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A Ray of Hope
Fresh Spam
“A fridge has been discovered sending out spam emails after a web attack managed to compromise smart gadgets.” So the BBC reports (17th January 2014, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25780908). I find this deeply disturbing. Not that I am the owner of any smart...
A Fairytale Break
I’ve just got back from a few days at Sandbanks near Poole in Dorset where I took Basecamp for a short break as a thank you for holding the fort while I was on tour in France. I had said to her that since I’ve had a two month ‘break’ doing what I wanted, she could...
The Final Countdown
11th August, Freneuse It was a very dark and very quiet night in the forest and I slept like a baby bear. The trees are so dense that it's very dark and quite cool, so most families avoid camping there, which in turn means no kids running around at all hours. I had...
Back on the Road Again
3rd August, Bourbon Lancy Nature decided to have a crack at being an alarm clock this morning with a loud clap of thunder at bang on 6am. Clearly Nature was having a tantrum, so I hit the snooze button twice and then slept while Weather stood on the Naughty...
A Week Off
29th July, Crêches sur Saône I had a quiet day as unusually I felt quite off colour. Both me and the weather were very half-hearted so we both took it easy and after a good night's rest I'm sure we'll both be brighter tomorrow. 30th July, Crêches sur...