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Slim Summer Saturday 31 underblogged things I did in July Wed 1: Malted wheats for breakfast. Thu 2: The buzzer wasn't working. Fri 3: Surrounded by school trip. Sat 4: Freezer so needed defrosting. Sun 5: Victoria didn't have any. Mon...
Bright, fresh, and wonderfully fuss‑free, these Mini Lemon and Raspberry No‑Bake Cakes are the perfect little sunshine desserts for summer. With their creamy lemon cream cheese frosting, filling of sweet raspberry jam and toasted...
Many things in our life are uncertain. If i can’t decide what to do next from logic and experience, I use my intuition. When in doubt, leave it out. When in doubt, use default. 11 minutes ago |
I’m really looking forward to reading Rachael Stirling’s book about her glorious, brilliant mum, but I’m not sure I understand why the name of The Woman Who Thinks The Book Is Really Great is approximately four times bigger than the name...
A very quick one today – just a couple of Market Stands that I decided to print, again inspired by watching Chris Peach aka “Peachy”‘s “The Rambolorian” YouTube series. Just as a couple of background pieces, I thought that they looked...
A brief despatch in place of my regular wind up “I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know.” – Tove Jansson I couldn’t let this weekend pass without noting that it marks the...
I noticed my Model X was uploading ~2.6gb of something to Tesla when it parked and connected to WiFi. Hopefully turning all these settings off stops it; otherwise, I might need a new car. But are any good?
If I ever write the sentences "I do not want to be a burden" or "there is no point carrying on" in this blog in the future, please email me to remind me of what I am saying here: I want to continue living a good life. Even when I am...
I’ve been using Emacs in a terminal for some time now (an experience worth a blog post another day). One thing that bothered me a little was that the “splash screen” (what Emacs displays at the start) does not show the familiar Emacs...
Win of the week: submitted my passport renewal application (I suspect it’s a law of the universe that your passport photo must be terrible) Looking forward to: this week my mind is starting to come back to itself after a month of...
Today's prompt is Discipline.The daily discipline of writing mirrors the witch’s discipline of spellcraft, where one missed word can turn a charm into a curse.I try to write every day. I often take the weekend off, but I still do a lot...
This cover song has an interesting story to it, which is that it’s a song from a video game called “Deathloop.” In the video game, the singer is supposed to have been a huge star but has lately gone kind of venal around the edges, and...
Eccentricity in books is a tricky quality. It can be charming and inspire lifelong devotion. Take Robert Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy, a book I discovered in my freshman year. I redundantly keep three copies on the shelves nearest...
As some readers of this blog may know, or remember, I used to operate a pizza company that was sold in 2018. We had 14 units and did about 10,000 pizzas a week at our peak. 300 people. We knew what we were doing operationally. And I...
Saturday 1st August 2026 Continuing the theme of exploring new bus routes now regularly being added to Britain’s ever expanding bus network, this one is thanks to Lincolnshire’s BSIP/LABG funding. It’s operated by family owned, Boston...