29 September 2012
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As I reached through the vines, I wondered why was having a problem picking a couple of small, ripe tomatoes and then I realised it was one of those comic ones: On a photographic footnote, I took several shots mainly … Continue reading
27 September 2012
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I saw a fascinating video on BoingBoing this morning, showing a sequence of people saying their ages from 1 to 100: Fascinating but also a bit of a momento mori. The faces progress from the softness of childhood, through the … Continue reading
26 September 2012
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Jane cooked up a wonderful tomato soup yesterday using some of the harvest from our polytunnel. When I make soup I normally go for the rustic finish and leave it chunky but she decided to strain it for a more … Continue reading
25 September 2012
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One of the events I was looking forward to on the Hill End camp was the Saturday evening bonfire. It almost didn’t happen though; the pallets provided as fuel were damp and we couldn’t track down any firelighters. Fortunately I … Continue reading
24 September 2012
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I’m back from my weekend at the Frontier Centre for the Hill End 2012 camp, rested and only slightly feeling ze burn from the mountain biking and other activities. Not everything was strenuous though. Saturday morning gave me an opportunity … Continue reading
21 September 2012
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Later today I’m off to the Frontiers Centre for an activity weekend helping with youth from St Clement’s and a number of other churches. It looks like it will be a lot of fun. The only thing is that I … Continue reading
20 September 2012
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I see that another story is breaking across the news about the discovery of ancient manuscript evidence that Jesus had a wife. Setting aside, of course, a couple of minor points such as it being dated two or three centuries … Continue reading
19 September 2012
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Where am I up to with processing my Pembrokeshire photos? Up to the amazing colours of rocks and sea on a sunny morning walking round St Non’s Bay, a short walk south of the (tiny) city of St Davids: Turquoise … Continue reading
18 September 2012
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Some foods are best enjoyed fresh, like sweetcorn; if recently picked (perhaps put the water on to boil before you go out harvesting?) it just needs a sprinkle of freshly ground salt and pepper and not even a knob of … Continue reading
16 September 2012
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On Friday I showed a photograph of our tent set up at Arymwny; here is the view I enjoyed from the site when I got out of the tent after the grey rain of the day before and the buffeting … Continue reading