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Magic, marrows, marigolds, mead and me.

Loving Penn & Teller on ITV at the moment. We don’t really get to see them a great deal in the UK so having one trick a week is a teaser! Great fun. There should be more magic in the … Continue reading

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The perfect soliloquy for wasted time…

“To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a … Continue reading

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Slow Ginny Weasley? Tenuous.

You want me to do what? Download Firefox 5? Firstly, what happened to Firefox 4? I’m  not a technophobe, yet I’m apparently on FF 3. Secondly – Download?!?! I want a button that says “Upgrade” and I want to click … Continue reading

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Au revoir l’iPhone

Ding – Sep 21 2009 9.41 – “Happy birthday to u, has ur cat one leg or two? Surely it could not have all 4, that’s unusual for u! Xx Ding – Sep 21 2010 10:37 – “Happy birthday to … Continue reading

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Happy 60th Dad!

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

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Look, I am my mother…*

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

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Black holes and revelations

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

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Jamie’s 30 minute meals: pizza dough

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

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Pigeons, protein, and pain!

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

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Bugger.

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

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