This we know

Being a list in no particular order of stuff that we already know but that this weekend has confirmed.
  • Jenny cannot drink more than one glass of Kir Royale without becoming utterly and amusingly drunk. No other drink has this effect on her.
  • It’s not a weekend unless you visit Sainsbury’s at least once for every day of the weekend. Bank Holiday Mondays are included in this.
  • There are only three basic plots for Sex and the City. (In this it’s very similar to Scot-wean-toon Oor Wullie, but with more, um, willies.) A Men are bastards/unnecessary B Women are sassy C Maxing out your credit card every episode is consequence-free.
  • It’s impossible to buy a REDACTED in Bath, no matter now often you visit the REDACTED shop, largely because it’s never fucking open.*
  • We could eat kedgeree for breakfast and dinner. In fact on Monday we did just that. We ♥ kedge. Bonus fact: when I first knew her, Jenny hated fish, rice and curry. Getting her to eat all three in the same dish for breakfast is proof, were any needed, that you can change someone.
Kedgeree

* Censored so that D&L don’t have any inkling of the amazing† costume that I’ll be wearing to their 70s party on Saturday.
† Lame and overworked

Phin Photo Phun

I really am having a great time with my new DSLR, getting to grips even with doing stuff on full manual rather than relying on Program AE or Av/Tv. I’m loving the creative control of my f/1.8 lens; the selective focus in this photo of Jenny and her dad is intentional.
Jeff and Ii
And today we went to Dyrham Park, a National Trust property near Bath. Though there were some beautiful landscape shots to be taken, my attention was caught by the selection of old wooden wagons and agricultural implements in the outhouses.
wagon
joint
silhouette
High-res and other shots, comme d’habitude, on Flickr.

Wife: talented!

Utterly sick of seeing dogs on this site? I don’t blame you. So why not hop on over to Mrs Phin’s site and watch her very fabulous guide to making felt. It’s much easier than you might think and we’re hoping that she might be able to pick up a decent little side income from the contextual ads as she adds more tutorials. Please do Digg it up – clicking on the Digg badge here is the same as clicking the one on her site; they point to the same article – and pass it around!

Feltmaking

Fuzzy computing

I like that I’ve finally got iChat, my instant messaging application, house-trained:

Picture 1

“She Likes the Long Grass”


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What do you do with £500-worth of high-spec digital camera goodness? Why, take slow-mo shots of an aging Staffie eating grass, of course.

Staying safe online

I’ve been wanting to write this for ages: my guide to staying safe online is now available in the Tutorials section. It’s a best practice guide covering lots of general advice for identifying and dealing with malicious websites and emails, and it applies to Mac and PC users equally. This was written, essentially, for my parents, parents-in-law, and rockin’ octogenarian internet-using grandmother, but even if you’re not one of that select group, you should still find it useful; if you do, please forward it to ageing relatives, reckless friends and web n00bs of every stripe. Oh, and give it a Digg, why not?

Tech-savvy colleagues and pedants are welcome to suggest corrections and additions, but only after they have carefully read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page. But really, chaps, let me know if you think if I’ve goofed or missed out some vital details.