frühling hat gesprengt (spring has sprung) – we are woken every morning by the drilling of the local woodpecker, night temperatures are above zero, &Read More
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vicki & i were near the end of a long skype chat about our current UpStage funding proposal – it was almost 1am my timeRead More
fine snow began falling this afternoon – well, not so much falling as dancing about in the air. but enough of it made its wayRead More
a week or so ago, we had some very warm weather that made the thick layer of snow vanish before our eyes, after lying onRead More
the slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” has been around for at least 20 years now, but these days its seems that, at least in terms ofRead More
so now it’s 2011. i began this blog two years ago, after emerging from a pitch-black tunnel into 2009, & one year ago i satRead More
this morning it began snowing again, so heavily that within an hour everything was white once more and people’s footsteps disappeared quickly. the cars areRead More
it’s snowing really heavily; andy won’t be happy, as today we’re driving to frankfurt, but i can’t help but be excited by snow’s magic. i’mRead More
i grew up in dunedin, near the bottom of new zealand’s south island. it gets pretty cold there, at least it feels it, because untilRead More
i’ve returned to münchen after just over 3 weeks in the uk. in my absence the trees have shed nearly all of their leaves, revealingRead More