Archive for February, 2010
3BT – sounds, Boron’s outside time, by the beck
1. Two pleasantly dull sounds within ten minutes of each other – the sound of vomit hitting a window in a cartoon and the knock of wood on wood as I throw logs onto a pile. 2. Boron watches us from the wall then when I rest, he pads over to sit on my knee. [...]
3BT – dogs, I think I … like it, zaaang
1. The journey through Calverley is always great for dog spotting. 2. Following G’s lead, I have saltfish and callaloo for lunch. I go from being not sure I like the cabbage-like vegetable to loving it within a few mouthfuls. 3. As stray comment earlier in the day inspires us to watch ‘Wayne’s World’ in [...]
3BT – cereal, flowers, culinary freestyling
1. The doorbell rings and the delivery man is holding a large box: John had ordered 12 boxes of my favourite cereal to arrive just as I was running out. 2. Our neighbours return from their holiday and bring us wine & flowers to thank us for keeping an eye on their house while they [...]
3BT – Ukepedia lives again!, buttery light, buttery taste
1. When we wake up, there is an email waiting for us — a video submission for Ukepedia. We smile and laugh as James sings about Fozzie Bear, delighted at the effort he’s put in (8 minutes, 16 seconds!) and amused by how it came about. 2. The sun is setting as I walk back [...]
3BT – a Brightbaby-to-be, clean bill of health, improvising
1. We hear some great, if unsurprising, news from friends. 2. We take Boron back to the vets for a blood test to make sure his dicky tummy is nothing more serious – after Sili’s stomach cancer last year, we’re paranoid. At lunchtime, the vet phones to say everything has come back completely normal, he’s [...]
Last week’s Tweets (up to 2010-02-14)
I've written about my Encounters with Remarkable Biscuits over the years, mmm biscuits – http://bit.ly/louisa-biscuits # @davidsmalley thousands of pounds?! how come that much? I think it only costs us about £300 a year extra to be ltd rather than a partnership in reply to davidsmalley # Had a dream that I was using World [...]