18 July 2025
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One of my ongoing projects is creating a system to draw a little water from the canal at the end of the garden for the plants on that patch of land but without leaning down with a bucket or watering … Continue reading
11 December 2024
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Yesterday’s first IT shift went well and I’m back in tomorrow. Sadly though, it looks like I’ll have to set aside thoughts of an extravagant celebration as we found out that we needed a couple of car tyres replaced today … Continue reading
9 February 2024
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It was getting on for five years ago that I blogged about the Vimes Boots Theory which comes from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series and posits that poor people end up spending more money on things like footwear because they buy … Continue reading
11 February 2021
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What are the reasons for brewing at home? There are many and varied possibilities, such as making exactly what you want to drink, the fascination of this melding of art and science and the chance to show off at competitions. … Continue reading
15 March 2016
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Or, rather, how much have I cost the NHS? The Guardian recently published a guide on the subject. The answer for me at the moment is not a massive amount – a higher figure than I expected but safely within … Continue reading