Our daily bread
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Earlier this year I met John Letts of the Oxford Bread Group , a campaigner for real bread and a grower of old, endangered varieties of whe...
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A trip to Wales
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A sneaky midweek trip to Wales . The fields were quiet(ish) but the hills were alive .
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Duotone launch
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Played with Wod at a fantastic gig on Saturday night, to launch the new, stunning, Duotone album. Nomi performed too, along with Colin an...
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Anniversary
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Managed to get away the other weekend for our first wedding anniversary, a wee trip home to Devon and Dartmoor . In glorious, warm, unseason...
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Notes on the noosphere
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It’s about nine months since I went from being a somewhat begrudging blogger to an active and enthusiastic one. Thanks to the persuasive pow...
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Steve Jobs
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I'm saddened by the news today that Steve Jobs , founder of Apple Computers and techno-visionary, has died. I've been using Apple Ma...
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