Monthly Archives: January 2007

milestones

Posted on January 30, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Before I started to write this article I noticed the side bar stats counter was claiming: There are 370 posts – a total of 137085 words written here (and counting). And in my clunky maths mind I thought ‘Oh cool … Continue reading →

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you don’t know what you’ve got…

Posted on January 28, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Back in 1970, Joni Mitchell released the Ladies of the Canyon album. One of the classic songs (initially released as a single and then incorporated into the album) was the Big Yellow Taxi. It became something of an anthem for … Continue reading →

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flock off to birdland

Posted on January 24, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Recently I’ve been spending more time with birds. Yes, that kind. I wrote here about quail, and previously I’ve written about gulls, ducks, blackbirds, thrushes, even sparrows have had a mention. Birds are near and dear to my heart I … Continue reading →

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Numbers 11

Posted on January 21, 2007 by lynsey gedye

I’m always interested in old stories – essentially the stuff of legend – and the truths (i.e. scientific or rational explanations) that might be contained there. Some people prefer to believe the stories as is – if you’re one of … Continue reading →

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Zhou Yu’s Train

Posted on January 20, 2007 by lynsey gedye

There’s something other-worldly about trains. Humanity has had a love affair with them as a character in stories probably since Stephenson’s Rocket. In my mind, they’re something akin to Charon, the boat man who said nothing, but ferried fee paying … Continue reading →

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2006 – the year that was…

Posted on January 13, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Marica has pulled together a major retrospective of our 2006. As I look over the slide show I can’t believe we got all this squeezed into a year – no wonder I spent most of the year wondering if I … Continue reading →

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addictions

Posted on January 12, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Meanwhile, on the other side of town, they were working through their book pile…adding book after book after book into their LibraryThing database. After several hours of intensive effort the database had swelled considerably. Well over 130 books were carefully, … Continue reading →

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bloom, unseen

Posted on January 11, 2007 by lynsey gedye

In A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act ii. Sc. 1.), William Shakespeare wrote a few lines that, from the first time I read them have always painted a picture in my mind – this is somewhere I’d like to spend some … Continue reading →

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boiled egg faq

Posted on January 10, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Do hard boiled eggs float? No, not of themselves. As an egg matures the gas inside the egg expands. If the gas is not released by poking a hole through the large end of the shell the egg will float … Continue reading →

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Who are they to protest me? Who are they?

Posted on January 9, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Today I learned about the START system of triage. That’s what I do. Not triage, I learn about stuff. I leave triage to one of my ‘must read’ blog pals, Reynolds (Random Acts of Reality). He’s a London-based E.M.T. (Emergency … Continue reading →