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The Shepherd's Crown
I think I was expecting that, in a way. It's a lot like Raising Steam, in that it feels like a farewell tour (and it's lacking some of the wry wordplay that characterised earlier books ( Read more... ) -
Avengers : Age of Ultron
I quite liked it. However, judging by Tumblr, a lot of other people didn't.
It seems that the criticisms fall into three basic categories:
1) The film wasn't true to the source material
2) The film wasn't very good
3) Elements of the film were problematicI'm not terribly concerned about #1. No, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch aren't quite the ( Read more... ) -
The first butterfly of the year (2015 gardening, part 2)
The first butterfly flittered past at lunchtime. A red admiral, I think, although it didn't get too close ( Read more... ) -
Now you see it...
Apparently it's possible to make a entire herring vanish ( Read more... ) -
Gardening update - 2015, part 1
Achievements so far:
1) One raised bed cleared
2) Three-cornered leeks planted in pots
3) Daffodil garlic from davefish planted in pots.
4) Quince tree and apple trees pruned
Next on the list...
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Three Stories
House is one of those shows that I've enjoyed for a long time, but haven't really watched in order. Mostly, you don't need to - it's a 'problem of the week' structure, after all, and any arc-plot tends to be fairly minor ( Read more... ) -
it's a fair cop, guv'nor
An admission: Death in Paradise is one of my guilty TV pleasures ( Read more... ) -
Food, glorious food
Unsurprisingly, one of the best things about having a proper kitchen is that cooking's much easier and more enjoyable. I'm also wasting less food, as it's much easier to store and sort ingredients (and to quickly do something interesting with leftovers).
Accordingly, there's a small risk that this may turn into a cooking blog for a bit. If it does ( Read more... ) -
And if rain brings winds of change...
“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg."
- C.S. Lewis
Every now and then I look around, look at myself and think "right, must make some changes". A little less often, I actually manage to make some of those changes.
This time, I'm a bit fed up of the house (still a ( Read more... ) -
Toe in the water
So, I hear that Facebook is down...