19 April 2011
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After a relatively long break, I finally have another Deep to Deep event to announce. The next gathering will be hosted by Steve Meacham at Battisford Free Church, near Stowmarket in Suffolk on Saturday 18 June. I am now in … Continue reading
18 April 2011
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Saturday’s gig at Keble College was interesting.We were positioned in the “minstrels’ gallery”, towards the top right of the photo (not one of my images but available via a Creative Commons licence on Flickr). That posed two challenges: The gallery … Continue reading
16 April 2011
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I failed in my attempt to whip up a quick hollandaise sauce last night. I thought I could make it work in a similar manner to the lemon curd recipe (which I am fairly confident with now), using the slow … Continue reading
15 April 2011
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This is my contribution for the April Bloom Day event on MyFolia. Even through the winter, I have been able to identify something in bloom every month in my garden to earn the bloom day badge and the choice should … Continue reading
14 April 2011
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Do you think that is finished now? The tube has looked like that for a month or more but I have still found that I have been able to squeeze out enough each night to brush my teeth. I think … Continue reading
13 April 2011
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Last night, I had my final rehearsal with the jazz band I am depping with before we provide dinner jazz for an event at Keble College on Saturday. Apparently the group calls itself Jazz Moves when a name is required; … Continue reading
12 April 2011
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One of the delights of our garden is the large number of avian visitors. Having spent years in sparrow-starved South London, we are delighted even by the appearance of that common house bird but sometimes we get something new. Waxwings … Continue reading
11 April 2011
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About a month ago, our electric kettle broke or, rather, we deemed the appearance of a melted bit on the base too risky to continue using, especially with its rather inadequate spout and habit of liberally watering the area around … Continue reading
9 April 2011
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I popped down to Cowley Library this morning to drop back some books that were due back and, inevitably, to borrow some more. Although it is my most local library, I more often visit the Headington branch, which is a … Continue reading
8 April 2011
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I was listening to The Average White Band’s classic funk track, Pick Up the Pieces, earlier this week but that only serves to give me a title for this post. I have made another of my slow-cooker lemon curds (yes, … Continue reading