Archive for the 'places' Category

Sushi’s first day exploring

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

This was a video I took on the very first day that Sushi came to our house. You can see she was exploring the new smells in the house …

Starlings can talk and sing!

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Singing …

Talking …

We’ve got two of them in the garden stealing food from the smaller birds.

New densha de go!

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Previously …

Panoramas from Japan

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

Click the images for large versions …

Drift ice around Abashiri:

Mashu-ko:

Haggis balls

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Apparently this is what you do with leftover haggis in Scotland. Just roll into small balls, cover them in breadcrumbs, and deep fry them.

The result is pretty good in fact, rather like faggots.

I see you …

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Not just sausages, these are …

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Grasmere farm sausages, salad and green tomato chutney both grown in our garden, eggs from Sarratt, apple sauce made with bramley apples from my friend’s garden in Tring, best mashed potatoes.

Nighttime search

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Where are you? … Come on …

Got you. SLUGS!

Misty morning

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

モミジ in the garden

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

It’s not really momiji.

Birthday cake

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Thanks N-sama and H-san for making it!

What is going on?

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

In this picture of our back garden from Google Maps? Obviously this must date from when the previous people were living here. Click to see full size.

Elderberries this year

Monday, September 6th, 2010

We have an elder growing at the end of our garden. My plan for this year was to climb up to the top and get everything from it, but that didn’t really work out. We don’t have the sort of ladders to do that, and so I had to rely on my trusty stepladder. Unfortunately that meant not getting very much, just the bottom 10′ or so from the side over the garden. The photo above shows exactly what we ended up with.

Who’s poo?

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Ask N-sama …

Hatfield House panorama

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

(This is not actually Hatfield House, but the chapel in the west garden)

Medlar

Monday, August 30th, 2010

A medlar (similar to an apple or a quince) that I borrowed from Hatfield House today. These have to be rotted down slightly (a process called bletting) before we can eat them, and then they are supposed to taste of apple sauce and cinnamon.

The weather tomorrow …

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

I hope it won’t rain.

Open studios around Watford

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Hertfordshire open studios in and around Watford during September.

Pevsner on Hertfordshire

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Pevsner’s Hertfordshire from the famous series the Buildings of England. I’m pretty sure Maki would like this a lot.

Vice

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

On Lady E’s desk, which is now my workbench!