It was thundering and lightning again last night so we unplugged the router for safety’s sake and retired to bed with the lappie, to watch a film on Netflix. Spot the flaw in that plan. Fail. So, we stuck a pin in the pile of old DVDs and came up with The Blues Brothers; always …
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How short is too short? and how long is long enough?
Shirley Conran once famously stated that life is too short to stuff a mushroom. What rot. I am here to tell her that the effort taken to pack, for instance, some tasty herb-laden garlic butter into those little white buttons is time well spent. However, if time is short, pick a larger mushroom and the effort …
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Ice, Ice, baby
And in today’s deliveries… Yarn! More cheap yarn from Turkey. The pink is 100% Bamboo, 4ply and is destined to be a half shawl. The grey is an Alpaca/Merino blend in a laceweight and I bought it for stash because it was cheap and I could add it without going into Customs. Seriously, £4.62 for …
It’s a Soup Day
I took a trip to town yesterday. Gill had invited me to join her on Monday when she went to Kirkwall and Jennifer had asked me to go with her on Tuesday. I checked the weather and added in the factor that Tuesday was likely to offer more fresh foods on the shop shelves. So, …
Slim and light… one day
So, recently delivered in the current flurry of parcel deliveries was this: No! Don’t be silly – the scale, not the apple. It is a Situ scale. Situ is a “smart, nutritional scale” that connects to a mobile device by Bluetooth. I have been after one since they were in development. Unfortunately when the scale …
Me, Myself and I
The December monthly competition at the Orkney Camera Club has the theme: Myself. The theme guidance given reads: Doesn’t have to be a selfie but it can be if you wish! It is time to turn the camera around and create a set of images that reflect you as a photographer. You can take it quite …