I looked up last night at the nearly full moon and saw a very bright star nearby which must be a planet. It was Jupiter, which is currently the closest it ever gets to our own planet Earth, an event which happens around every 12 years or so. The spectacle last night was something I’ve […]
Couscous Recipe with Apple Cider Vinegar This is a healthy variation on the normal meat and seven vegetable stew recipe for couscous. Red wine is the usual agent which is used to deglaze the pot after having browned the meat, and the purpose is this is twofold. Firstly it helps to lift any particles of […]
Sitting up late chatting with an old friend last week I saw a gigantic locust-like insect climbing up the kitchen wall. It was bright shiny green, about 10cm long and heading for the breakfast cereals. We decided it belonged outdoors so I put one hand over it and cupped it with the other and walked […]
Following on from the Podcast idea a few weeks back I promised to post again telling you how to subscribe in iTunes or get the podcast automatically delivered to the podcast player of your choice. We’ve had four podcast prototypes broadcast and published already and the show is ready to go live on Tuesday July […]
Previous Canal Boat HolidaysI’ve been going on canal boat holidays since a child, but none in the last few years and it has been long overdue to do something about that. The first trip I went on was a little Thames cruiser boat with my parents, before the locks were all manned. Then I went […]
Podcast Podcast Idea OK, I woke up on Wednesday morning with an idea in my head that just seemed to be a natural way forward for the music side of things. A podcast. It’s not a big stretch really, but for some reason hadn’t occurred to me before. I’ve been doing a weekly live music […]
There will be a wild badger cull in England. The new Conservative Liberal coalition government has said the vaccination programme isn’t enough so badgers in TB hotspots will be killed. Culling badgers to control Bovine TB in dairy cattle is controversial with many farmers facing increased incidence of TB reactors in cattle supporting a cull, […]
The design for a new bus for London, heavily inspired by the Londoners’ favourite routemaster bus has been unveiled amongst controversy. The cost to Boris Johnson’s mayor office is over £7 million just for the design and first five buses, while design experts have criticised the snazzy curvy appearance of the new bus for ‘trying […]
Gordon Brown Never a Frown It being the day before a general election, there are only a few hours left to sing this one I suppose. Or is there? Some people believe the last few hours day and night can make all the difference Hence lunch is for wimps, and sleep is for losers. Crazies. […]
A new section of the London Overground has opened in a limited way, weeks ahead of schedule says TFLDalston Junction – New Cross and New Cross Gate open 27 April 2010 This section of the line has now opened ahead of schedule with a limited preview service running Monday to Fridays between 07:00 and 20:00 only […]
