Tag Archives: Day-z

Ripping the door out

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Gary

Work at the house has progressed a bit since last week. The roof over the extension is finished, for a start. The roof over the green room is also close to being finished. But, before the house, I have to … Continue reading →

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Yuck

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Gary

What a horrid day it was today. It never stopped drizzling. Apart from a few trips outside for Day-z to ablute, we basically spent the day slaving over a hot laptop. I did find lots of intriguing stuff out about … Continue reading →

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Making a difference

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Gary

Last week, I found the house quite depressing. I’m not sure why. I think it was a combination of things. This week it all changed. Things were looking a lot brighter. A large part of the change was the long … Continue reading →

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Green eyed devil dog

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Gary

Bob Hoskins died today. He was suffering from Parkinson’s and died from pneumonia. I’ll never forget him in Pennies from Heaven and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? He had an amazing capacity to play the everyman role in so many films. … Continue reading →

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A view to hang in

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Gary

Today I accompanied Dawn on one of her archaeological visits. Since returning to her PhD studies, she’s been visiting neolithic monuments. She writes her visits up on her blog, Past Rambles. You can read her post here. Because her write … Continue reading →

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New laptop

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Gary

Mum and Dad’s PC has been really, really annoying lately. It just turns itself off whenever it feels like it. It’s almost as if some mischievous demon has decided to move into the hard drive, delighting in irritating the humans…the … Continue reading →

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The scaredy cat poodle

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Gary

I returned from Farnham to be told by Paul that the poodles had managed to escape from the Heras fencing. They were fine and he’d locked them in the house. Day-z is skinny enough to crawl under the very narrow … Continue reading →

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Dreck

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Gary

This morning, I was lying on the long lounge, sipping my coffee, Radio 4 pleasantly droning away, when there was a sudden, extremely loud clap of thunder directly over the house. Carmen, who was sitting on the armchair, suddenly popped … Continue reading →

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Tweet of the day

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Gary

Announced today on Radio 4: a new programme, called Tweet of the Day, is to be broadcast before the Today Programme starts at 6am. It will feature the calls, habits and history of English song birds. The first month will … Continue reading →

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Shakin’ all over

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Gary

A leading scientist believes that the reason hairy mammals shake themselves is an evolutionary adaptation that aids the animal in continued existence. The idea is that once a hairy mammal is wet, in order to return to dry as quickly … Continue reading →

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