Quite by accident, I discovered why I must have lost my fixed IP address – Origin are now part of Talktalk! And …
Had been considering moving away from Origin back to AAISP (in spite of the cost) as there seemed to have been funny …
I do get too lazy to blog about things that seem obvious and unforgettable, so I’d better say a bit about this …
Had an alert from ExpressVPN that it was due to renew in 7 days. The renewal price was $99.99, which is totally …
There was an article in Yorkshire Live about what we called the Halifax Festival back in 1970. I was there, and it …
Walking up Greno Crescent, and a white van pulled up. “Do you live around here?”. Thinking they were going to ask for …
Had 3 jackdaws in the back garden this morning – a first. Not sure what they were after, but they were pecking …
Posted on Twitter. Speaks for itself, really!
The whole site is now under WordPress and the Elementor plugin (apart from some photo galleries, which I’ve left with Jalbum because …
Been a bit of a flurry over the past few days. Had 6 collared doves taking advantage of next door’s feeder. Plus …
Yet another major change in the website design… God knows how many incarnations it’s had now, but I was impressed by how …
Decided to try some geolocation detective work on a (“random”…) pic. Australia was the obvious country… Somewhere touristy? So Sydney a good …
I guess mine was Huangshan… the Yellow Mountain… This is about 5900′ (1800 metres), and a long slog to the top! A …
… for the first time in 30 years! “Yes, to dance beneath the diamond skyWith one hand waving free,Silhouetted by the sea,Circled …
Just able to relax in the midday sun…
Seeing as they’re free, I ordered an LFT kit. Not sure what to make of the fact that the kit comes from …
Amazed to see a flock of 13 or more collared doves in a neighbouring tree this morning. They seemed to have almost …
Flyme is getting some well-deserved publicity. This syndicated article appeared in several places, including the mighty Yorkshire Post. (And, no, that’s not …
Amazon have several free language books available, so I downloaded them. Just opened the Chinese one, and this page does not inspire …
Whenever home and car insurance are coming up for renewal, the amount of daily spam I receive rockets up. I wonder if …