Monthly Archives: October 2026

An exercise in frustration

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

I know we’re not the only ones, because if we were they wouldn’t exist, so we, err, wouldn’t be. Since about 5BC (before children) it’s been a loosely-followed tradition in our household that Friday night is curry night. Probably because … Continue reading →

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Behold! The contents of the washing machine coin trap

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

Because they can, of course, the long thin stuff had wedged itself into the access plug for the coin trap so it wouldn’t come out when the machine decided it wasn’t happy with the lack of flow through the pump. … Continue reading →

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Tongs for the memory

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

I’m not sure quite how we ended up with multiple sets of these tongs, especially as the pin that holds them together appears to be made of cheese and eventually fails to manage the one simple job that requires its … Continue reading →

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I am a mushroom daddy!

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

Ok, so it’s only the one (grey oyster) so far, but I could hardly have made my first attempt at growing my own mushrooms in a more difficult year. I’ve kept the logs in a lean-to where they wouldn’t get … Continue reading →

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Four courgettes and a pepper (or few)

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

More peppers picked yesterday (and perhaps the last of this year’s yellow courgettes). From top to bottom, left to right: yellow Corno di Toro, Hungarian Black chile, Chocolate sweet pepper, red Corno di Toro (with a couple of other red … Continue reading →

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High protein apple juice?

Posted on October 10, 2026 by james

It seems as though high protein foods are the height of dietary fashion at the moment, regardless of the fact that our western diet means that most people probably eat more protein than they need anyhow. I think I can … Continue reading →

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It’s a record!

Posted on October 10, 2026 by james

Heaviest of the year so far… I’ll try not to eat it all at once šŸ˜€

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Holy hand grenades, Batman!

Posted on October 10, 2026 by james

This evening we took the pickled green jalapeƱos that I made last week for a test drive with chicken fajitas. Well, they’re rather more lively than I was expecting. I’ve never had my lips go numb from eating jalapeƱos before. … Continue reading →

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Nooo!

Posted on October 10, 2026 by james

A branch of one of my JalapeƱo chiles snapped off completely, I assume under the load of all the chiles growing on it. Worse still, two of the fruit were ones I was intending to collect seed from, but they … Continue reading →

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Well, that was unexpected

Posted on October 10, 2026 by james

I saw the mental health person at our local surgery today because all the messing around over my blood pressure and the ensuing consequences have had a fairly disastrous effect on my mental health. As a result of various things … Continue reading →

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