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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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  • Gearing up for Christmas (a very PS5-y post)

    Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the town, every single person was shopping, even the grouse. I love Christmas. I do not love crowds. It’s pretty hard to avoid the masses this time of year when town is packed from the end of November through Christmas Eve. It’s part of the reason I…

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  • Thoughts on a Train

    A service of light humour will be available in this post. It’s apt to be more reliable than the train… I am feeling inspired. Inspired enough to kill some time on the journey back from London to Plymouth. Three and a half hours is nothing to sniff at and one needs distractions while travelling in…

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  • Gohan ご飯. It’s not just Rice (Asia 2023 Part 3)

    Gohan ご飯 refers to cooked rice, but in a broader sense it can mean food or any meal. And broadly speaking, this installment in the series is all about food encountered in Japan and Korea. I have been a fan of Japanese cuisine ever since trying sushi made by my brother many years ago. He…

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  • Two’s Company (When you’re building a shed)

    Are you tired of lifting heavy e-bikes out of your house every day and wheeling them round the house? Wish they were taking up less room? Think Asgard! Nope, not quite the home of Odin but still formidable… We’ve been annoyed by moving bikes around our conservatory for the last couple of years. With the…

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