30 September 2019
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I seem to have been acquiring minor injuries today. First I pinched the skin on one arm while dragging an accordion box out of the loft (as you do) and then managed to touch the other bicep with the edge … Continue reading
29 September 2019
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Some of you will recognise that as the title of the original French lyric for the tune widely know in the anglophone world as Autumn Leaves. For the background – including the original French lyrics and a literal translation as … Continue reading
28 September 2019
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My Oxxxford Tawny beer got bottled last weekend and I started my next batch yesterday. This one is based on Burton Bridge Top Dog Stout and I’ve decided to call it Black Dog Stout (the first time I cooked up … Continue reading
27 September 2019
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I did three sketches from the Late Night Worship sets at Soul Survivor this year. You can see them all on Flickr along with one from the previous year. I think this is my favourite one, a high contrast view … Continue reading
26 September 2019
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As a consequence of moving on from working for the University, I’ve got to replace a couple of bits of software that came with the job. One is Sophos, which is a pretty good anti-malware product and as cutting edge … Continue reading
25 September 2019
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I started my current main sketchbook in early August and I’m whipping through it at quite a rate. Yesterday I got the first 30+ drawings scanned in and today I managed to process and upload them to Flickr. Here is … Continue reading
24 September 2019
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Today has been both relatively quiet and absolutely huge. I’m finishing my job with the OxCERT team shortly and, with my last bit of leave to use up, today was my last day in the office. Don’t break anything, wipe … Continue reading
23 September 2019
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Last night’s Sanctified event went very well. A lot was down to the other musicians and the choir and, of course, the congregation who joined us. It was great to join together and meet God through some classic gospel-blues worship … Continue reading
22 September 2019
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In the words of Curtis, the wise old soul from The Blues Brothers (1980), “… you get wise, you get to church!”. Church comes in lots of shapes, sizes and flavours but one that might suit Jake and Elwood is … Continue reading
21 September 2019
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Most of today has been spent in the kitchen – bottling beer, making pastry and cooking up a couple of meals. The one thing I didn’t get round to doing was sitting down to a proper dinner (time ran out … Continue reading