Monthly Archives: July 2015

I totally saw a deer this morning on the drive while I was emptying out the tiles I bought on ebay and collected yesterday. It was a beautiful young doe, fairly unflustered that I was watching her. She stood and … Continue reading →

Had a nice and productive weekend with a few people over helping out. Anna did her weekly inspection of the bees with the help of Alice. Not looking too good, actually. One hive has tried to supersede its queen, we … Continue reading →

Spent a very well-worth-it day learning about woodworking from the excellent Chris Tribe in Ilkley, who mainly makes high-quality furniture (and teaches other people to do the same) but agreed to spend a day talking to me about window construction. … Continue reading →

Here are some pictures from Italy, where I spend the last few days of my gloriously work-free last 3 weeks. Me and Anna at the Vatican: Me and Anna at the Pantheon: Me standing in a fountain. It was so  … Continue reading →