Monthly Archives: January 2022

Swimming, 16th January 2022

Posted on January 16, 2022 by james

Or not, in fact. When I went to the website to book today’s session I was told that there was a waiting list for the fast lane, which is quite unusual given that if I’ve ever seen the lane more … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 13th January 2022

Posted on January 13, 2022 by james

I’ve commented before on how some days you feel that it’s going to be a good session and get out of the pool feeling as though you’ve failed to perform whereas others you’re really not into it but things turn … Continue reading →

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BBKA Module exam bemusement

Posted on January 12, 2022 by james

A few years after I’d started keeping bees I took the first of the BBKA’s exam modules (Module 1 – Honey Bee Management). It felt quite a struggle at the time as circumstances meant that two of us had to … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th January 2022

Posted on January 12, 2022 by james

Very quiet in the pool today. I was the only person booked into the fast lane. It’s always pleasant when there are no more than two swimmers in the lane, as we can take a lane line each rather than … Continue reading →

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A month of playing piano

Posted on January 10, 2022 by james

Where has the time gone? I’ve mostly kept up with the practice, managing at least an hour almost every evening (I think I’ve missed two). I’m still feeling positive about my progress though I’m certainly not as far forward as … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 10th January 2022

Posted on January 10, 2022 by james

Good news! The pool was open again today. Although they weren’t sure it would be at first. Not so good news: apparently one of the heating boilers has died and the other failed yesterday, though fortunately only because of consumable … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 9th January 2022

Posted on January 10, 2022 by james

A sign of the times, I guess… I was actually in the car and turning it around to leave to swim when the sports centre phoned to let me know that the pool was closed due to lack of lifeguards … Continue reading →

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I finally found a beer that I just can’t drink

Posted on January 8, 2022 by james

Decades ago when I was a student there was a not-as-uncommon-as-one-might-prefer drink available in the Student’s Union called a “Frogbite”. My memory is a little vague (I wonder why?) but if I recall correctly it was a pint of Snakebite … Continue reading →

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The Great Leek Scape

Posted on January 7, 2022 by james

Or perhaps not, given today’s weather, but the weather is presumably what is responsible for the behaviour of this particular leek that I noticed in the veggie plot yesterday and photographed today after a snow shower with the biggest snowflakes … Continue reading →

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Growing Degree Days

Posted on January 7, 2022 by james

I’ve come across the concept of Heating Degree Days or Cooling Degree Days in work I’ve done (basically the number of days where the temperatures has crossed some specific threshold where heating or cooling of a building is required) and … Continue reading →

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