18 February 2026
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In recent months, the ITV catch up TV service has started to frequently send an email message to verify a login. The trouble is that it goes to my email account but it is often Jane who wants to watch … Continue reading
17 February 2026
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Being half-term, there weren’t any band rehearsals this evening so I used the time to do a bit more work on the music library website I am working on for the Training Band. I wanted to add a couple of … Continue reading
16 February 2026
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This week I discovered that the thought of making chips from swede instead of potatoes wasn’t entirely unprecedented. We tried it yesterday and they were quite tasty, particularly with generous amounts of salt and vinegar. This batch had been preboiled … Continue reading
15 February 2026
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The story of David defeating Goliath is so well known in the English-speaking world that many people, who would have only a vague idea that it comes from the Bible and no chance of pinpointing it as being found in … Continue reading
14 February 2026
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I recently finished reading Less by Patrick Grant. It charts the rise of consumption as a factor in historic economic growth which leads us in an ever more voracious, ever less satisfying and sustainable relationship to the things we buy … Continue reading
13 February 2026
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Tonight we went to a violin concert hosted at Hathern Baptist Church. Violinist Elaine Patience, accompanied by Gill Townsend on piano, played a selection of pieces including several pieces from the music composed for the film Schindler’s List. That is … Continue reading
12 February 2026
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Over the years we’ve lived in our present house, we’ve had ongoing problems the curtains over the french doors. Double glass doors mean there is a lot of space to cover and, particularly with our heavy winter curtains, the supports … Continue reading
11 February 2026
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I was right about the identity of the recovered key was able to pop over to check on my allotment plot at the end of this morning. All was good although it was good to hoe down some of the … Continue reading
10 February 2026
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The online music distribution system I have been working on for the training band has been well received but one person did alert me to a file that seemed not to be available. Rather than just fix that problem, I … Continue reading
9 February 2026
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On Friday I popped down to the allotment after a slightly longer break than I had planned… only to find that my key for the gate padlock was missing! I thought I was going to have to contact the council … Continue reading