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Braai for Bee

Monday, 19 July 2010

It’s funny how often you come across words you’ve never heard before twice in one day. There was an interview on the radio about the plans to welcome back the Open winner, Louis Oosthuizen, to South Africa and they said they were planning a braai.

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Outage Ennui

Monday, 19 July 2010

I’ve read a few books that speculate on the mundane apocalypse of the ‘we’re only three meals away from anarchy’ sort. The oil runs out or the gas lines from Siberia get cut, that sort of thing, the upshot being there is no heat, no power, no food and no water.

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Under Canvas

Sunday, 18 July 2010

Not exactly the weather for camping this weekend, but then the camping I had in mind didn’t depend on clear skies. No, not ‘camp’ as in Right Said Fred dancing on a doily, but as in WordCamp UK which is where I am off too shortly for day two.

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Nice Weather for Ducks

Saturday, 17 July 2010

Nice Weather for Ducks

After the drought warnings and the hosepipe ban, it has rained pretty heavily ever since. Here a pair of ducks are taking advantage of the weather and build up of water round the bird feeding station.Not sure what they's &…

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Underground Mail

Saturday, 17 July 2010

This one is borrowed unashamedly from The Poke via Rikaitch. Once I’d finished snickering, the sad truth hit me that this isn’t necessarily a joke. Click on the image to supersize it. You’ll have to scroll down and right to close the lightbox.

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Don’t Cross a Pelican

Friday, 16 July 2010

Like Anthony Burgess, John Barbirolli and Morrisey, I’ve always been a fan of Manchester Central Library which sits prettily in St Peter’s Square in all its faux pantheon splendour.

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DEP 15:40 BG SWBD 4 DRGZ

Thursday, 15 July 2010

We’d only got as far as the M56 when the above text arrived from our daughter who we had just dropped off at the airport. [Actually not strictly true as she doesn't do text-speak and does do punctuation, at least not when communicating with pernickity parents, but that would have made the post header too [...]

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Don’t Drink the Water

Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Whenever drought threatens, we can always rely on United Utilities to see us through by deploying their ultimate weapon — the hosepipe ban announcement.

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Caedmon’s Song

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Generosity of spirit is a characteristic of the Methodist Church and one I am grateful for. There is many a bargain to be had from the local thrift shop, especially the range of books that I might have missed or wouldn’t have otherwise thought about reading.

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