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I've remembered to join in Shimelle's ten on the tenth this month! I have decided to share with you my favourite Top Ten Electronic Gadgets.

And in no particular order, here they are.

1. Sony e- reader – a birthday present this year from Hugh and I love it! Have quite a few books on it already and find it really easy to read.

2. Apple i-phone – love being able to check my emails and the blogs I keep up with whilst I am at work and keep up to date with Facebook.

3. Apple macbook – inherited this from Penny when she upgraded and use it when the family computer is in use – most of the time! So quick and easy to boot up and no risk of getting a virus.

4. Canon 400D DSLR – probably my favourite of all my gadgets, just love it. Have recently upgraded to a new Tamron AF 18-270 lens which makes it so much easier to get the shots I want without having to change my lenses over. I feel that I am really starting to take better photos now, especially since completing the two courses as my local college this year.

5. Cricut – started off small, but now have the Expression. Probably don’t use it as much as I should, but I love it and have a lot of cartridges for it!

6. Canon IXUS 82IS - my compact camera. This is really useful to pop in my handbag if I want to take photos more discreetly, for example when we are in a restaurant, or for when I don’t want to be laden down with a heavy camera when we are out for a long or arduous walk!

7. Kodak Zi8 HD camcorder. This we got earlier in the year and it is brilliant! It is so small and compact that you can just pop it in your handbag and take it with you wherever you go. I have done more video recording in the past year than I did in the previous 3!

8. Kodak Printer ESP5250. The photographic prints from this printer are great – crisp and clean and print out in a very short time. The ink is relatively cheap too, which is a bonus for me with the amount I print out.

9. Lexar Professional UDMA CompacFlash SD Reader. I have gone through so many card readers since I got my first digital camera, but the last time I spent a little bit more and although it only reads two kind of cards these are both the ones that I use. It seems to be a lot more robust than others I have used.

10. Sky+ - brilliant! I record my favourite crime programmes and then watch them whilst I am scrapbooking.

Hop on over to Shimelle's blog to see the links to many other top tens.

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Ten places that I have visited and would love to go back to - in no particular order:

Byron Bay, Australia - only spent a day here and it was not long enough!

Orlando, USA - have had two holidays here and loved them both.

St Pinnock, Cornwall, UK - where my in-laws live - very rural, quiet and unfortunately nearly always raining! However, it is a good base to explore Cornwall.

Norsey Woods, Billericay, UK - our local woods. We have been walking these woods since we moved here 19 years ago and I really enjoy the tranquility here.

La Croix Valmer, South of France - we have enjoyed many family holidays in this area of Southern France. The weather is always wonderful and we can swim in the sea and totally relax.

The Lake District, UK. Wonderful place - especially Beatrix Potter's house, a must see.

Hemel Hempstead, UK - not the most exciting place for most people to visit, but my family are there so I love going there to see them.

Dordogne, France. We had a two week holiday in the Dordogne area five years ago and intend to go back again one day! Canoeing down the Dordogne is great fun - just remember to put sun protection on!


Scotland - we took the caravan up to Scotland for a two week holiday a few years ago. The scenery
is stunning, the people are welcoming and I can highly recommend a holiday there.


Corbridge area of Northumberland. We have just come back from a holiday here and loved the area so much. We have to go back as so much more to see and do.

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