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Life is pretty cheap round here
Of course, that’s compared to three professionals living in a single house. We do our own cleaning, keep extravagances down to a minimum, and do most of our own cooking. If you weren’t already aware, and this has made several news channels, last year’s cocoa crop fell well short of expected quantities and quality. That […]
Posted: April 14th, 2024 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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And the lesson for today is…
We have to go back a couple of years now, to when the “energy crisis” first hit. Our electricity was locked but the smart meter reader we had in the house didn’t even have that latest report on it, so the price doubling per unit had no reflection to what our “smart meter” was reporting […]
Posted: March 25th, 2024 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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What I’ve learnt the past few days.
Thankfully, I got a whole seven and half hours sleep last night and finally got my blood sugar behaving itself. Looks like the bug is on its way out, I now get to recover. I’m taking a couple of days to gently get back some stamina before starting work again – the idea is not […]
Posted: February 7th, 2024 under Driving off the grid.
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Number crunching while I cannot do much else
I did a maths degree and computer science because I love the synergy of what can be done with number processing. Computers can chew through series without pausing to take a breath: what’s not to like? While I’m physically laid up, and 45 minutes playing with these numbers, I am shattered – I am supposed […]
Posted: February 3rd, 2024 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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A bit of a waste of an extra hour…
We are now in British winter time and, as per every year, we get our longest day of the year today as our clocks go back an hour. I have to admit, I spent mine sleeping. I walked to the local corner shop and got my Sunday newspaper before going back home to cook a […]
Posted: October 29th, 2023 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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Not what you say, but what you do
It is Sunday afternoon, and I am watching a download of James Martin’s Saturday Morning which I really enjoy but rarely find something there that I can have – it’s definitely treat food not everyday food. I love food, I love tastes and textures. Combinations of ingredients, some contrasting and some complimentary. Herbs and spices, […]
Posted: June 11th, 2023 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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Sunny Sundays
I love a sunny Sunday. It’s our chores day, generally, a day when we get the house sort for the week. Do a main dish for dinner and generally try, and obviously I’m failing, to get away from the computer screen. It’s the first truly sunny day of the year so far. I had a […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2023 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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Daylight savings coming tomorrow
It’s difficult to think of it in that terms – if you’re an office worker (and I do count those students and teachers as being in that boat), it just feels like a stolen hour of sleep. This was not the original purpose. In 1784, Benjamin Franklin propose aligning “working time” with “available day light” […]
Posted: March 25th, 2023 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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The story is not yet over
I’m writing this while suffering from jet lag, so my body thinks it’s 6pm in the evening rather than 11pm… And that’s despite not having much sleep last night… Oh, this is going to be SO worthwhile! Shhh, bear with me. With this extra time I managed to screw up my contribution to the tado […]
Posted: February 26th, 2023 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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While away some time before popping out
… to get some of the things I cannot buy in my main shop. Like many, I do the majority of my shopping from a supermarket. But they don’t do everything and besides, I did forget a couple of things. Why the wait, well I live in a football town, so waiting until kick-off has […]
Posted: January 14th, 2023 under Driving off the grid.
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