Into February
Having made it to one post per day in January, we now move into February: that graveyard of good habits for the new year. What is it about …
#Twenty Five
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Dithering Around
While off sick and under the weather I decided to play around with presenting the photos on this blog in a fashion more in keeping with the …
Charlie XCX, Brat
When making my albums of the year posts at the start of the month, I realised that compared to many other critics lists, there was no sign …
Dora Carrington
Dora Carrington was an artist loosely affiliated with the Bloomsbury Group and noted for her unconventional lifestyle. Despite a short …
Thai Green Curry
Thai Green Curry is one of our favourites. Often when we are travelling we will find a Thai restaurant and order it. It’s a nice way …
In Praise of Paris
This time last year, Ingrid and I were on the Eurostar to Paris for four days. We did so much in our time there that I couldn’t write …
The Human in the Loop
I want to start making generative art again. I can’t say I ever did it that seriously but using programming languages to generate …
Summer 1954
Summer 1954 is a pair of one-act plays by Sir Terrence Rattigan that are currently being performed together at the Chichester Festival …
Ian MacDonald, Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald’s “Revolution in the Head” is a book that I’ve read parts of dozens of times and even all the way …
Underworld, Strawberrry Hotel
An album that arrived a bit too late to be considered in the best of the year list, Strawberry Hotel by Underworld is a solid effort. Their …
Push the right key
One of the absurd barriers to writing regularly is that my new post script is written to open the new markdown file in Neovim and until this …
Sticky Toffee Pudding
We had great success with our sticky toffee pudding as a Christmas Day dessert. It’s a hybrid of a recipe by Jamie Oliver, one that we …