Following on from yesterday, what about if Michael Bay (Transformers and other big action movies) directed a film about making waffles?
21 August 2017
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Month: August 2017
20 August 2017
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Directing Food 1 – Tarantino
I recently discovered a fascinating series of short films envisaging how it would look if different directors took it upon themselves to show simple recipes. Here is a gruesome (although probably no more than PG) approach to spaghetti and meatballs, … Continue reading
19 August 2017
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Soul Survivor 2017
I’m packed and ready to head off to Soul Survivor. Jane isn’t coming this time as it is only a small group going from St Clement’s, although we’re going to tag along with a much larger group from St Aldates. … Continue reading
18 August 2017
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Sprezzatura
My word of the day is sprezzatura, an Italian term denoting a graceful mastery. For example, a musician might run their hands up and down the neck of a guitar with music dripping out or a painter might splash a … Continue reading
17 August 2017
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Spiky
Just under a week ago, Jane and I were in the process of arranging to part exchange out present car for another one, still second hand but much newer. It should be ready for us sometime next week so a … Continue reading
16 August 2017
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Angles on Angels
Tomorrow night I’m leading a discussion group at home on the subject of angels. Unlike some topics, I don’t have a go-to book on the subject on my shelves so I’ve been doing some searching round the web to get … Continue reading
15 August 2017
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Death From Above!
When I got back from picking up my shopping this evening, I found a sparrowhawk sitting at the end of my drive. I stopped by the side of the road but I think I was too close and it took … Continue reading
14 August 2017
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Neuronish
You probably recognise those as elderberries rather than neurons but, seeing the bowl of them did put me in mind of images I have seen of structures for thinking; signals flowing round a complex network of connections. I will count … Continue reading
13 August 2017
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Hurrah for Quiche
Quiche gets a bit of a bad name. It turns up at lots of parties but is normally on the bland side; food to fill the table (and the stomach) but not to excite anything except a bit of light-hearted … Continue reading
12 August 2017
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More Than One Note Going On
I remember hearing ukemaster James Hill playing Billie Jean on solo ukulele when he did a show at The Jam Factory in Oxford about three years ago. He managed to combine the bassline, chords and drums on his ukulele (no … Continue reading