I had forgotten how outrageously delicious toffee is. I’ve just eaten a hefty slab of Tom Trot, also known as plot toffee, bonfire toffee, treacle…
3 November 2020 – Crystal Ball pt 2
I thought tonight might be the night for busting out my homemade ink-filled crystal ball and seeing what the future holds. It started well, I…
20 October 2020 – Autumn Glories
Tonight was one of those rare nights when you stumble across something so special it takes your breath away (and makes you have a little…
13 October 2020 – Ada Lovelace Day
My day has been filled with awesome women, which seems appropriate it being the second Tuesday in October, and therefore Ada Lovelace Day. Maths was…
16 September 2020 – Barnstaple Fair
There is something a tiny bit obscene about making spiced ale with the temperature in the 70s and the sun shining through your windows. Spiced…