My cooking techniques and the fresh ingredients I use change with the seasons. As we head into Autumn, a homemade pasta sauce of sun dried tomatoes,…
Read moreI saw a quote somewhere about how great it is to cook, because you get to play with sharp things and fire. I have to agree. When I got a chance to re…
Read moreSpooks was breathtaking … right up to the end of the last episode. Torchwood is good, but only alternate episodes. It’s been fun to rewatch This Li…
Read moreClearing out some old junk stuff in work, I came across a fifty year calendar. With one of these and an empty notebook, you could make yourself a di…
Read moreIf you were flicking around their satellite or cable channels during the US election count last week, or surfing online and reading reports of the co…
Read moreWhen Radio Ulster's Talkback got in touch mid-morning with the question it set my mind racing. (With Wikipedia – and using an old-fashioned Goog…
Read moreCourtesy of my weekly browse over at Shiny Shiny ( http://www.shinyshiny.tv ), here are some gadgets that caught my eye, though none of us will part…
Read moreOver the years I've often had the conversation with my Dad that it would be good to be able to send messages to other drivers on the road. There&…
Read moreWhen Radio Ulster's Talkback got in touch mid-morning with the question it set my mind racing. (With Wikipedia – and using an old-fashioned Goog…
Read moreSince Sony merged radios and cassette players into a single Walkman device, the world has debated the pros and cons of consolidating lots of devices …
Read moreUnusually, this hard-to-believe gadget comes straight out of the Argos catalogue, and not from the good folks at Shiny Shiny. For a mere £14.95, you…
Read moreClearing out some old junk stuff in work, I came across a fifty year calendar. With one of these and an empty notebook, you could make yourself a di…
Read moreI’ve discovered the English language France 24 about six months too late to enjoy its coverage of the French presidential election. (There are also …
Read moreI’ve discovered the English language France 24 about six months too late to enjoy its coverage of the French presidential election. (There are also …
Read moreI may have been the last person on the planet to see this ... but just in case I wasn't, sit back and enjoy Ronnie Corbett, Harry Enfield and thi…
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