31 January 2026
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Gathered to Go is going to be the title of the next album released by Jubilate. I know that not just because the organisation comes under the umbrella of the Song and Hymn Writers Foundation, who I now work for … Continue reading
30 January 2026
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I’ve finally managed to get all my gardening data, which was scribbled on a series of calendars, into an electronic form (my Folia project). Since I want every sowing, every harvest (with weights) and everything else, that was quite a … Continue reading
29 January 2026
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One of the my projects this week has been getting Debian 13 (the current release) installed on a new external SSD. It would be fair to say that it has made use of my technical skills but it is up … Continue reading
28 January 2026
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This afternoon I finally managed to get the rosé wine bottled. I decided to use my collection of Belgian beer bottles, sealed with crown caps, which means we can open enough for a test without having to use up a … Continue reading
27 January 2026
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From time to time, I like to try a new crime novelist, not least because the familiar ones just can’t keep churning out books fast enough to satisfy my appetite or, when they do, it starts to feel formulaic. Because … Continue reading
26 January 2026
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Last Friday I managed to get my rosé wine racked into a clean demijohn along with some crushed Campden tablet and potassium sorbate dissolved in water. That concoction is designed to sterilise the solution (Campden tablets kill bacteria) and stop … Continue reading
25 January 2026
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Jane often watches the Sunday output from Kensington Temple in London and I caught a bit this afternoon. Pastor Malcolm Duncan was doing a Q&A session and was asked how to respond to someone who was angry with God after … Continue reading
24 January 2026
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Today was an unusual sing around session for me, in that I only led one song (You Wreck Me by Tom Petty). That was because a couple of my flautist friends came along and we took the rest of our … Continue reading
22 January 2026
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I’ve been messing around with Linux, with varying degrees of success, for the best part of 30 years. I remember installing an early version of RedHat Linux and then wondering what to do with it. Two or three years later … Continue reading
21 January 2026
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After visiting the library today, I took the opportunity to pop into Elf Foods (the local health food shop) and picked up a couple of ingredients I’m keen to try. The first is agar-agar, a gelling agent derived from algae. … Continue reading