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366 days ago, I listed the books that I had read in 2008 as a permanent record of my reading and as a means to find out how I was doing with my perennial resolution to read more. So, by…
Continue readingAfter last night’s events, I took today easy, venturing only so far as the garden to feed the animals. Beyond that, I snuggled on the sofa most the morning, and read, and updated the past few days of my journal….
Continue reading~ Far from the snow storms that we have been promised, it was freezing cold and very wet out today. I did go out in it if only to stock up on veggies and such like in Bicester town. ~…
Continue reading10:14 wonders… Why??? # 11:21 really wonders why some people just don’t get it… # 17:05 has got the turkey and ham pie in the oven… # 18:37 is, ah well … never mind… # 20:09 has knocked his glasses…
Continue reading08:55 : 9 o’clock, this morning, Radio 4; be there… # 09:39 RT Making sense of what twitter is for… @neilhimself There’s an excellent thread at Making Light on What Twitter Is. bit.ly/8hzmqr # 12:35 is reducing the meaty carcass…
Continue readingWe spent a nice morning outside cleaning out the bunnies and the chickens before I disappeared inside to dismember the rest of the turkey and boiled the carcass up into a delicious soup. This afternoon, we headed out to the…
Continue reading22:27 RT Useful.. @nationaltrust Looking for seasonal produce? Find out what’s in season with our “Plot to Plate” guide bit.ly/5nXrmJ # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue readingA day in Buckinghamshire today; journeying to a land still capped in ice and snow. First off we went to Amersham to collect Grannie, before stopping off at Sue’s to return her coat, and heading on to Em’s parents. We…
Continue reading18:44 isn’t sure that the cats were too impressed that I was holding their food in my hand, but paused in the act to dance along to The Typewriter # 20:07 : whenever I come out of the garage, the…
Continue readingEmma’s mum and dad left us after breakfast, and we had time to sling the vacumn cleaner around the housea before the Shaw family arrived to exchange presents and enjoy a snack lunch. After the loud and frenetic day that…
Continue reading10:19 has put The Bird in the oven… # 11:59 twitpic.com/v4nla – You have received a new message # 12:02 twitpic.com/v4nux – You have received a new message # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue readingWaking up on Christmas morning, we had a relaxed breakfast, before putting The Bird in the oven and heading out for a Christmas morning walk at Brill Hill. Absolutely beautiful… It has to be said that Christmas Day hasn’t been…
Continue reading00:51 is all wrapped up! 🙂 # 10:07 is about to venture out to get a turkey… # 10:18 twitpic.com/uxnf1 – You have received a new message # 13:34 has had a traumatic day. First I slipped on the ice,…
Continue readingIn the end I got to bed at about one o’clock last night (or should I say one o’clock this morning?!) and put the light out shortly after a quick read to ease me into sleep. This morning it was…
Continue readingIf yesterday was like working in a ghost town; today, even the ghosts had got up and gone out. For my last morning of work this year, there was no one about. I had feared that it was going to…
Continue reading08:54 twitpic.com/ursao – You have received a new message # 08:57 twitpic.com/ursk9 – You have received a new message # 08:59 twitpic.com/ursrd – You have received a new message # 09:23 RT All you’ve got to do is ask! @billgoodyear…
Continue reading09:04 twitpic.com/umgwh – You have received a new message # 09:22 twitpic.com/umicc – You have received a new message # 09:46 twitpic.com/umk7t – # 12:19 is working in the ghost town of a university gone on holiday. My inbox is…
Continue readingSo, another year, and another of my favourite books get the movie treatment. This time, at least, it does not look as lamentable an attempt as when Hollywood attempted to do Harry Potter on Susan Cooper Dark Is Rising. Julian…
Continue readingIt’s been a weird day at work today. The students are all off on holidays, the lecturers are all conspicuous by their absence, and much of the site, in grey gloom, resembles that of a ghost town. It’s weird working…
Continue reading23:09 is done; is ready. 🙂 # 11:33 has just realised that I’ve *helpfully* left the shopping list attached to the side of the fridge. Agghh, damnit! # 11:54 RT Weather tracker… @106jackfm The Met Office says Oxfordshire should brace…
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