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The moment right before the sun comes up, right before a breath is really there, right before a tension is released. That's where the rainbow starts.
Morning all, and welcome to Blaugust 2026. I’m hoping Blaugust will be a shot in the arm to a blog that is by no means dead but perhaps a little sleepy. As usual, my welcome post will be brief. And... they're off! My reasons for...
Hey! I guess the headline this month is I added a homepage to my site. I used to just drop you in a list of recent blog posts, but there's a few different things happening here on a regular basis now, so I thought it was time to have...
Source Windswept musk ox carved by Inuk artist Joe Kavik (born 1950) from Rankin Inlet (Kangiqiniq), Canada. Amusing and it works. Nice piece. A different art form but with cultural affinities. Local Song A throwback to one of my first...
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...