Riot on my front lawn

Remember that quince jam I made back in December? Well, this is the pay off for keeping Chris and the hedge clippers at bay last year. “The Bush” as we refer to it (actually a flowering quince), is still far from a work of horticultural art. It’s currently rather lopsidedly lashed together with some rope…

Enjoying the break but feeling off my game

I don’t know what is up with me. I think I’m pretty chilled out — I’ve been enjoying a nice week off (aside from the two meetings I had to go to at work on Tuesday and Wednesday, which were for a very good reason). But I’ve also been incredibly lazy and unmotivated, which is…