30 September 2011
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Today I have been experimenting with the idea of a standing desk, where you set your computer workstation up so that you stand rather than sit to work on it. It is a concept which has frequently surfaced on various … Continue reading
29 September 2011
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I really should get round to posting something about tomorrow’s gig down on the Thames towpath at the Isis Farmhouse (near Iffley Lock): Pete, Jill and I will be opening with a short set followed by a longer show from … Continue reading
28 September 2011
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Aha! I see that Delicious has revamped it’s website. Same functionality (bookmarking favourite sites and keeping them available anywhere you are online) but now some photos on the front page rather than the very vanilla interface used for the last … Continue reading
27 September 2011
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I decided to sneak an early bottle of my latest homebrew last night, the brown ale I brewed up recently from crushed grains and hops. I need to be patient with the rest of the batch but I think I … Continue reading
26 September 2011
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Here is another recipe scaled down from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. 100g caster sugar 2 eggs 50ml lemon juice 3 tsps lemon zest 150g plain flour 70g icing sugar pinch of salt 110g unsalted butter Line a baking dish or … Continue reading
25 September 2011
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Back to work tomorrow after a week and a half of what I believe is popularly called a staycation. Rather than pay to travel somewhere and then pay to stay there, we based our time off on full bed and … Continue reading
24 September 2011
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Inspired by the gift of a courgette earlier this week and the abundance of our tomato harvest, I decided to cook up a ratatouille tonight. It is now gently simmering, which will mellow the ingredients together and create a hearty … Continue reading
23 September 2011
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I need to take a trip to the library to return some books, including The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. I tried a couple of recipes from it, both of which worked well, including this fridge cake, which I scaled down to … Continue reading
22 September 2011
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My attempts to germinate Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata) from seed have been unsuccessful so far, despite measures such as keeping seeds in my fridge for a month (cold stratification). Therefore, since I was passing, I popped into the National Herb … Continue reading
20 September 2011
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How was the composting workshop on Saturday I (rhetorically) hear you ask? Very good, thank you. I cannot say that I learned a lot but then I have been composting for years, have read numerous books on the subject and … Continue reading