Creativity, curiosity, and code
It’ll seem odd that I just posted my holiday notes from the end of March. These have been half written for ages now, and I have a few other notes that need writing to completion before publishing. I’ve been surprised to have almost an entire week of free evenings and an almost free weekend, so […]
Sally and I made our approximately three-weekly trek to Sainsbury’s yesterday. Shopping is always interesting as we both have our little things we’re passionate about. Fair trade, free range, recycled, compostable, organic, low-energy, locally sourced, etc. And we’re fortunate enough to a) have the choice to buy these things b) be able to afford them! […]
This is a silly thing. I think the BBC are quite good at reporting the news, but the other day I saw an piece on the telly that I thought was very poor and unfair. It was about how life expectancy is much higher in the south of England than in the north. My immediate […]
It’s been a week of ups and downs! At work I had a couple of days when all the things that annoy me came all at once. You know, badly run meetings, poor organisation and communication, demanding people who think that the world revolves around them, that kind of stuff. But the week has ended […]
Not many entries of late, that’s not to say that there’s not a stack of things I’d like to jot down and get out of my head. My drafts list is getting longer by the week. Other things are just more important right now so focus has shifted slightly. Not even learning songs, hardly playing […]
Sally and I are doing our best to be green. We’ve very aware of green issues and what the scientists say, but we also just think that it makes sense to do it. Using less energy is cheaper and uses less of the finite resources of the earth. It makes sense to reduce consumption, reuse […]
This is a bit of a multi-purpose Blog/Email/Journal type entry that will probably pop up in various places – apologies if you come across it twice. A while back I mentioned something that was going on that I couldn’t really mention. Well, now I can mention some more, though I will have to remain a […]
Sally’s been Freecycling! Freecycling is a term used for giving old stuff away. Internet groups exist, usually for a given location, such as a town. People post on these groups messages to say “I’m giving something away” and others respond to the group with “Yes, I’ll have that please”, and then they come round and […]
I wanted to write a short tribute to a man, a legend to those who knew him, who has inspired me on a bit of my life journey. Peter Amey died on the 4th April after a long and difficult fight with cancer. He was stoic throughout and his Blog, if it’s still there when […]
Off to the Lakes…on our own! So, after a long, hard start to the year we had an enjoyable Easter at home followed by a little holiday. Easter had proven to be cold and damp – even snow was around in northern England! So we approached a hill walking holiday with a little anticipation. Especially […]