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Jan 21, 20241 min read
Chicken, Sweetcorn & Pasta Soup
A few days ago I bought myself a cast iron casserole dish from Aldi, great value at less than £17, I was keen to try it out and had 3...
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stevecowles
Jan 1, 20241 min read
New Year, New Me?
It is that time of year when I normally don't make 'resolutions'. In fairness, I'm knocking on a bit in years and am pretty much the...
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stevecowles
Dec 26, 20231 min read
LED Desk Lamp Upgrade
I've been working from home most of the time for the last few years with only occasional office visits (typically once a fortnight). The...
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stevecowles
Dec 25, 20231 min read
Changing Apple Airtag Batteries
I use Apple Airtags to keep track of several higher-value things and have done so for over a year, recently they have started to report...
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stevecowles
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 27, 20231 min read
Is eBay cheaper than the bus?
A strange question but, in this case, it was much cheaper. A few days ago, I wanted a few circle hooks to tie a couple of fishing rigs...
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stevecowles
Sep 18, 20231 min read
My captured queen ants have their first worker
Queen 16, a lasius niger, was captured by me on 7th July after her nuptial flight. She is the first of my captured queens to get as far...
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