Rainy but nice day

It is raining like anything and my girls are complaining not to go out, but each time I open the door, they rush back in like " OK, I know what you mean".

I talked to my Germans and it seems we are going ahead nicely so it was a good uplifting for my mood.

I don't remember if I told you, but my Dad is getting 90 in a couple of weeks and we are flying down to celebrate with him and the rest of the family. I had been thinking about what to offer him for ages, but he doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, doesn't use perfume, isn't interested in technology anymore and I always offer him reading books, so I wanted something different.

If you are in the UK, you might have heard about this 2 companies: Albelli and Bonusprint. They both print photos but also offer printed photo books and calendars . . . 
I get some regular emails about voucher codes and I got these 2:

'Free' £15 photo book Code for new Albelli customers only

Enter the code MVEPBWG online by Thu 31 Oct can get £15 off any photo book.
There's no minimum spend, so with a sub-£15 photo book (21x28cm; 24 pages; soft cover) costing £14.95, you could get it for just the cost of the delivery.Or, you could use the £15 off to get a more expensive photo book for less.
GO HERE

'Free' £10 photo book (pay £3 p&p)New customers only

New customers can get £10 off any photo book by entering the code M3TNPB online at Bonusprint. There's no minimum spend, so you could get a £9.99 photo book (5.2 inches x 3.9 inches, 24 pages, hard cover) for just the cost of delivery. Or you could use the code to get £10 off a more expensive photo book.

GO HERE 

 

If you are an existing customer, just use another email address to get the discount.

 

I went for the one of Bonusprint and I got £10 off. The book should arrive in 7 days.
I must confess it took me 6 hours + to build it, but it was because I had to search through 90 years of photos, what takes quite a while. They also sent me a link to see the book online and honestly, it's gorgeous, so I am really pleased and I think my Dad will be very happy. 

 

That's the cover of his book :

 

 

It says : a bit, a lot, with passion . . .

I took the photo last year when they were visiting and for fun he completely pushed the ice-cream in his mustache.

I used some other books promotions like that in the past and ended up with free small books, it was really nice. This time I went for a hardcover photo book with 34 pages I think and may be120 photos inside. The cost was £37 including delivery, so I only paid £27.

I thought I give you the link in case you have a special event coming as it is really worth it.

 

October Nostalgia Challenge : A giant leap

My second wonder is Internet. Yes, it's practical for leisure but for work, it's an absolute necessity. Without Internet, I never could have changed jobs the way I did. Especially the last one : I learnt programming through an online teaching company who is located in the States. 

 

Each time, I have a problem on my programming or a question, I search on Internet and some other people had the same problem. The community is unbelievable. 

 

I was talking about it with Dennis and the kids the other day and he explained he did his whole PhD by physically going to a Library and researching. The kids were laughing so much they almost got stomach cramps. One thing is sure : Young people have no compassion for the "not-Internet raised people" LOL.

Take care everybody, xxx