Eyjafjallajokul. Go on, you say it then!
Yes, we’re still shut over here in Europe Land but take a look at this, isn’t it just spectacular? Thanks to Robosteel for the link. Continue reading Eyjafjallajokul. Go on, you say it then!
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Don’t come visiting northern Europe today – we’re shut!
Ok, I don’t live near a major airport but you could view this as an exemplar of the skies over GB-PLC today and it hasn’t happened before EVER! Because of Iceland’s reprehensible inability to control the behaviour of its volcanoes, pretty much the whole of Europe has been grounded and can’t expect to be on its way again until tomorrow at the earliest. Most people have been pretty phlegmatic about it; after all, it’s in rather poor taste to criticise Mother Nature, not to mention fairly pointless. That didn’t stop one chap, with a degree in Advanced Twerp self evidently, … Continue reading Don’t come visiting northern Europe today – we’re shut!
Apologies – links messed up!
Confused? You should be! I’ve corrected the links now to Mark’s blog so you won’t end up in a daft loop back to where you started! I blame the imminent onset of British Summer Time, all too exciting..! Continue reading Apologies – links messed up!
Updated professional home page
Not by much – it’s catching up with the blog! New photo though, and not of a blue Na’vi! Take a look if you feel so moved – here I am. Continue reading Updated professional home page
My rat is back…
And this time it’s serious! There seems to have been a brief absence although, to be fair, I’ve not been sitting peering at the bird feeder all hours of the day and night. I have, however, been there at regular times and Ms Rat has not and I suspect the reason has been what used to be called ‘confinement’. Mrs Rat, instead of perching on the feeder and stuffing herself with seeds and raisins while the finches and sparrows hurl abuse from the sidelines, was this evening, nipping up the tree trunk, hopping over onto the platform, and making off … Continue reading My rat is back…
Blue Bell update: another spooky blogover…
Blue Bell hotel, Burton Agnes: turns out they not only have a number of ground floor rooms but at least one is disability equipped and the others are pet-friendly so how’s that for getting it right? Continue reading Blue Bell update: another spooky blogover…
Blue Bell update
Blue Bell hotel, Burton Agnes: turns out they not only have a number of ground floor rooms but at least one is disability equipped and the others are pet-friendly so how’s that for getting it right? Continue reading Blue Bell update
Cross-over blog: exciting but not as exciting as CSI…
I’ve been away this week on a part business, part family trip such that the experiences, some of them quite unspeakable, straddle my two online identities in terms of blogworthiness. If you live in north America or Australia you won’t be impressed but for us Brits, a trip of 300 miles or more demands military grade attention to detail and personal fitness. This is because we don’t expect to spend more than an hour in our vehicles or encounter anything approaching inclement weather and so we are constantly outraged when that happens. Our outrage is justified because the builders of our roads don’t expect … Continue reading Cross-over blog: exciting but not as exciting as CSI…
Our most excellent road network
Sussex to Newcastle – nine hours on foul, invisible roads with massive trucks and fogged up mirrors. Newcastle to Yorkshire – three hours, same performance. Yorkshire to Sussex – another nine hours, some of them in a blizzard and others idling away on the M25 in second gear. For entertainment, an unlit van stationary in lane 4 of several near Heathrow. Try pulling out round that when no one else can see it and they wouldn’t much care if they could! Extended tweet! More to say about this trip. Back when I can say it without spitting! Continue reading Our most excellent road network
Unexpected visitor
As Basil Fawlty would say ‘Is not hamster – is rat!’ Lady rat in fact, and a fit looking one as well so I reckon she’ll be bringing the kids along soon. The birds seem unperturbed and so the inter species melee of feathered flutterings and furry scuttlings expands and contracts with reference only to some programmed circuit of visiting schedules rather than the sudden acquisition of a verminous mammal. I quite like rats. Kept a few in my time, mostly black hooded lever-savvy types, so this one’s appearance doesn’t freak me out. Can’t say the same for the neighbours … Continue reading Unexpected visitor
Dr Suzanne Conboy-Hill 