Friday, December 12, 2008

Eat and Read

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Fresh from my success in the production of vaguely recognizable Welsh Cakes I have been searching for ways to make the finished articles mor...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Music and electronics don't mix!

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I have lost three composers. The latest edition of the BBC Music Magazine arrived today in its silver plastic bag to ensure that I got my CD...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Party food!

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A casual reading (or should I say ‘reading’) of a Catalan cook book has borne strange fruit today. Reading a cookery book in English is akin...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

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Welsh cakes are now a very real threat. The day after tomorrow is the last lesson of my Spanish classes for this term. In a moment of cruel ...
Monday, December 08, 2008

Christmas? Now?

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In an unprecedented display of preparedness I have officially opened the Festive Season. Having an enforced storage area in Bluespace means ...
Sunday, December 07, 2008

Seek and ye shall find!

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Weekends are not normal. In Great Britain we accept this with an easy nonchalance and look askance at those (foreigners) who believe that we...
Saturday, December 06, 2008

Two faced wind!

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Our Lady of Ghisallo or the Madonna of Ghisallo is, as you probably know, the Patron Saint of Cycling. I merely wondered what she was doing ...
Thursday, December 04, 2008

Why wait?

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So much for restraint! I think that it is because I have not yet put up the Christmas tree that I have felt totally justified in opening any...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008

It passes the time!

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Back in Catalonia I can hardly believe that only five days have gone by since I was last here! The party on Friday evening in Rumney brought...
Friday, November 28, 2008

Home thoughts from abroad

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While tidying up before leaving the flat for my epic voyage to Britain for Aunt Bet’s birthday, I found one tiny silver star on the bottom o...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Suit wearing is dangerous!

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Last night was the very last time that I will ever wear a suit and tie late at night in Barcelona. After a fairly stolid performance of ‘The...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Put it back!

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A sinister order has now settled on my office. The full effect of my strenuous construction and selfless folding have resulted in an eerie r...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Eat my clothes!

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‘Pijama’ might suggest to you a misspelling of a commodious garment of night attire, but I ate one. After the rigors of shelf building I fel...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Just follow the instructions!

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I have known Billy for some time; we go back a long way. We have known laughter and satisfaction; a few bad moments laced with exasperation;...