Sunday 30 November 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Read to Watch Flocks
Today is the start of Advent and also the first practise for the carol choir at St Clement’s. Our candlelit carol service will be at 6:30pm on Sunday 14 December and this year we are following a fairly traditional “Nine … Continue reading
Saturday 29 November 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Dead World Resurrection: The Collected Zombie Short Stories of Joe McKinney
I don’t read much which comes under the Horror heading and, frankly, enjoy less. However, I do like to browse collections of short stories from time to time and so I wasn’t to upset to find that I’d won a … Continue reading
Friday 28 November 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Now, Where Was I?
I discovered something vaguely frightening this week: Google has got a pretty good idea of where I am and it keeps a history of where I’ve been. If you’ve got an Android device and you use it for location-based services, … Continue reading
Thursday 27 November 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Ready to Stop
Today I spotted that my rear bike brakes were no longer able to completely lock the wheel under load, which is not a safe state of affairs. When roads are wet and slippery, braking too hard is also dangerous but … Continue reading
Wednesday 26 November 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Bass Swap
Last night was cold and wet so I arranged to take my electric bass (Sei Flamboyant six string) down to the String Project rehearsal instead of my double bass. I thought we might be practising more at the poppy end … Continue reading
Tuesday 25 November 2014
by Wulf
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I got my batch of cider bottled last night, 7 quarts of the stuff with a gravity of 1.012 (down from 1.044 at the start and consistent for a couple of days). From the sample, I tried, it is hard … Continue reading
Monday 24 November 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Fire in the Morning
A frosty morning outside but a delight to be able to come down and light a small fire in the woodstove. I think I’m getting the hang of firelighting (or running the dehumidifier in the front room over the weekend … Continue reading