It seems like one of those too-good-to-be-true phenomenons of our modern technological lifestyle, but I've just been looking into it and yes, it is true! Skype means that I can actually make free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. My question: why on earth isn't everyone using this? What's the catch? Surely with the age of broadband, and with the internet in the vast majority of homes around the country, it would make sense for everyone to get Skype? No more paying for home telephone calls, ever! So without further ado, I shall get On. This. Thing!
(I'm not a Skype salesman. Honest. I'm just slightly bowled over by what I've just read, as well as being annoyed that I haven't cottoned on sooner.)
Anyway, in other far less technological news, I have been marvelling at how quickly little people grow into bigger people. I went with Fiona to Em's house last night to cook dinner for her, as her husband Matt was working late (or rather Fiona did most of the cooking... but I warmed the fudge sauce. Yes I did.), and I was amazed at how her baby daughter Amy is getting on. In the space of a few weeks, or so it feels, she's gone from hesitant crawling to fast crawling to almost standing, and last night she was making a number of noises that were recognisably syllables! It's all rather exciting. She just needs to put them in the right order now.
