Richard P Grant
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A Long December
Last winter seemed to go on for ages. At least, way back at the end of January I remember desperately longing for summer. And then I was made redundant, which hadn’t been on my bingo card for 2024. Some good … Continue reading
Posted in Don't try this at home, Me
Tagged Christmas, Crowded House, employment, Happy New Year, novel, rain
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Chemistry
I got distracted from what I wanted to do by looking for some cufflinks I’ve lost. They’re lovely—in the shape of Spitfires, and a present from Jenny. And I got distracted from that task by discovering some old USB sticks … Continue reading
Posted in Don't try this at home, Nonsense, wibbling
Tagged 15MinutePost, chemistry, cufflinks, eggnog, saltpetre
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I’m still standing
Big Vet doesn’t want you to read this post. Chickens, famously, do not have teeth. Instead they have gizzards, A gizzard is a kind of bag betwixt beak and stomach in which foodstuff is ground by little bits of stone … Continue reading
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Hard to believe, but 4 years ago we were in lockdown. Bit of a shit time, really, with scary NHS bears yelling at us to STAY HOME, schools shut, people being shouted at for being (gasp) outside, and all that … Continue reading
Posted in Don't try this at home, Offspring, Science-less Sunday
Tagged fucking scary NHS bears, Joshua, lockdown, treehouse
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One piece at a time
While we’re on the subject of failure, there were a lot of bits of broken tree around the neighbourhood today. And Jenny was greeted by this somewhat alarming sight on the school run this morning. No, not the still-small-but-rapidly-growing boy, … Continue reading
Pineapple Head
A little while ago I managed not only to photograph the Google StreetView car somewhere in Fitzrovia, but also to capture the picture it took of me doing it. Earlier today I was on my way to Halfords and find … Continue reading
Posted in Don't try this at home, Silliness
Tagged Google, StreetView
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To the end
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a Webstory. And that Webstory grew and prospered, at least for a time. And the Curator of the Webstory strove to breathe live into it, but with one … Continue reading
Posted in A momentary lapse of reason, Don't try this at home
Tagged A momentary lapse of reason
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On starting small
We’re still here. No need to send a search party… yet.
Posted in Don't try this at home, Personal, Photography
Tagged rose
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We strapped this baby into a chair. You won’t believe what happened next!
Posted in Don't try this at home, Nonsense
Tagged caption competition
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