A Gentleman In Moscow - Amor Towles
It took me a while to get through this book, so it was difficult to take it as a whole. I think it took me over 5 months to read it!
The hot weather is bringing out the best in some flowers
The summer brings out the very best in nature. How often do you stop and enjoy the wonder of nature? I find I'm doing it more...
Well that didn’t last long did it?
What do I want with comments, just email me if you have something to say. Well guess what…
Move over will you…!
It’s not something I do, blogging, although I do write on occasion. My personal website is hosted, like all my stuff, on my own server using a very good app called Bludit, but recently I discovered Pure Blog. I’ve moved over… How it gone?
What a night, what a place...
Wow... Went to see The Marriage of Figaro at the Royal Opera House in London. The ticket was 40 quid, and we had a fantastic view in this fantastic building.
It looks like a piece of clever graffiti!
While walking in Covent Garden, on my way to the Royal Opera House I might add, I looked down a very narrow alleyway.
A digital life free of subscriptions?
I consider myself a seasoned self hoster. I don't write code or do any kind of scripting in any of the languages used, I'm just not that bright!, but I don't mind getting my hands a little *mucky* in terminal when things go a bit bonkers, which they sometimes do.
The Shortest History of Economics - Andrew Leigh
This is an excellent book for readers of all backgrounds, regardless of how much you know about economics.
Time to do away with the dongle...?
Vista by ChromaQ has been using the dongle as a form of licence since it was born under the Jands name. Is it time to do away with it?
Another Markdown Story
I never figured out the reason for the above question, so I thought I'd give it a go and try and explain markdown and share my experiences and reasons for trying it out with, I have to say, some satisfaction.
The Visitor - Lee Child
I did say that after the last Reacher book I read, Blue Moon, that I’d not read anymore, but when I opened my kobo account I downloaded this audiobook to try out the function on the kobo. It was a bit underwhelming a little bit like the audiobook itself.
Blue Moon - Lee Child
This is my third, possibly fourth Jack Reacher book. Sadly, I’ve had enough of them for the moment.
Self-hosted Photo Library
Over time, I realised my photo collection is more than just files—it’s a record of my life, travels, and the people I care about. Trusting those memories to a commercial cloud service never sat right with me.
Is this the end of Rocketbook?
How do you like to take notes? Do you prefer using an electronic device like an iPad with an Apple Pencil? Or perhaps you have one of those lovely Remarkable notebooks? Or do you still enjoy the classic way with paper and pen?
The Glass House - Eve Chase
A good read from start to finish. Very nice style of writing. The story is in two strands, the past and the present