SOCIAL CALENDER

Last night we enjoyed dinner with our customer and friends from Keel Golf & Promos, John & Phyllis Courtney, at IRIS's on Patricia Avenue, in Dunedin.

CHAMBER LUNCH

This week we met with Lynn Wargo, the President/CEO of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, to discuss our future business plans. Lynn and the Chamber have been very supportive, and have been instrumental in helping us with our presence in the community over the last two and a half years.

SEASON PREMIERS

Well the Fall is here and after a summer of re-runs we can finally enjoy some new shows on TV. Here's a brief list of the some of the shows we've enjoyed this week: How I met your mother (NBC), Two and a half men (NBC), My Name is Earl (NBC), Apprentice: Martha Stewart (CBS), Apprentice: Donald Trump (CBS), Survivor: Guatemala (CBS), CSI (CBS), Cold Case (CBS), Still Standing (CBS) and Ghost Whisperer (CBS). Oh yea, we also enjoyed the finale of Rock Star- INXS (CBS) where JD Fortune was chosen as the new lead singer of INXS. Sorry ABC and FOX. None of your premiers really appealed to us. In addition to this, we've been glued to CNN watching coverage of Katrina and Rita. Last Saturday, I also watched Aston Villa versus Spurs, and today Spurs versus Fulham live on Fox Soccer Channel.

POOL UPDATE

After getting a third quote we have finally signed a contract to have our old pool enclosure replaced. We have scheduled to have the old one removed the week after Thanksgiving, and have the new one installed the second week in January.

KATRINA PHOTO

We have reveived several photos from our customer who lives in St Bernard's Parish outside New Orleans. This is a shot from inside his house, and a scene that tens of thousands are faced in the coming months. It makes you appreciate what you have, and makes you realise even more how easily it can be lost.

KATRINA DONATION

Yesterday a customer of ours (TP)contacted us because 20 of them will be heading to Mississippi to take donations, etc. and wanted to see if we could embroider some t-shirts. Not only did we do the shirts, but we also donated six large boxes of t-shirts, polos, blankets, caps, etc. Best of all were 48 of our speciality bears for the homeless children. We had already donated some cash to the BushClintonKatrina Fund, but were more than happy to donate some things that would help those in need straight away. Here is a photo of the bears that will be heading to the gulf later this week.

POOL ENCLOSURE

Yesterday we got a second quote to pull down our 30year+ pool enclosure and replace it with a new one. We were originally only going to replace the faulty guttering, but decided it would be more cost effective to do the whole thing. Needless to say we're now looking at a bill in the region of $7000+. At least it will make the house more appealing when we get around to selling it.

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

Today we registered a new domain for personal use. At the moment we will only be using it for personal emails. But, down the road we will probably use it for hosting a personal website. The new email address by the way is: pdw96@kluwa.com

GREAT NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS

Today we got an email from a our customer, Louis & Becky Johnston of EU, to let us know that they were safe and sound with their two little girls in Paterson, LA.

They were also just reunited with Louis' dad and brother who had just been rescued after spending 7 days on a boat with 5 others that they themselves had rescued from their flooded homes.

Although they did have some bad news. Yesterday they were told that they will never be able return to to their home again, even for possessions, and that it will probably be bulldozed. In all they lost their home, a vehicle, and all their possesions. However, the he did say that his whole family is safe and that in itself was a huge blessing.

Tiny's trip to the vet

Today we had to take Tiny to the vet for a blood test. She was not a happy camper, but was really good. Now that we're home she seems a little upset with us. But as always she will be back to normal within a few hours, hopefully.

The Embroiderers

Here we are in front of our new Happy embroidery machine last Christmas.

Notes from Dunedin

Hi,

As you all know, living here in Florida means that we are sometimes out of sync with family and friends living back home in the UK. We have therefore decided to maintain a blog so that you can now keep track of what we have been up to. We can assure you that over the coming months, things are definitely going to be happening on this side of the pond.

Pdw96