Out playing with the camera and managed this one. It was probably about 80ft away, having just launched from a tree.


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See you on the other side.

OK, a bit of a trim has occurred to remove apparently inactive (or at least non-commenting) friends from the list.

Usual caveats etc.

One of the hardest parts about having a cat is the bit at the end involving a shovel. Goodbye, beautiful cat.


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That was impressive, I was sitting at the computer, listening to music when all of a sudden there's a "Whoomph", the music cuts off and the monitors go dark. The UPS started beeping frantically and an interesting burning smell wafted up ( Read more... )

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The tumble dryer stopped working properly. We had noticed that clothes weren't drying properly and last week I happened to open the door while it was operating and the contents were cold. It was finally excavated last night, and I dismantled bits of it to get to the heater at the back. A few quick checks confirmed that the heater coils were all ( Read more... )

The CSF Select Committee published the submissions to its inquiry into the Badman Review this week.

I've had a read of quite a few of them, trying to pick off the ones I recognise as associated with the government side, plus the one home educator who appears to be on their side.

So far I've discovered that DCSF thinks that:

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