We have been rearranging the house here a bit. One of the changes is that I now have my own office instead of a pseudo-desk in the corner of the lounge. The morning light from this room is terrific and there is a nice view of the horse pasture and the wheat fields.
I’ve been enjoying [...]
After visiting Sacketts Hill, we decided to go to the beach to enjoy what is likely to have been the last of the summer weather. We headed to the beach and found a tea house right near the car park. It was lovely: someone’s home surrounded by flower gardens.
Unfortunately, the service was very slow and [...]
The cold, windy weather finally cleared off today. My arms are still sore from an enjoyable morning spent climbing at the Nottingham Climbing Centre. Mostly though, I’ve been obsessively re-reading the Harry Potter series. I’m most of the way through the 4,224 pages that chronicle the adventures of the young wizard and [...]
River has been conducting some polls of friends and family recently and compiled the results today.
Chocolate, by the way, was a popular write-in candidate and thus added to the survey. She made the graphs at the National Center for Education Statistics’ Create-A-Graph website. If you’d like to be added to her email list [...]
I saw this graffiti yesterday while riding my bike into Derby.
The current Iraq policy isn’t particularly popular here in Britain. Almost everyone I’ve spoken with has disapproved of the invasion, though there is no consensus on the best strategy at this point. There is a sense of a potential threat of terrorism, however. [...]
