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  • Split Slate and Fiction

    A little bit of gaming, and a little bit of DIY. The dry stone walling workshop at Quince Honey Farm was fun, and though the stones were heavy, the detail was light. The most important messages I took away were to just give it a try. And backfill. Lots of backfill. In this context it’s…

  • Reading on a Deadline

    Because what better way is there to relax than a threat of impending confiscation… The Library No, I’m not talking about your Steam Library. Or your PlayStation catalogue. We are discussing brick-and-mortar (and sometimes chassis in the case of vans) libraries. I have an on-again, off-again relationship with the library system. It was a convenient…

  • Travels and (Almost) Total Solar Eclipse

    There are plenty of reasons to holiday in the Catalan capital. Sangria. Tapas. Gaudi. Xocolate. Our summer holiday was a re-do of last years washed out trip to Barcelona. Surely it couldn’t rain the entire time in August? Thankfully this time we only got an hour or so over the duration of the holiday. X…

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  • Reach for the (Pole)stars

    It’s time to fire up the motors! Typical of any life event in England, it started with a rainy day. I patiently awaited a call about the delivery of my Polestar 2, hoping that it wouldn’t be cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. I had driven over an hour back to Plymouth the night before to…

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  • Sun? In England? You must be mistaken

    Yes, Plymouth has seen about 24 hours of sun, uninterrupted by rain. This is a complete departure from recent weeks and months, and triggered a specific reaction seen within a proportion of the population…gardening. This year I’m behind (am I behind if I’m behind every year?) in the garden department. I’ve cleared out one raised…

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  • Any Port(ugal) in a Storm

    As an antidote to the dire weather the South West has been experiencing over the last weeks and months, we took a trip out to Albufeira in the Algarve for four nights. I have never been interested in package holidays. In fact, I have actively resisted them. We did a Haven holiday to Brittany when…

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  • Time Out

    And now begins five weeks free from work. Whatever will we do? We have embarked upon a five week stretch of work-free bliss. There are a bunch of little trips planned and some time around the house to get stuff done. Newforge Workshop Since migrating my business to the mainland, I haven’t had much time…

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