Author Archives: Kai

So after a inauspicious start in torrential rain in a marquee waiting for late guests, the day has turned into a lovely summers evening at an air show!  We’ve also had a a wander around a garden and seen a … Continue reading →

At what point did I become my mother? I’m not saying this is a bad thing – I’m just curious to know at what point I became the person who wipes down sides, tidies other people’s desks (when other other … Continue reading →

Today I had an epiphany. I have a half-finished program being built by a friend that stores data in mySQL tables – data I need but have to wait for as the program’s not finished. I sat at my desk … Continue reading →

Just watching Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals and liked this recipe so thought I’d take notes 😉 Pizza Dough 1 cup self-raising flour 275g 1/2 cup water Pinch salt Drizzle olive oil Add everything (some water, not all) to mixer. Whizz … Continue reading →

Slight age over-estimation with Squabble! As a wood pigeon (as opposed to the rock pigeon that are more commonly raised by humans as pets) when I got him he was probably only 18 days old or so, and shouldn’t be … Continue reading →

My Squabble saga (fledging wood pigeon) just took a new angle. I think I’ve been failing him a bit on the feed front as he isn’t reliably feeding himself yet and I am not feeding him massively often – his … Continue reading →

So this morning Mum woke me to tell me a pigeon was stuck in our garden, and she’d rescued it from Alfie and Thom but it was baby and so couldn’t fly. I got up and (eventually) caught it (determined … Continue reading →

PhD student, hard work yes, but flexible time allocation, allowing for judicious sunbathing interludes.

I finished my presents for Leo and James some time ago, but didn’t post the finished images. They now both have them and my cousin sent a lovely text yesterday saying how they both used them constantly! The purple one … Continue reading →

“…of course that’s if I have a free moment between riding a flying pig to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in a glacial hell…” BTW, the Kai moniker is my… moniker, rather than an indication … Continue reading →