Creativity, curiosity, and code
It’s been a busy time for the Wintles! We’ve had numerous busy weekends, in Devon with my in-laws, on a Tour of the North (Leeds, Durham, and then back home via Cambridge and London), and we’ll be in London this coming weekend too. So we’ve not been at home much. Weekday evenings have been busy […]
I’m sure a million people have reviewed the Nintendo Wii, so my comments on the latest addition to our household will be late and fairly insignificant. Still, having had the Wii for a while, I want to note what I think. Gaming History and Philosophy in the Wintle Household Sally and I aren’t big gamers. […]
There are a number of situations in the world that I take very much to heart and try to do something about. Changing the world isn’t easy, but organisations like Tearfund, Christian Aid, and Oxfam provide plenty of good resources to help us badger big businesses, and make our views known to our MPs. Sometimes […]
Sorry. I can’t help it. This is simply a gratuitous link to a piece of 1972 news footage that I’ve discovered about my beloved Magic Roundabout. Great stuff!
I need to write about this incredibly important subject to warn you of the dangers of a sport that I’ve recently taken up. This sport requires: excellent balance; pin point precision; dedication and repeated practice of repetitive actions; a good head for numbers. Yes, I’m not kidding. I’ve taken up darts!!! We have a cultural […]
I’m a cyclist – you can probably tell that – and I love all sports of different kinds. But there’s one that I’ve never got on with…running! It knackers my kness and every time I try to take it up I have to give up quite quickly because I’m in pain. So instead, I tend […]
Part…umm…well…the last part! I’m probably on about part 74 of my holiday write up now. You’ll be glad to hear that it’s (probably) the last one. After climbing Etna on the Friday, Saturday was supposed to be a bit of a day off. But the thought of just doing nothing somehow didn’t appeal. We had […]
We awoke on Friday feeling refreshed and healthy, had an big, early breakfast, and headed up the coast to Mt Etna. Actually there was some packing in there too…we had lots of decisions to make about packing our day sacks and what to wear. In the end I think we both ended up with full-on […]
[Note – a few photos have been added to other holiday entries, should anyone care] After a my stressy day, and the lessons learned from it, and our prayers being answered, the Thursday was much easier. The plan was to go to Etna, but this demanded all our energy for a long drive and some […]
Why am I even writing this? Ho hum. Actually, that was pretty much what I thought of the Wednesday of the holiday…”why am I here?”. I’m not very good at holidays and day 2 or three is usually pretty stressful. This was no exception. The day started well with sunshine, the usual fantastic breakfast, and […]