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Nice day: excellent food and drink, great company (the excellent hubby) and a steampunky Dr Who...

Dec 25th

First ever home-made bagels were really nice, to my great surprise. Will have to make them again.

Dec 24th

Nicely scared by pt 1. of Mark Gatiss’ The Crooked House. M.R. James-alike in a very good way....

Dec 23rd

Today has been an odd mixture of frenzied computer hacking (migrating servers for my web sites) and...

Dec 23rd

Furiously re-working ExpressionEngine templates.

Dec 21st

Accidentally bashing my watch on desk put it on Rio time. Wishful thinking on the part of my clumsy...

Dec 19th

Project marking to do. Am feeling distinct ‘winding down for Christmas’ vibe today....

Dec 15th

Work Xmas dinner tonight. Looking forward to pud: dark chocolate marquis. Don’t know what...

Dec 15th

Pyjama Purge in Shanghai. Crivens.

Dec 12th

Rain on top of icy pavements made my journey to work a bit hazardous. Chickened out of going on bike...

Dec 12th

Pondering making our own bagels this Christmas with Hairy Baker’s recipe. They make it look...

Dec 12th

Making a calendar for the parental units for Xmas. Twiddling thumbs while iPhoto uploads it to the...

Dec 9th

Urg. Can I have my Christmas holiday yet? Nearly two weeks to go? [Looks glum]

Dec 9th

Hoping that Dr Hot Chocolate can pick up my mood make me feel a bit more human. Cocoa-based...

Dec 3rd

marking brain: engage. If only it was that easy…

Dec 1st