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Tag: summer

  • The sun completely occluded by the moon.

    Three(ish) Weeks In Spain

    With exceptions for those of us who had work to do at the start or end, my family and I just spent three weeks hopping around the East of Spain, featuring surfing, a theme park, exploring, dodging the heat, and - of course - a total solar eclipse.

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    • posted 23 August, 2026
  • Found GC2CWQ7 #036 Just Northamptonshire

    I walked to a different COUNTY one morning before breakfast, just to get a geocache!

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    • posted 9 August, 2025
  • 14 adults, 8 children, and a dog stand on/in front of a garden climbing frame: Dan is in the centre.

    Easy Socialising

    This weekend a bunch of old Abnibbers - folks I spent much of my time with 20 years ago - plus their children and dogs came over to visit, and I was delighted with how relatively-effortless it was to hang out with them despite not seeing some of them in-person for multiple years.

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    • Article
    • posted 20 August, 2024
  • Image representing post: Instead Of Blogging...

    Instead Of Blogging...

    In a declaration of 'blog bankruptcy', Dan lists all of the topics that he'd hoped to have blogged about during the last (very busy!) month, and gets on with writing about other things. He's been busy!

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    • posted 1 August, 2011
  • Cottage Pie

    This morning, while picking up my microwavable Cottage Pie from Somerfield (the best microwave meal I've ever had - it's really quite good considering that it's re-heated mincemeat and dehydrated mashed potato), I noticed a new product - a similar item but in a slightly smaller container, as part of their "So Good" range. Upon โ€ฆ

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    • posted 18 September, 2003
  • Butterfingers

    Butterfingers gave me a courtesy call at work this morning to tell me that my juggling gear will be delivered tomorrow. Which is nice.

    It's a stupidly hot day. The office needs desk fans. I'm melting here. I've been to the kitchen three times so far just to soak my head/hair from the tap to keep โ€ฆ

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    • posted 14 July, 2003

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