3 September 2010
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Whatever you want to call a six string instrument with the body of a banjo and the neck of a guitar (banjo guitar seems to be the preferred term on Wikipedia but even that site hasn’t quite made up its … Continue reading
21 July 2010
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Of all the Oxford colleges, St Catherine’s is the one most reminiscent of my alma mater in its architecture (which is to say that its modernist lines mean that it is probably just as well it is demurely situated away … Continue reading
6 July 2010
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Thanks to the level of detail on OpenStreetMap, down to the level of footpaths round Oxford, I was able to find a new route to work this morning, cutting across part of the Lye Valley Nature Reserve. Not only will … Continue reading
2 July 2010
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I have watched a couple of episodes of Lewis this week from ITV’s online player. Benefiting from very high production values, these programmes equal and exceed the Morse series which preceeded them. As with Morse, one of the main stars … Continue reading
14 June 2010
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Loved “open gardens” in #Headington. Hated getting hit with a parking fine. Appealing on grounds of inadequate signage. See my twitter feed to see more of my tweets and sign up to twitter to reply to @basswulf
25 April 2010
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I had a very pleasant week in Devon — too pleasant in fact to spend enough time on the computer to keep my blog safely up to date! I am back now though and getting back into the swing of … Continue reading
18 November 2009
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I don’t know whether the waterproofing on my new panniers will get tested today but their performance in high wind is going to get a good work out. Will the extra drag cause problems or will the lowered centre of … Continue reading
10 July 2009
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It is almost three years since I last posted about playing the board game Carcassonne. I think we have played it once or twice since then but were inspired by trying another game, Settlers of Catan, at Russell and Sally’s … Continue reading