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30 July 2026

More small steps towards tidy house

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I would love my house to be tidy. It is just that I would like quite a lot of things, and a lot of them cost time. One has to pick one's...
29 July 2026

Race the (Highland) train

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Race the Train  is so popular it sells out in minutes. But as I couldn't get in last year, and I had volunteered to marshal , I got a gu...
28 July 2026

Yet another new toy: mini chainsaw

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My firewood sawing has become a heck of a lot quicker since I got a mitre saw.   But there is a limit to what it can do. Firstly; it is mou...
27 July 2026

Plas Newydd and Baron Hill

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Neil was doing another Welsh 3000s training day on the Saturday, so he was quite up for a quieter day on Sunday. And he had a suggestion: t...
26 July 2026

Finally doing 'the' bike loop, and supporting fellow runners

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When I moved to Bethesda, I sort of figured straight away that there was a bike ride that was begging to be explored. The main two valleys h...
25 July 2026

Next kitchen cabinet gets makeover

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I felt really good about having stripped and painted two of my kitchen cabinet doors , so my hands were itching to do it again. And the obvi...
24 July 2026

No trace of damaged water pipe anymore

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It has taken a long time, but the work is finished! I had already blogged about the electrician drilling into a water pipe , after which th...
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This blog started as a tool to keep my Dutch friends informed on my whereabouts when I moved abroad. It quickly also became an external memory for my own use. It largely failed as a stage for discussions on whatever is worth discussing. And it has become a way of sharing my scientific knowledge with a lay audience. And who knows, it could become even more! And whatever it is you are looking for among all this: welcome.
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