15 February 2015
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I’ll be at the Nag’s Head in Abingdon this afternoon with jazz group The Other Way Up. There will be music from 5pm – 7pm and entry is free. Last time I played there was back in the summer but … Continue reading
13 February 2015
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My latest beer brew, Slow Flowers, is now into the bottle — thirteen of them but 12 are 330ml Grolsch bottles. I wonder if I left it in the fermentor too long; I was waiting for the krausen on top … Continue reading
12 February 2015
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Not a massive move but over one row and down a couple desks. I’m now set up in a new position at work to allow another group to expand. Everything is set up and I’ve done a test to ensure … Continue reading
11 February 2015
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That is the title of a book I was given many years ago now, written by Garry Friesen (ISBN: 9780880700245). It isn’t particularly famous but it presents a fascinating and biblically well grounded view of how God guides us that … Continue reading
10 February 2015
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I’ve got another batch of myrtle gin underway. The Myrtus communis hedge, which I planted about four and a half years ago, is growing well and, although I neglected to weight this year’s harvest, I’m sure it was more than … Continue reading
9 February 2015
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I got a new toy at the weekend. Well, by toy, I mean a bit more wood processing hardware, not to be fooled around with, in the form of a splitting maul. This tool is essentially a combination of an … Continue reading
6 February 2015
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I’ve made our first sowing of the year, a batch of Lactuca sativa ‘Relic’ (lettuce) out in the polytunnel. With temperatures still dropping below freezing at night it would be foolhardy to do this outdoors but the polytunnel is pleasantly … Continue reading
5 February 2015
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I had a nice surprise at work today when I was feeding in publications from our academics to a local database and spotted that I’ve joined the ranks of published authors. It appears that my name gets a credit in … Continue reading
4 February 2015
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Apparently it is a myth that eskimos have a vast number of words for snow. Judging from my dictionary of slang there are certain, uh, things, for which English has an almost innumerable ways to allude to but, heading back … Continue reading
3 February 2015
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I was rather worried last night when I came out of a housegroup meeting to find snow falling and settling on the ground. By the time I got home, it was thicker still and I had some doubts about whether … Continue reading