Month: April 2026
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I've lived in a LOT of different places these last few months while we've been arranging a place to live for the next six months or so of our house repairs. Each new AirBnB has had its pros and cons (and each hasn't felt like "home").
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Two laptops on a glass desk in an attractive garden office/summer house, bathed in bright afternoon sunshine.
But man, I really like the "garden office" at our current one. So nice to work in the sun!
(I don't like the slow WiFi as much, but yeah... pros and cons!)
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I guess I'll need some "assistnace" from Tesco to explain why my (long-neglected!) Clubcard didn't work when buying some emergency sunscreen this morning. 😂
![Full image of Photo of a self-checkout screen reading "Sorry, we don't recognise this Clubcard. Try again or call for assistnace." [sic]](https://bcdn.danq.me/_q26u/2026/04/1000134048-scaled.jpg)
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Photo of a self-checkout screen reading "Sorry, we don't recognise this Clubcard. Try again or call for assistnace." [sic]
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Letting Games Die
Inspired by Mike Cook's argument that old video games should be allowed to die, I was inspired to jot down some of my own thoughts and experiences in the area of video game preservation.
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Today I had a Cadburys' Cream Egg... for breakfast.
I am a monster.
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Found GC1FNVT SideTracked - Kingham
Found successfully on an Easter morning dog walk from Bledington. The geopup and I came out across the fields, trying to get outdoors early before the rain that's forecast for later in the day. Careful patience, logical elimination, and a determination not to give up were the keys, here.
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The final of the short term lets we're staying in (before we switch to a medium-term one!) while our flooded house is repaired is also perhaps the prettiest. Our village this week is peak-Cotswolds, for sure!
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Children play in a village green flanked by grey stone cottages and a pub.
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Found GC1ZEKG Church Micro 2809 - Bledington
QEF for the geohound and I as we came out for a walk from the house we're borrowing this week - the latest of many AirBnB-like week-long lets we've had to decamp to after our house was rendered uninhabitable by a flash flood around fifty days ago. Hopefully the last, though, as the insurance company may at last have found us sonewhere to live longer-term while our house is repaired!
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Did not find GC4M7C4 Scouting About
The elder geokid and I had a search in all the likely spots we could find after attending her cousin's 2nd birthday party nearby. No luck for us today!
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Did not find GCARTHJ Knock Knock, Who's There!
Ran out of time and had to give up.. Nice view of our accommodation for this week from this hill, though!
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Predictions in a Hat
Two decades ago this month my friend Matt posted five predictions about the future of the world. I've revisited these predictions twice since: ten years later and twenty years later, and "scored" his predictions both times.
I love that the Web's memory (and the persistence of URLs) makes this kind of long-term conversation possible. -
Found GCARTHE Rope Swing
Found without difficulty while the geokid amused himself on the swing. Shame about the litter near the GZ, may be a CITO opportunity up here! Loving the views: think I can see our accommodation from here! TFTC and for showing us this rope swing!
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Found GCARTHN The Bird in Hand
Not a fan of this kind of container, but I must admit that I enjoy a decent-sized cache! TFTC.
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Found GCARTHR Coton Hill Community Orchard
We enjoyed sitting on the nearby bench while we cracked open this decent sized cache (and emptied out the accumulated water!). Log still in good condition, though. TFTC!
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Found GCARTHZ Coton Grange
Quick find with the boy (thanks to the hint!) as we stopped for a sandwich break. TFTC!
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Found GCARTJ3 Gone Fishing
Incredibly easy find for the younger geokid and I: we could see the cache before we even reached the GZ. TFTC!