Since all decent work opportunities seem to be in the big city rather than the little old ‘burb we now call home, I decided that after a year and a bit of resistance, it was time to look for work in Exeter.
I’m no stranger to commuting. Back when we lived up country we had [...]
One of the things that really surprised me about coming to Devon was how common buzzards are here. I’d only seen one once or twice in Nottinghamshire, but here there are plenty.
Yet somehow, I’ve not managed to get a photo.
They aren’t the friendliest of birds, I suppose. They don’t come close, and although I’ve caught [...]
We’ve lived here in Devon for over a year and I’m still bowled over by the beauty of the place. Moving from a fairly nondescript suburban housing development where the view was just more of the same houses to, well, this:
It’s incredible. I’ve spent a great deal of time staring at this view open-mouthed. I still can’t believe we live here.
Hele Bay, near Ilfracombe.
Sidmouth
Exmouth
These pics and others will feature in a piece I’m working on to finish off Devon week.
Enough of playing with old photos - time for some new ones. Here are two words you see a great deal around Devon - “Tea Gardens” - and they’re always enjoyable places to sit back, relax, and enjoy a cuppa (when the weather’s nice).
This particular Tea Garden is at one of our regular stops - Mad Hatter’s Restaurant in Tiverton. Best coffee in town.
I enjoyed making the photogrid of Michael yesterday, so I decided to make another one. This grid features pictures taken in and around our home town, Tiverton.
We had a bit of a trip out at the start of November, to Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth, and happened to be around Sidmouth for the sunset over the beach.
At the same time, looking the other direction gave a completely different view - it barely looked like time for sunset at all:
First in a series of posts celebrating the beautiful region we now call home.
I Should Blog More
I should blog more. That’s hardly an original start to a blog post, especially one on a long-neglected blog, but there you go.
I’m using Emacs for much of my day-to-day stuff at the moment, working in PlannerMode. I never use the ‘Schedule’ section (I use Google Calendar), so I’ve changed it to ‘Blog’ instead, with the idea of tapping a blog post into it during the day, then posting at the end of the day. If you’re reading this, it worked. Once.
So, what’s been happening recently? We’re still enjoying Devon. My calculator obsession seems to have faded somewhat, leaving me quite settled with the HP 12C financial calculator. There are far more powerful things around, but they’re sitting unused in a drawer. The 12C just does the basics really nicely.
I’m left with my current obsessions being pens, notebooks and Emacs.
Pens
I have bought a few new pens recently:
