Is there such a thing as too many hot cross buns? I’m starting to think that the answer could possibly be yes although there aren’t too many left now from yesterday’s baking!
19 April 2014
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Month: April 2014
18 April 2014
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People in Stations
Good Friday brings opportunities to reflect on the Passion story and, while it is a familiar narrative to me, sometimes something new comes to mind. This morning the walk of witness down Cowley Road was very well attended. It wasn’t … Continue reading
17 April 2014
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Facebook Almost Unusable
There are sceptics who would argue that I am just being slow to catch on with this claim but Facebook seems to have become moderately widely used. What I’ve noticed in the past week or so though is that, when … Continue reading
16 April 2014
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Unlicenced Crucifixion
A few months ago I mentioned that plans were afoot to reprise the Cowley Road Passion Play, first performed in 2012. I was excited to be moved up the bill from Judas to Peter, which is not only a more … Continue reading
15 April 2014
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No Man’s Nightingale by Ruth Rendell
Rendell’s Wexford is a long-lived character in a long-lived series. Although his life runs at a slower pace than normal time, he retired from the police a couple of books ago but he still makes his contributions to the causes … Continue reading
14 April 2014
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Mission Aborted
Climbing into an MRI machine this morning to provide control data for a research study being conducted by one of my colleagues felt like being an astronaut. Unfortunately, just as I settled back for an hour of contributing data by … Continue reading
13 April 2014
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April Shilling in the Bottle
I’m very hopeful for the results from my April Shilling brew. Not only did I hit the target OG (original gravity) of 1.040 but checks on Friday and Saturday showed that it had reached the target FG (final gravity) of … Continue reading
12 April 2014
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Beerish
What are my favourite beers like? They tend to have a full, almost chewy body with an underlying but not overpower sweetness, wreathed in what could be described as floral notes and followed up by a gentle, palette freshening hoppy … Continue reading
11 April 2014
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Looking Down on the Herb Hexagon – Spring 2014
I might as well complete the series. Over the past few years I have been taking photos of our gardens from three upstairs windows, allowing us to watch their development over time. The patch by the washing line we call … Continue reading
10 April 2014
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Looking Down on the Front Garden – Spring 2014
End of March… … and yesterday … Apart from the stronger sunlight yesterday (a beautiful morning but providing rather too much contrast for the photos), you can see how many of the plants are developing in leaps and bounds. For … Continue reading