21 August 2023
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It was in February this year that I picked up a small electric chainsaw. It would be disingenuous to say that I’ve been using it for six months — I don’t have that amount of wood to saw up — … Continue reading
20 August 2023
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To find out my answers, you can now watch the video of this morning’s service from All Saints church, Thorpe Acre with Dishley: The service fades in partway through a song before the readings with my talk running from about … Continue reading
19 August 2023
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We broke out our barbeque grill for the first time in a long while today. Unfortunately I hadn’t quite completed the construction of a new garden bench from some of the old pallets we’ve collected but our camping chairs meant … Continue reading
18 August 2023
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I think a lot of people discovered Way Down in the Hole, by Tom Waits, when it featured as the theme tune for the TV series The Wire (2002-2008). Each season a different artist’s recording was used, with Waits’ original … Continue reading
17 August 2023
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There’s plenty going on at the allotment – things I’ve planted and an abundance of that tree spinach (Chenopodium giganteum) I mentioned the other day, which all came as ‘volunteers’ from last year’s plants. I’ve also been blessed by wood … Continue reading
16 August 2023
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Jane and I both made it to one of the local ‘green gym’ sessions today. The task was repairing dry stone walls at the boundaries of Loughborough’s Outwoods area. For the kind of wall we were working on, there were … Continue reading
15 August 2023
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Looking back on the blog, I see it is about thirteen months since I took up the tuba. I have to admit that I’ve slacked off on my practise a bit but I think I’ve made decent progress for that … Continue reading
14 August 2023
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During the summer period, we have been having a series of “preacher’s choice” messages. It is bitty, compared to the series-based teaching we have worked through before the summer and having coming up in September, but summer is a bitty … Continue reading
13 August 2023
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In the summer of 2010, not long after purchasing our house in Oxford, I came across an intriguing plant called Chenopodium giganteum (also known as Tree Spinach or Magenta Spreen). I can’t recall how I heard of it but I … Continue reading
12 August 2023
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I took the double bass along to this week’s Saturday Sing-around at The Plough. It’s always popular with the other musicians and sits well alongside the various acoustic instruments they bring along. I contributed a couple of songs myself. Firstly, … Continue reading