Month: July 2009
July 25, 2009

The Terror – Dan Simmons

Have just finished this excellent book, a fantasy novel set against historical events.

In 1845, Sir John Franklin led an expedition to find the fabled Northwest passage, an artic sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific. The two ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were fitted with steam engines as well as traditional sail, retractable screws and rudders, and had reinforced bows of oak and iron, for icebreaking.

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July 13, 2009

There is nothing like a good system…

July 6, 2009

Garden Update

With my being away in London a lot recently, the garden has suffered. Since my last trip home, a glitch hit the automatic watering system, and we have also had some very hot weather.

As a result, my fig tree has lost all of its leaves, and the small pear tree has also suffered badly. I don’t think either of them have suffered permanent damage, but only time will tell.

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July 4, 2009

50 Songs In 90 Days

July 4 rolls around again, and with it comes the 50 Songs in 90 Days Challenge.

The challenge runs from July 4 for 90 days, and the aim is to write 50 songs in that time. Originally a Yahoo! group, the challenge group moved over to FAWM a year or so ago, although it still has a presence at Yahoo!

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