30 November 2011
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I am heading off the the library shortly to take back a heavy stack of books including Valentine Warner’s The Good Table (Mitchell Beazley, London, 2011). I’ve tried several of the recipes in there but the one that I most … Continue reading
29 November 2011
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The saga of our water bill is not yet complete. First, we had one of their engineers round to check the meter on Friday. He confirmed that it was working and also that, because it did not entirely stop activity … Continue reading
28 November 2011
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I have two gigs with Peter and the Wulf this week. The first is on Wednesday evening at Banbury Folk Club where we are honoured to be counted among the friends of Pete Joshua. Details on the folk club website; … Continue reading
27 November 2011
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Today is the first Sunday of Advent and also the first rehearsal for the Christmas choir at St Clements. The four pieces suggested are all ones I am not familiar with and all have tricky twists and turns. I have … Continue reading
26 November 2011
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We had three guests in the end for this morning’s breakfast event. We could have had more but those who did come stayed and chatted whereas they might just have popped in and out with a bigger event. I think … Continue reading
25 November 2011
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Among other tasks today has been getting ready for breakfast tomorrow. Breakfast is not normally a meal which takes a huge amount of preparation but the twist is that we have invited several of our neighbours to come and join … Continue reading
23 November 2011
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I am still very happy with my Kindle. Even though it is now only the old version, with shiny new devices having supplanted it, it still works perfectly well and I have all sorts of uses for it. However, it … Continue reading
22 November 2011
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I need to make a note that I bottled my latest homebrew experiment on Sunday. This one is a rustic cider, nowhere near as complex as making beer. It is still wise to sanitise the equipment used but does not … Continue reading
21 November 2011
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That is a gate, as in a door in a fence, as opposed to agate, the beautiful semi-precious stone. It is precious to us though; having had plans to get a gate fitted to the side-passage by our house almost … Continue reading
20 November 2011
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We had a very good service at church this morning with several Chinese Christians from the Mandarin-speaking fellowship that meets in our church “Family Centre” being baptised and so our ranks were swelled with many people from that church. With … Continue reading