30 April 2022
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We had a few little electrical jobs done for us this morning. The one I’m most excited about is finally getting an outside power socket installed (not DIY but DIY-facilitating). This will save the rigmarole of opening the small kitchen … Continue reading
29 April 2022
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102 is the number of slugs I dispatched last night (plus two snails), on my first garden patrol in a long while. Admittedly, a lot of them were tiny and a lot weren’t near plants that have shown signs of … Continue reading
28 April 2022
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Kev and I have been round at an elderly friend’s today doing some work on external cladding round water and heating pipes. Presently they are boxed in with painted plywood but I don’t think enough attention was paid to redirecting … Continue reading
27 April 2022
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Who gets a surprise? Rather than asking who gets a surprise, it might be easier to ask who doesn’t? Would there be anyone left? Saul certainly gets a life-changing shock – he starts off as a sword, intending to destroy … Continue reading
26 April 2022
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Here is the first half of the talk I gave at church this morning. No surprises? Over the next few weeks, the Lectionary for the Easter season insists that we include a series of readings from the book of Acts. … Continue reading
25 April 2022
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As always, the transition from March to April, or early to mid-spring, brings a transformation. Some of the plants that were bare last month are now in leaf, and the ones in leaf have often moved to blossom. The bluebells … Continue reading
24 April 2022
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I’ve made a start on the holiday snaps with this picture of the amazing foxglove trees (Paulownia tormentosa) that decorate St Peter’s Square: It seems that April is a good time to catch them in flower and the purple blossoms … Continue reading
23 April 2022
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The fact that it is St George’s Day today doesn’t have much bearing on the fact that I’ve finally got another homebrew beer fermenting but I’ll take that as an excuse to christen it Golden George. The beer is a … Continue reading
22 April 2022
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We got back yesterday from our post-Easter city break in Manchester. Manchester is the largest English city that neither of us had previously visited and had more than enough to keep us occupied. We travelled up on Monday afternoon, stopping … Continue reading
20 April 2022
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When visiting the cathedral, we attended the evening prayer service and I created a digital painting of one of the stained glass windows at the east end.