31 May 2007
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I am closing May and beginning June with a run of four gigs: Thursday 31 May: Appearing with The Elusive Teeth at the Oakhill Tavern, Beckenham, Kent (free entry). Friday 1 June: Another ‘Teeth outing, this time headlining at Mama … Continue reading
30 May 2007
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All the nations of the world have flags and none of them have chosen to go with a simple, chic, black and white design. The colours often have as much symbolism about them as the other elements of the design, … Continue reading
29 May 2007
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I have been writing about bagels for the past couple of days – recent experiences and my bagel recipe. Before I move onto other topics, I want to write about one more related thing – how I took my bagel … Continue reading
28 May 2007
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Yesterday, I wrote about my experience of baking bagels and my discovery of a recipe that yielded good results. As planned, I did some more experimentation yesterday. For the first batch, I decided to slightly increase the quantities, rounding all … Continue reading
27 May 2007
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A few weeks ago, we finally decided to get rid of our old bread machine – the timer went ages ago but the breaking of the seal at the bottom of the bread pan was the end. We might have … Continue reading
26 May 2007
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I wrote yesterday about how I have been exploring the world of details through macro photography, using my new Raynox DCR-250 adapter. One of the trickier aspects of this is dealing with the very narrow depth of field available when … Continue reading
25 May 2007
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Schumacher’s seminal work aside (which I read and enjoyed years ago) I have recently been spending time appreciating the beauty of the small. Specifically, I have been exploring the world of macro photography with renewed vigour. With the kit lens … Continue reading
24 May 2007
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Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes May 24, 2007 by Wulf Forrester-BarkerbookBook Review0.3 Rating: 2/5 As you may have noticed from this blog and volume of my contributions to Flickr, I have enjoyed a deepening interest in photography over recent months. … Continue reading
23 May 2007
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I saw that Richard Dawkin’s polemic, The God Delusion, was given pride of place down at the nearby Sainsbury’s hypermarket the other day (when as, you come in, you walk past stands inviting you to pick up cheap alcohol, reduced … Continue reading
22 May 2007
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We got an envelope through our door yesterday with “results” from the North Downs Challenge Walk we went on earlier this month. The sheet covered those who did the five mile walk. Our time was 3 hours and 30 minutes; … Continue reading