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Seasoning (and christening) my Christmas wok.

The New Year is now well underway and with it the business of a new university module. It has all been a bit of a shock after such a lovely long break over Chri...

Working off some Christmas pudding.

Afternoon all! I both those who do and don't celebrate Christmas have had a lovely holiday period. I'm not back to work for another week, so decided to pack up ...

Awake early again - but got up and did a thing...well several things.

I'm generally not a great sleeper. For whatever reason I seem to wake up between 3 and 4am most mornings and seldom get back to sleep. I had a flash of inspirat...

A lazy Sunday studying WW2 family military records.

Having a quiet day trying to work my way through my grandfather's military records. Easier said than done! It seems individuals in the British Army were in comp...

Misty walks and butter beans.

It's firmly that time of year where bracing morning walks with the dog become a thing. I've managed to change my routine a little this year with the girls being...

A little morning update - I can't believe it's nearly Christmas already!

Well, here we are approaching Christmas, and the last time I posted was the end of April talking about the arrival of spring! Life has become proper hectic this...

Enjoying the spring feeling

After weeks of absolute panic due to university submission deadlines, I've spent the last few weeks trying to relax. That hasn't been too difficult from a perso...

Another stunner on the beach.

Well Lola's leg as still been holding up well so we've continued to visit the beach on a Saturday morning. We were treated to an absolutely stunning morning tod...

A new stringed arrival

Eldest daughter (14) has been getting on brilliantly with her music. She now regularly plays guitar, drums, piano and saxophone. She is taking guitar lessons no...

The early bird catches ... the sunrise.

Morning you lot. Well, another day and another night where I woke up far too early. I've never been much of a sleeper; it has its benefits this time of year. I ...

I keep popping by!

I say it every few months but I keep meaning to get on here and be active but my gosh, this are a little hectic! Work has been bonkers crazy. In addition I'm tr...

I can't believe it still works! Putting life back into old tech.

For a good few years I've had an old PC shoved behind the door in my study. Hidden away enough to forget, but not so much as to not stub a toe on occasionally! ...

It's that bit between Christmas and new year....

...yes that bit. The bit where you tend to forget what day it is! Well, probably not a problem for lots of people, but the organisation I work for closes down o...

It's that wonderful time of the year.

I thought I'd post a photo of our tree to remind me how wonderful this time of the year is. Beyond the tree, the weather has been terrible with strong winds and...

Aurora over Norfolk

I've wanted to see the aurora for years but living in the UK, it isn't one of those things we get treated to that often. Yes, we get crap weather and lots of cl...

The wanderer returns

Hello people, I'm not even going to start with my usual "it has been a while" thing as that seems to be the case all the time. Things have been pretty hectic in...

Galeón Andalucía

I suppose one benefit of not posting in a while is having a little backlog of things I can post about. Back in half term (end of May/beginning of June), we had ...

Welcome back to the beach

As always, it feels like an age since I've been around. Work has been busy and I've been trying to learn some new stuff in the evenings. As if not enough, finge...

Vegetarian Supper: Pasta alla Norma

As is usual this time of year, the BBQ has been cleaned and we've had our fill of meat based meals. Also, as is usual this time of year we've got a little sick ...

2024 Book 1: The Queen's Fool

It has been a slow year for me on the book front. Once again my aim is to end up finishing the year having read at least 12 books. I started reading David Coppe...