DanJul 9, 20191 minCanoe: Episode 9 - "Castlewellan Lake"So this weekend I arranged with a friend to take our canoe and new white and blue second-hand sail boat out for a trial run at the lake i...
DanJun 27, 20191 minCanoe: Episode 8 - "Testing"Two weekends ago I had a quick test to see if we could get the canoe onto the car. It just fits. It is a two-person job due to the awkwa...
DanJun 27, 20191 minWebsite logo - post 2I took this picture of a monkey in the road when I was on a local bus in Sri Lanka a few years ago... I started using it as an avatar on ...
DanApr 25, 20191 minPainting: “Hip-hop-a-potamus”Painting is a good way to get extended conversation with the kids, flick paint at each other and do silly stuff. Agent K is already quite...
DanApr 25, 20192 minZebra tableI found a drop-leaf table that fitted in the space beside the chimney breast in my lounge and also opened large enough to serve as a dini...
DanSep 14, 20182 minColourful musicI was frustratedly peering at some music score — I’ve always been slow to recognise notes that are extended above or below the stave — I...
DanSep 10, 20181 minCanoe: Episode 1 - "The planks"Our homemade canoe has been progressing. Cutting the planks proved to be quite tricky and required the patience of an adult. All the plan...
DanSep 10, 20181 minFinger paintingBoring flights are great opportunities to try out new apps. On the flight home from a holiday in Naples, I tried out the Paper app for th...