How to keep entertained on these long winter nights?  You could write long Norse sagas – and with “Beowulf” in the cinema, your time could have come here – or go for a little low-level entertainment with some cutting and sticking. Now lots of options for what you cut and stick. I’m not advising that you have to go full …
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Happy Blogday!
A year today since we started the blog. In terms of entry material, it’s more like two, since we started the blog as an alternative to Christmas letters. Dan pointed out that most of the entries have been a) in the first month or two (rapid posting to emulate the year in full look of the …
It is enough…
Bit lazy today – big lie in, but some activity later. We worked together to clear leaves from the lawn, put in a couple more bulbs, that kind of thing. Quite a nice afternoon, even at the end of November. Made me think how rarely we are doing just physical stuff. Our jobs are so …
Four wheels good, two feet bad
Time for an outing, and a return to flat-pack world, aka IKEA. Today’s mission: to secure thin shelves and cupboards for our bathroom, so we can order a mirror for the remaining space, and allow O to finish things off. For those without a car, trips to IKEA take on…well, certainly not mythical status, but …
Alan goes…
Hurrah for Friday night, and some more QI. When you’ve reached the final hurdle of the end of the week, it’s nice to sit down and have some reliably (very) funny oddities of the world to learn about, and laugh about. QI appeals for those moments when you just need a little bit of unusual …