Westonbirt Arboretum is rapidly becoming one of my favourite places for a family outing. I love walking in a wood and with the diverse range of tree in their collection there is plenty to appreciate throughout the year. Around Xmas time every year they rope off a section of the Old Arboretum to make a … Continue reading Enchanted Wood 2003 →

I suddenly realised I've not really posted any pictures of Martha. So here's one to be going on with.

Over the past few weeks I've become a Mr Men expert. Ethan has gotten seriously hooked on them recently and so I've spent a good chunk of my paternity leave reading, re-reading, and re-re-reading them. We also bought him a Mr Men DVD (cheap deal in Fopp; although only series 2 frustratingly) so in-between reading … Continue reading Mr Men Mastermind →

Martha Louise Dodds to be precise, and she was born at 1.58pm this afternoon weighing 7lb 12oz. Mother and baby are both doing really well, and Martha already seems deeply interested in her new environment. So much so that she's preferred having a good look around rather than sleeping. I snapped the following photo when … Continue reading Her Name is Martha →

Debs and I took a trip to the hospital this morning. Usually a tense experience this one had a happy side to it as we were going to see the consultant about a delivery date for the birth. I've gotten to know Bath Royal United Hospital like the back of my hand recently. First there … Continue reading A Trip To The Hospital →

Via 2lmc spool: Bob the Angry Flower. Which has been giving me a chuckle or two over lunch today. It was Bob's quick guide to the apostrophe that initially caught by attention. I get all irrational when I see Dodd's (for the record, it should be Dodds's). And don't even get me started on "Dobbs".

Facts: I've just bought the new Radiohead album, "Hail to the Thief" I've also just bought Bonobo's new album, "Dial M for Monkey" A Bonobo is also a type of monkey It's Friday It's Friday, and there are still no pictures of be-hatted animals on the Daily Chump Therefore, here's a picture of a novelty … Continue reading Radio Monkey →

Just saw this article on "Structured Procrastination" courtesy of Edd on the Daily Chump. Fits my working style also. This week I've refactored the FOAF-a-Matic to allow me to internationalise it very easily, have been hacking on Mark 2 to get ready for another beta, and have been exploring how jpegrdf works with a view … Continue reading Structured Procrastination →

I added the magic META markup to get myself into GeoURL today and now that they've harvested my co-ordinates I've been amusing myself by cruising through the list of sites geographically near mine. It makes for interesting reading. Surprisingly there aren't any sites at all in Bath. But there are certainly plenty in and around … Continue reading People Nearby →

In which a quest to purchase a breadmaker unlocks the secret of the latest digital advances in home technology... In my lunch-hour I dutifully trot off into town to buy my wife a bread maker for her birthday. I wouldn't dream of buying her a kitchen appliance normally but in her own way, bless her, … Continue reading Adventures in Home Gadgetry →