Collared Doves

Collared doves seem to be making a significant comeback here: this morning, there were 15 perched on the playground fence. And not …

Yet More Great Decisions

I got rid of Koken and managed to recreate the gallery using my own code: a very repetetive slog, but not overtaxing. …

Really, Netflix?

Got an e-mail from Netflix this morning regarding new profile icons: “Our new profile icons are inspired by all the TV programmes …

Koken Broken

Koken is all very nice, but it really is so slow. Plus, it provides no way to clear its cache, and this …

Coup De Grass

Well, after a wonderful 46 days break, I’ve finally had to mow the lawns again. The grass is slowly recovering from its …

Noticed this in Chapeltown the other day. Access was the first credit card I ever owned, back in 1973 – and we …

Why…

… does Groundhog Day keep coming on Dave?

Modern Life

Courtesy of Private Eye (with Ozymandius corrected to Ozymandias…)

Corona, Vale…

After many years of stout service, I’ve finally had to give up with the UR1 post-crown. Since the beginning of the year, …

Rain!

At last! We have rain (plus rumbles of thunder). Been up to 32C today and very clammy, so this is a long-awaited …

Second Home?

Still the hot, dry weather continues, so an impromptu visit to Ladybower Inn seeing as we were in the area (well, Hillsborough…). …

CSS Grid

I suppose CSS Grid merits its own entry: I’m amazed at how simple it makes web-page layout; a combination of it with …

About a week after completing the move to the W3C template, I happened across Bootstrap Studio, and it looked rather funky. So …

Got A Semi On

England reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 after beating Sweden 2-0. Amazing stuff. First time I’ve watched …

Thai Festival

Still the sunny spell spell continues, so why not pay a visit to the Thai Festival at Manchester? A two-day event at …

Matlock Bath

We’re in an amazing sunny spell at the moment, so off to give the Heights of Abraham a whirl. The station car …

Just 3 Words

Always nice to discover something new and useful. Having read this article today, I’ve been having a play with What3Words, and it …

Having watched most first-round and a few second-round matches, I think it’s fair to say that no team has been outstanding. So …

“Wish You Were Here”

Now this is what makes Photoshop worthwhile! Posted on Twitter.

Time For A Change

Having settled on a template for the website for some long time, I thought it might be interesting to look at revamping …

Well, one is. Had a visit to the back lawn yesterday afternoon. Problem is, new neighbours two doors down have two cats …

Affinity Photo

After using (“a version of”) Photoshop CS6 for many years, I decided to go legit. But at Adobe’s prices (over £100 a …

Flamborough

A drive over to Bridlington on a sunny Bank Holiday Sunday… Set off early (7am) and quiet motorways all the way to …

Having tried in vain to identify the location of a series of photos showing a castle, and only coming up with that …