19 June 2012
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It turns out that the soul-funk band I’ve had a couple of jams with recently (through Joe, who is a colleague in the web team at work and drummer with the band) has a name, and that name is Kitchen … Continue reading
18 June 2012
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I think we are almost at the end of our water meter saga. On Friday an engineer came round to take the external water meter off the shared supply and to fit a new meter inside the house. That is … Continue reading
17 June 2012
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I understand that some instruments, like trumpets, are categorised according to the lowest note they can produce without pressing down any of the keys. What I have never grasped is why it seemed like a good idea to make them … Continue reading
15 June 2012
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Lots of things are flowering in our garden at the moment, including our chair display: See my Flickr account for some shots I took last weekend.
14 June 2012
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The new floor didn’t go down this morning as the substrate hadn’t completely dried. Frustrating but they will be back again tomorrow so it should be ready for the weekend. Meanwhile, here is an amusing image I found on BoingBoing … Continue reading
13 June 2012
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The kitchen is completely empty, even down to a bare concrete floor. It became obvious, as soon as we took the old vinyl floor out, just how much damping effect it had on the sound of the room. Every sound … Continue reading
12 June 2012
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Our kitchen project is rolling forward. The ceiling and walls are now painted, everything has been taken out of the room (including the kitchen sink) and we are ready for the flooring guys to come in tomorrow. First they will … Continue reading
11 June 2012
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Here is a recent picture of the back garden: It has changed and filled-out a lot since I took a photo at the start of May: The difference is even more marked since the previous year; we are definitely getting … Continue reading
10 June 2012
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I read a lot of books and frequently spot little glitches that have slipped through the net, such as wrong spellings or other errors. Over the last couple of weeks I have been putting those skills to more constructive use … Continue reading
7 June 2012
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Magnus, Phil and I have recently completed our first online game of Pandemic using Vassal. It ended in failure to reach enough cures before diseases wiped out the world but it was quite fun while it lasted. However, we are … Continue reading