Last weekend we went down to London for two live experiences (now that we live further away we do try to pack in as much as possible when we visit). Saturday was Phantom Peak, which …
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What a year, huh? And so on.
End of January, mostly recovered from that bug and enjoying sunlight that almost lasts till the end of the work day. On the other hand, some new fun projects coming up and a calendar with …
Start as you mean to continue?
Gosh I hope not, as we are just emerging from bug we caught over the holidays and which laid us out for the better part of two weeks. A brief outing on NYE under the …
I won the Rotlser!
File 770 has a nice write up, at the time of posting the official page itself is not updated yet as I assume everyone involved is recovering from a lovely Loscon weekend. One of the …
The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
On Saturday we finally headed up to Allendale to visit this local treasure. It’s a one-man operation and clearly a labour of love on the part of its creator Neil Cole. It’s small but absolutely …
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It’s been cold here, the rest of the area had snow a few days ago but it didn’t quite hit here, just rain and cold. I’m very glad for our new heat pump, have cracked …
Okay then.
(Whoops, forgot to press publish – have backdated this now) Took a little break from most of the internet, for obvious reasons ,but also because I was travelling and then tired/ill from said travelling. Feeling …
Here, there, everywhere
The last month flew by, a work visit to London, a family visit here in Newcastle, and then a week of men tramping through the house to install a heat pump. All positive things but …
Kynren
The grand finale of our weekend in Durham was Kynren. The first big surprise was the surrounding park, its in the middle of nowhere and I wasn’t expecting that much, but its modern and generally …
Bishop Auckland
At the end of August, John’s parents along with his brother and sister-in-law came up for little mini-vacation. They rented a place in Durham and touristed for a couple of days and then on Friday …