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Dec 17, 20231 min read
Amazing Asda
Shopping by bike or bus is great most of the time but a few things are more problematic due to either size or weight. My answer? once...
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stevecowles
Nov 30, 20232 min read
More public transport woes
A couple of days ago I needed to visit Penrith for a meeting, by road this would take about an hour. By train, well it is on the main...
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stevecowles
Nov 27, 20236 min read
Fetching Delbert, an epic public transport struggle
As mentioned the other day, I’d bought myself a secondhand ‘spares or repair’ ebike on eBay, an NCM Venice Plus. The weekend arrived and...
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stevecowles
Nov 26, 20231 min read
Whatever is couscous?
It is a pretty silly name for a start. Until today, I'd never knowingly eaten couscous. A few months ago I was in Aldi and spotted...
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stevecowles
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Bisto frozen Macaroni Cheese
I like to get a hot pie from the corner shop on a Friday, they are good. Unfortunately I got caught up in a work meeting and by the time...
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stevecowles
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Playing Township - Any Good?
Computer games are something I have only ever dabbled briefly with, I've nothing against them but just haven't gone there to date as...
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stevecowles
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Whoops, another NCM ebike
I'd almost managed to go through 2023 without buying another ebike, this would be a record since I adopted them as my preferred mode of...
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stevecowles
Nov 19, 20231 min read
A month without Facebook
On the 16th of October I lost it with Facebook again, another post rejected for no obvious reason (it really was not that bad, honestly)....
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stevecowles
Oct 28, 20231 min read
Smile like a Smack-Rat
My teeth are in a bad state. In fact, my last dentist told be they were in palliative care just before he retired and there has been no...
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stevecowles
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Another year, another jab
Another winter is almost upon us. I received an invite for a Covid & Flu booster and, not being one to miss out on anything free, it was...
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stevecowles
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Rome2Rio Journey Planning
I had one of my occasional pub trips the other day and got talking to one of my friends who has done a bit of travelling recently. I...
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stevecowles
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Sprouting Chickpeas
The latest thing I have tried sprouting in my sprouting jar is chickpeas, just 'normal' dried ones from Tesco costing around £1 for 500g....
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stevecowles
Oct 4, 20231 min read
The green shoots of recovery?
My recent experiment growing microgreens from things found in the back of my kitchen cupboard was a success. On the back of this, I went...
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stevecowles
Sep 28, 20231 min read
What if AliExpress goes wrong?
AliExpress offer full refunds if there are problems with deliveries, but how good is this in reality? AliExpress parcels have quite a...
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stevecowles
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Egg in the hole
I have been meaning to try this air fryer recipe for ages and finally got around to it at breakfast time. It could not be much easier....
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stevecowles
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Growing Microgreens from Supermarket Lentils
I'm probably not alone in this but, I've still got most of the lentils and similar I bought when it wasn't possible to buy pasta at the...
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stevecowles
Aug 28, 20231 min read
What3words - An omen?
When I go fishing, I note down the What3words location for future reference. After a couple of recent 'blanks', my latest location had an...
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stevecowles
Aug 25, 20231 min read
My cress is ready
Just four days, with the last being on the windowsill to get some light and turn it green, and it was ready and tasted like it should....
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stevecowles
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Supermarket Sausages
I like sausages as that as they are not really cheap nasty ones, living in Cumbria we have the Cumberland sausage as a local delicacy and...
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stevecowles
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Can I grow cress?
Back when I was at primary school, I remember us growing cress. I don't believe I've ever done so since. Yesterday I visited the local...
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