Author Archives: james

Smoke #2

Posted on January 2, 2022 by james

This morning I’ve smoked the second batch of cheese, or, at least, the Tesco own-brand cheese. The rest somehow “disappeared” from the fridge and is nowhere to be seen. It’s a mystery… This time I used apple wood dust from … Continue reading →

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My first attempt at smoking…

Posted on January 1, 2022 by james

Cheddar cheese in this case. It rolls ok, but it’s a pig to get lit 😀 Slightly more seriously, I bought just over a kilo of cheese earlier in the week. Given that this was going to be my first … Continue reading →

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Last shot from the plot

Posted on January 1, 2022 by james

For 2021, at least 🙂 I lifted a good couple of dozen leeks to share with my extended family when we saw them just before the new year. Fortunately there are still plenty left for us.

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Pickled jalapenos

Posted on December 29, 2021 by james

I’ve just realised that I meant to show what I did with all my green jalapenos from this year. No idea how I can have forgotten something so important 🙂 I did save a few to stuff and bake, but … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 29th December 2021

Posted on December 29, 2021 by james

My last swim of the year today, and it did not go well 🙁 Not because I’ve over-indulged during the course of the last week (though I shan’t be denying that if accused), but the pool was just way to … Continue reading →

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The veggie plot at the end of 2021

Posted on December 29, 2021 by james

As I posted a couple of days back, I wanted to take a few photos of the plot as it is now so I can remember where I still need to spread compost once the winter crops are out of … Continue reading →

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Post-Christmas veggie plot tidy up

Posted on December 27, 2021 by james

Despite filling ten (I think — could be twelve) dumpy bags with fallen leaves, there were still quite a few that had collected on the paths and around the plants in the veggie plot so today I decided to clean … Continue reading →

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Smokin’ Christmas present

Posted on December 27, 2021 by james

For all sorts of reasons I shan’t go into in this post I’m really not into Christmas, but now the dust is starting to settle I have to share details of a present I received that I’m actually quite excited … Continue reading →

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An unexpected ssh “gotcha”

Posted on December 24, 2021 by james

I have a number of ssh keys used for various different purposes where it makes sense not to share the same key across different environments. Up to now that’s worked just fine. Today I added another. Some time later, I … Continue reading →

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Raspberry vodka

Posted on December 24, 2021 by james

As I mentioned a few days back, I had some vodka left over from making sloe vodka. A bit of a dig around in the freezer turned up a load of raspberries, and raspberry vodka was so popular last time … Continue reading →

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