2018 finished in style for us with a two week trip to visit my family in Toronto. I've always loved this city and have visited six times now: mostly because my sister, nieces and mum
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Happy New Year!
It is 2019 already. So soon after 2018 too. These years are following on from each other more quickly each year. Last year was a pretty traumatic time for the folks of planet Earth, with
Continue ReadingLet’s try lots of blocks
Gutenberg is here and I have no idea how some of the new features work, so let's see what they look like when you add them to a post. This first block of text is
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https://youtu.be/AOgyh0LDKs0 Do They Know This Agile Thing? 2018 | Band Aid Parody Just trying out the YouTube embed feature with this Agile-based bit of Christmas fun. You're welcome. *edit* OK, so the formatting of this
Continue ReadingUpdated to WordPress 5.0
OK, so who's idea was it to release the new version of WordPress this close to Christmas? WordPress 5.0 is the first major change in the blogging tool for what seems decades. They've introduced a
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I have been a Flickr user for what seems decades. I joined at some point in 2005 (an age ago in Internet terms). Flickr was the only decent place to store your photos at the
Continue ReadingHolidays on the Kerry coast
Jo and I have some incredible friends. I've been very, very lucky over the years to have met some of the nicest people around, whether during my RAF days or through banding; I seem to
Continue Reading25/1/2018 Fat Curk
25/1/2018 Fat Curk by rutty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA I don’t drink Coke very often, but when I do I make sure it is fully leaded, none of those sugar-free versions. I’ve tried diet
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305/365 Stairwell by rutty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA Tonight is #NottsTest and we are having it in the Portland Building at the University of Nottingham. This is our first time in this building, which
Continue ReadingPlease be kind
"kindness" by jessica wilson {jek in the box} is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND Kindness is belittled and mocked. Kindness and concern are the milksop hobbies of the “luvvie”. Venality, aggression, parochialism and paranoia are to
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"203/365 Cromer Pier" by rutty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA A frequent photo subject; underneath Cromer Pier. I can't help myself. Every year, the same photo. Love it!
Continue ReadingThe Declutter Bug
https://flic.kr/p/RiTaGw My lovely wife has started her own business! She is the most organised person I know. Over the past few years she's enjoyed watching reality programmes based around hoarders, and she has come to
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