Author Archives: Ian

Cold weather

by Ian Posted on February 7, 2007

The last couple of days have been very cold. Yesterday morning was -4C when I went to work, dropping to -6C on the way. This morning was -6C dipping to -7C for part of the journey. Tonight, we are forecast … Continue reading →

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Kestral in garden

by Ian Posted on February 4, 2007

We had a surprise visitor in the garden this afternoon. I was watching the birds on the food that we had put out, when a couple of blackbirds landed on the fence. One chased the other off as expected and … Continue reading →

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Comments on Blog

by Ian Posted on January 27, 2007

Quite a while ago, I tried to integrate Blogkomm commenting with this blog and didn’t really succeed. I was looking on the Thingamablog forums a few days ago and saw a post that pointed me to the Notes from James … Continue reading →

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Census E-Petition update

by Ian Posted on January 27, 2007

I have just checked on the census petition that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago [link] and it is now up to nearly 13000 signatures. It is currently the 4 largest petition on the site. The deadline for signatures … Continue reading →

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Snow

by Ian Posted on January 24, 2007

We had snow this morning when we woke up. It was only about an inch and it has gone now, but we may get some more tonight. The forecast has been for cold days since the beginning of the week. … Continue reading →

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Washing Machine 3

by Ian Posted on January 20, 2007

The washing machine arrived this morning earlier than expected, which was good. It took them less than 5 minutes to deliver the new one and take away the old one. It was wrapped in bubble wrap, which kept the kids … Continue reading →