The mysterious case of the unknown MP3
Published on 10 July 2019 in Music, MP3, music
I recently had a mystery. An unknown MP3. But what was the MP3 of? And how could I find out? I don't know. Do you?
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It’s all about the (sour)dough
Published on 21 June 2019 in Food and Drink, bread
About a month or so I was in the kitchen looking at a recipe book for bread, because I was feeling a little bored. I was in a breadmaking rut. And it was time to do something different. It was time to make a sourdough starter.
I work from home
Published on 20 June 2019 in Work, BBC
I went up to our acting boss in February 2015 and told her I would soon be leaving London for Manchester. I implied I'd be resigning. Cos that was what I was planning to do. My job was in London. I was moving to Manchester. It made sense. But that wasn't to be. Instead, I started working from home.
Heather
Published on 10 June 2019 in Life, school
It started with a tweet. And ended with a Google search and a fire engine. Also there's some pointless witting on about stuff. Look, it will waste a few minutes of your time, that's the best I can offer.
All the swimming pools I’ve been in since April 2015 – the Stockport, Greater Manchester edition
Published on 19 May 2019 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Greater Manchester, leisure centres, Life Leisure, Stockport, swimming
A brief history of local government, Olympians and Paralympians, No Diving signs and an in-depth discussion on swimming pool design changes since the 1980s.
All the swimming pools I’ve been in since April 2015 – the Tameside, Greater Manchester edition
Published on 25 April 2019 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Greater Manchester, leisure centres, swimming, Tameside
I know! Even MORE about all the swimming pools I've been to! It's just mad! But this one talks about youth, bright blue walls, wave machines, and more. What else could you ask for?
The endless rooms of stuff, boiler flues, and a mysterious phone call
Published on 24 April 2019 in Life, dreams, houses
Every now and then, I have a dream. Well not a dream. A version of a specific dream.It involves us having moved into a large house at some point. And there's loads of junk and stuff left from previous owners. There's a room that needs sorting out. A room we never use because it's full of stuff.
All the swimming pools I’ve been in since April 2015 – the London edition
Published on 16 April 2019 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, greater london, Hammersmith and Fulham, leisure centres, London, Merton, swimming, Westminster
Don't say you didn't think this one was coming. Especially not after an extensive blog post about how I track all the swimming I do. Yes, it's every swimming pool I've been in since 2015! Well, in London anyway.
Swim tracking, or what happens when you start logging your exercise in a spreadsheet
Published on 8 April 2019 in Life, exercise, swimming
On Monday 6 April 2015 I went swimming. I swam 70 lengths, in a 25m pool. Later that week I went another three times, and swam an additional 180 lengths. In total I swam a distance 6.25km. How do I know? Well...
The old rusting bus stop
Published on 4 April 2019 in Transport, buses, old things
Just a short thing about an old, rusty bus stop.