31 December 2017
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Less than four hours and a new year will have rolled around – indeed, the onward tide of time around the globe means that billions of people are already in 2018. Time to take stock for a moment and think … Continue reading
30 December 2017
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I have made the first division of my kefir grains this week, giving some to my parents and to Magnus. That means the home colony needs to build up a bit further, although I still have more than I started … Continue reading
29 December 2017
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From what I recall of going to the cinema, most people get up and leave not when the film is over but when the credits start rolling. I used to like getting my full money’s worth and, even though I … Continue reading
28 December 2017
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I was given the high pressure job this afternoon of drawing a dinosaur to entertain one of my young cousins. Children can be such harsh critics! However, in this case, it turned out to be quite easy. The trick was … Continue reading
27 December 2017
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Not that many years ago, Jane and I went to see Creation Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol, which was excellent. We were a bit disappointed to see it had come round again already (rustling back through the blog… Christmas … Continue reading
26 December 2017
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Boxing Day breakfast for me has been a rather satisfying opportunity to make a start on the process of not wasting Christmas food. I fried off some finely sliced brussels sprouts in butter, from those we didn’t cook yesterday, and … Continue reading
25 December 2017
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Merry Christmas. Here is my card design for this year, which I’ve called Road to Jerusalem. Jerusalem, not Bethlehem? It isn’t really so far away and it is where the Christmas story is leading to. Two of the gospel writers … Continue reading
24 December 2017
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (assuming the Milky Way has displaced itself by a suitably cosmic sounding distance) I took some photos of one of our long-standing Christmas ornaments: a ‘UFO’ sprouting a crest of … Continue reading
23 December 2017
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That’s my Christmas menu – or, more accurately, venison stew (enjoyed tonight), guinea fowl tomorrow and some Gloucester Old Spot pork for Christmas day. Leftovers expected for Boxing Day.
22 December 2017
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I’m getting value for money – or, more accurately, value for time invested – out my turducken of a ukulele Christmas gig set. Jane and I broke it out again this afternoon when we had some musical friends visiting, jamming … Continue reading