http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk Buckinghamshire lass living in Yorkshire Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:03:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've just finished a week of playing in the orchestra for ‘West Riding Operas’ show this year, ‘Marriage of Figaro’ by Mozart. It's the 8th opera I've now played for and I would say it's probably been my favourite. It's very tricky in places, but being Mozart it's all ... http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=226 It's nice to hear some positive news about Bradford. The city has been awarded the title 'City of Film' by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8096433.stm http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=213 Hmm... I'd be interested to know how many of the 65% of people who can apparently make spaghetti bolognese 'from scratch' without using a recipe, think that using a jar of Dolmio is 'from scratch'. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8007081.stm http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=212 Bored at home having to take a day off following a minor operation at Eccleshill Treatment Centre last week, I thought I would post a review of my experience. I was very impressed with my treatment, but unfortunately that particular treatment centre has been subject to criticism in the past ... http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=211 So I've managed to get out of the habit of blogging, and once you do that, it's hard to get back into again, especially now I've left a 4 month gap recording what's been going on in my life. So here is a very brief summary. Christmas was pretty much ... http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=210 We've just spent a wonderful weekend away in London which I arranged to celebrate Nigel's upcoming birthday. I booked a package deal through Holiday Extras, which meant I paid one price for the travel, accommodation, a West End show and pre-theatre meal, and also a trip on the London Eye. ... http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=209 After receiving a letter a few weeks ago asking me to consider giving blood, I decided I couldn't think of a reason why not to sign-up with the National Blood Service. I filled out the enclosed form and added Nigel's name too. A couple of weeks later we received our ... http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=208 I highly recommend www.carbuyingguide.org.uk to anyone who's planning on buying a car. We travelled a long way yesterday to buy a car and found that guide absolutely invaluable. Nigel had seen a car that was exactly what he wanted but unfortunately it was £1000 over our budget and 170 miles ... http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=205 So after a few weeks of shopping at Aldi, I would definitely say I'm a convert. Every week I get to Aldi just after 8:30am (when it it opens) and get as much off my shopping list as I can - that's usually most of the basics - toilet roll, ... http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=202 I spent all of last week on a 'Introductory Bookkeeping and Basic Accounting’ course at Kaplan Financial's training centre in Leeds. I quite enjoyed it, but it felt strange being back in a college type learning environment after 5 years. It was just like being back at school, especially since ... http://www.katiebutcher.co.uk/?p=204