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January 24, 2006

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January 24, 2006August 4, 2006

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Lately this is mostly a feed of no, I have had it with feeds, let’s make this site actually have the things I get up to, and find interesting, amusing or timewasting in other places.

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You can find me on goodreads, flickr, twitter, facebook, ravelry and pinterest among others, but I’m more at home here in my own space than in those other places.

Quick Clips

Ready made GPX files for waymarked cycle routes – because you can never rely on the waymarks. 20210901

Olympic gold? Pretty good. Knitting your own medal cosy? Out of this world good! 20210727

the human wonders what time it is… 20210721

1991 and 2021 20210630

testy mctestface…. 20210604

Dead. Patrick Caulfield’s grave is the best grave. 20210526

Everyone is Awesome 20210520

“Go slowly, go gently, take photos, have courage.” Fab. Also I want a flowered basket now! 20210511

trying to figure out where photos were taken – your own old ones maybe – is a fun bit of research, but this story takes geolocation from an image to a whole new level 20210505

mesmerising map of lighthouse flash patterns 20210505

Recently Read

Burntcoat by Sarah Hall.

Little Wing by Freya North.

The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2) by Mary Robinette Kowal.

Nightingale by Marina Kemp.

A Bird In The Hand (George & Molly Palmer-Jones, #1) by Ann Cleeves.

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Across the Pennines for a spin around Dovestones r

Across the Pennines for a spin around Dovestones reservoir and breakfast at @kobecoffeeuk in Uppermill. The boundary stone at the top of the hill is between Saddleworth (like it says on the modern sign) and Austonley which is barely a hamlet today. #cycling #electricbike #oxygenbicycles #saddleworth #uppermill

The long way round to Slaithwaite (one of them any

The long way round to Slaithwaite (one of them anyhow) for a coffee at @thehandmadebakery, where I also got some rather nice pasties to take home for lunch. #cycling #electricbike #oxygenbicycles #ncn68 #nationalcyclenetwork

And the winners of this years Holmfirth Fashion Fe

And the winners of this years Holmfirth Fashion Festival are…. Hmm, honestly it was too close to call, let’s call it a draw. #holmfirthfestivaloffolk

New blanket begun! These are March & April’s squ

New blanket begun! These are March & April’s squares and I have no idea where these colours and patterns are heading as it’s another #debbieabrahamsmysteryblanket but so far I think I like it! #knitting #mysteryblanket #rowanyarns #knittingwithbeads

Today’s highlight was going through 400m of the

Today’s highlight was going through 400m of the Shrewley Tunnel and back. The first time I thought putting waterproofs on was excessive, the second time I knew better! #shrewleytunnel #grandunioncanal

We have made it round to the Grand Union Canal! Th

We have made it round to the Grand Union Canal! This is a photo of us coming up Lock 24. We don’t talk about the trouble with Lock 24! A couple of videos of Miranda expertly piloting us into earlier locks. (The trouble with Lock 24 was not her fault btw!) I had to stop filming the one video to go and help Darren with that lock gate! #blueotterboats #stratfordcanal #grandunioncanal

We couldn’t have moored up much closer to the pu

We couldn’t have moored up much closer to the pub on our first full day on the Blue Otter. Though I’m hoping the dodgy open mic karaoke in the beer garden doesn’t run too late! No idea what I am doing in that video. Probably explaining how lock gates work to people who already know perfectly well I expect. #blueotterboats #stratfordcanal #canalrivertrust

We’ve found our captain of the @blueotterboats f

We’ve found our captain of the @blueotterboats for the weekend! Miranda’s taught me to steer a bit better since I first steered us into the hedge. We’ve done the aqueduct twice, turned the boat round and got through a lock twice, once with help and once by ourselves. Managed not to knock any bridges down. All plain sailing (narrowboating?) from here I hope!

A ride to Dewsbury where I collected my free birth

A ride to Dewsbury where I collected my free birthday cake (ok, lemon muffin) from @costacoffee - couple of nice murals I spotted on the way. Under the overgrown undergrowth on the canal one it tells you the canal was built for the transport of shoddy & mungo, which are both types of heavy woollen recycled cloth IIRC, they are what Dewsbury is known for. #cycling #nationalcyclenetwork #caldervalleygreenway #spenvalleygreenway #ncn69 #pedelec #ebikes #oxygenbicycles

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