deep-fryer! Then reclogged our bodies with delicous chicken wings (best we've EVER had!), chicken strips, deep-fried pickles, deep fried cheese and golden delicious potato wedges!! And washed it all down with a nice cold beer!

Tommy likey, Tommy want wingey!!

Exploring the country around Preston

Sunday afternoon stroll around Garstang, just North of Fulwood

This was a crazy, possibly 'special' little kid who was running around shouting 'DUCKS!!! DUUCCKKKS!!!!'

One of these ducks is not like the others...

Conway Drive, Fulwood, Preston

The entrance to our flat, above the back entrance to the clinic.Our front windows, above the clinic as you can see
My company car! Citroen C5

The hall

The office/spare room
Canadiana!
Our humble bathroom
The bedroom with the hideous curtains
Our Living Room
The Kitchen with a stove and a washing machine that are both old enough to vote

How we spent our New Years 2009...

Moving...AGAIN


I have moved 4 times in 7 months!! This is hopefully the last one for a while. After I accepted a job in Preston we had to say goodbye to the Liverpool flat and packed up and moved on New Year's Eve and Day. So we celebrated 2009 huddled under blankets on the couch of our new apartment because it was the coldest it's been in months and the heat hadn't been turned on!!

Packing...agian...


Bringing out the last load

Christmas Day!!

Our first married Christmas together! We didn't have much for decorations or a tree, so I made this lovely tree out of cardboard (Grant made the star) and we liked it so much, we're keeping it for next year! But I think we'll add some lights and decorations next year.

Drinking coffee and Bailey's on Christmas morning (the lovely glasses were a Christmas present from Nan)

Father Christmas was very good to me and I got a stocking full of goodies!

Grant was very happy with the video game I got him

Showing off all our presents Mum and Dad got us from Australia

Full English Christmas Breakfast

Deborah finishing off a scarf (christmas present), talk about last minute!

Beautiful Christmas tree at Grant's Aunt Barbara and Uncle Berry's

Fun with Christmas Crackers

Drinks at Grant's Cousin Wendy's later on

Our Last Farewell to Liverpool

Since we are moving out of Liverpool in a couple weeks, after such a short stay here, we decided to have one more big night out while we still could. I will miss the nightlife in this town, but we're getting a bit too old for it, perhaps it's time to settle down...

The bus ride into city centre

"Krunchy" Fried Chicken

This is the Philharmonic Pub, named so because it's kitty corner to the Liverpool Philharmonic. It is one of the most ornate pubs in Britain and the mens urinals are made of solid marble.

We thought this was funny because it is obviously an old neon ski signs which they removed the poles. It also demonstrates Liverpool's love of theme bars, I think there are 2 80's bars and 3 70's bars and even a 90's bar.

The Jacaranda, the historic sight of our first cheeky vimto...

The mobile police station is always out on a Saturday night...it's good to feel safe

Mathew Street is the home of the Cavern Club and so many other historic bars and pubs

It never fails, you will always see some crazy people out on Mathew St

Our favorite place to get down

This is Liverpool for you:

this man was wearing a Santa hat and his friend grabbed me as I walked by and said I had to have my picture taken with him, so I obliged and then told Grant to take a picture of me with him, so he put the hat on my head and then after the picture they went to leave and he told me to keep the hat! Unfortunately I lost it over the course of the night, too bad.