While throwing things away we found a box of ancient floppy disks – including a copy of Windows 95 on floppy disk. I am thinking of installing it as my new OS – at least it wouldn’t keep stuffing CoPilot down my throat. Come back Clippy, all is forgiven

J has a big collection of soft toys. Mostly people have given him over the years, but part of his family is a “zoo” which he bought himself when working for a games shop over thirty years ago. There are ten or so different animals:- elephant, zebra, tiger etc Now he is clearing his flat […]

In Inverness again. It really is a most attractive city (even in Feb). This was the view walking along the river Ness in the afternoon. This was the view from my window in the Premier Inn (seriously impressed by their premium rooms btw). Possibly most importantly – this was the view of my Highland Burger […]

I seem to have spent more of my time away than at home recently. This week back up north to continue pushing our training course, followed by back to Glasgow to continue the epic clean up of the flat J is selling. Saphy either didn’t want me to go, or wanted to come with me.

R and I walked out to Drimsynie Beg this afternoon. It was sunny and raining at the same time in true Argyll style, and we saw a fantastic rainbow. This evening I also passed another milestone by managing to balance on my left leg for 30 seconds without holding on to anything. Three months after […]

After the strangely mild but clear day yesterday, it is back to cold and frosty this morning. R noticed some strange effects outside. A small bush had been knocked over by the storm a couple of weeks back. Obviously sap had leaked from the broken stems and then frozen into swirls. The first image looks […]

The dreich weather has cleared up today. The views over the loch were as good as I have seem them at this time of year.

R is in London at a security conference (in fact he is speaking at it). Today I have had a few emails with pictures of where he has been. First there was this one… This was while I was writing slides about audit logging… Then there was this one… While I was bringing the bins […]

Getting slightly warmer here now and the first bulbs are just starting to come through. R and I walked round the river walk and community gardens in the rain this morning. February really is a dismal month. Never mind, it will soon be spring.

I made us some nice Sunday food today – all from a few chicken legs. I cooked them in the slow cooker overnight. Then in the morning I made a chicken and mushroom pie from most of the meat. I served this with baked potatoes and sprouts Then what was left of the chicken went […]