An occasional journal
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Jan 20th 2016
The snows are melted, the snows are gone.
Admin1 is reading Deadline by John Sandford. Admin2 is reading Chalcot Crescent by Fay Weldon, a near-future dystopia set in 2013.
Robin, Robin
Jan 17th 2016
First snow of the winter. and our first zero-watts day this year. Coldest day so far this year too.
Admin1 is reading Banquet for the Damned by Adam Nevill. Admin2 is reading A Decent Ride by Irvine Welsh.
Cat People
Jan 11th 2016
See these eyes so green
I can stare for a thousand years
Admin2 is reading The Man Who Watched Women by Hjorth & Rosenfeldt.
We are watching The Returned 2. Admin2 gave up, but Admin1 persisted and was rewarded with the revelation that they all died happily ever after.
Happy birthday Aud.
Early Spring
Jan 8th 2016
First daffodils.
Admin1 is reading The ManWho Watched Women by Hjorth & Rosenfeldt. Admin2 is reading Hive Monkey by Gareth L Powell.
Sun Is Shining
Jan 7th 2016
First time this year; too late for the solar panels which haven’t even managed a kWh in a week.
Admin2 is reading The Living and the Dead in Winsford by Håkan Nesser.
Last of the Christmas Lights
Jan 5th 2016
Admin1 is reading From a Buick 8 by Stephen King. Admin2 is reading Painkillers by Simon Ings (an uncorrected proof, so maybe they fixed the eclipse of the horn of the crescent moon, but hey proofreaders, you know).
Weather of the Day: Wet
Jan 3rd 2016
No filters were used to produce this impressionist shot of Kirkgate Market from the wet and steamy window of a moving bus.
Admin2 is reading Wolves by Simon Ings. We scored 8 on the Guardian Weekend quiz; slightly up on our average for last year of 7.84 over 50 attempts (thx for the calculator Admin1)
S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G
Dec 29th 2015
Sales frenzy.
Admin2 is reading The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett.
Down in the Flood
Dec 26th 2015
By all accounts there was serious flooding downhill from us, but since all transport systems were out of order we couldn’t get out to see it, or to splash any cash in the Boxing Day sales. Leeds also had a red rain warning, very unusually.
Admin2 is reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King.
We scored 7 on the Guardian Weekend quiz.
Update: how it looked on the, er, ground…(thx Dave)
Bridge under troubled water
Merry Xmas Everybody
Dec 25th 2015
Chicken stuffed with duck, turkey, goose and pork, not to mention fruit.
Admin2 is reading Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (thx Admin1). Admin1 is reading The Dead Zone by Stephen King.
We watched Archangel (thx Admin2) which had a seasonal title, lots of snow, excellent and ugly actors and an unlikely plot; Robert Harris’ book made it seem a lot more plausible.
Coffee of de day: Jamaica Blue Mountain (thx again, Admin2! xxx); actually a bit weak for our palates; will try a different grind.
Red Trails in the Sunset…
Dec 23rd 2015
…way over the tree.
Admin1 is reading Storm Front by John Sandford (a jolly romp with comedy Turks, ancient relics, lots of Sandford’s amusing banter and low body- and gun-counts). Admin2 is reading Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett.
Good Day Sunshine
Dec 20th 2015
Today was very bright and breezy but we didn’t do many watts.
Admin1 is reading The Lost Boy by Camilla Lackberg (reasonably good, but chock-full of children). Admin2 is reading Mr Mercedes by Stephen King.
Kind of Blue
Dec 19th 2015
16.5 °C again.
Admin2 is reading Thud! by Terry Pratchett.
We scored 7 on the Guardian Weekend quiz, but only because a few of our multiple wild guesses paid off.
Clouds of the Day: Stratocumulus and contrails
Dec 18th 2015
Admin1 is reading Luna: New Moon by Ian MacDonald (a real treat, like all IM’s novels — vivid and engrossing, and a fine riposte to Heinlein’s Moon Is a Harsh Mistress). Admin2 is reading Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett.
Coffee of the day: Bottega Milanese Espresso Classica.
Murk
Dec 16th 2015
Christmas lights on a cloudy day.
Admin1 is reading Unseen by Mari Jungstedt. Admin2 is reading The Return by Håkan Nesser.
Cloud of the Day: Stratus radiatus
Dec 13th 2015
Wibbly wobbly clouds.
Admin2 is reading Night Watch by Terry Pratchett.
Critter of the Day: Squirrel
Dec 11th 2015
Admin2 is reading Unseen by Mari Jungstedt. We are watching Homeland Season 2.
Rainbow
Dec 8th 2015
Admin1 is reading Frozen Moment by Camila Ceder (pretty good, if overlong). Admin2 is reading Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett.
Coffee of the day: Deluxe Colombia.
Brush Stroke
Dec 7th 2015
Our warmest December day recorded: 16.5°C, preceded by our warmest December night: 12.8°C.
Admin1 is reading The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler (unconvincing and deeply implausible, a waste of writing talent). Admin2 is reading Maskerade by Terry Pratchett.
We are watching River, and what a terrific watch it was (despite the earworms it gave both of us!). Admin1 admits to a discreet manly tear at the end…