We've had the downtime, but we're back to where we were - a very pedestrian broadband speed. Apparently there is a fault somewhere along the line (maybe underground) and that means a different engineer.
What you're never had, you should never miss; but, sad as it is, I was getting excited about catching up with the rest of the technological world.
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Possible downtime
Just to warm you - we will be without Internet access for a while tomorrow afternoon. So the weather feeds will not be updated here on the Blog, on Twitter, and on the main Strickley Weather website.
But then - if all goes according to plan - it's To Infinity And Beyond!
Currently our broadband speed languishes about 1.59 mb/s download (and upload is much worse), but BT Infinity has reached us and we're promised 20.2 mb/s! Time will tell if we reach those dizzy heights, but anything will be an improvement.
But then - if all goes according to plan - it's To Infinity And Beyond!
Currently our broadband speed languishes about 1.59 mb/s download (and upload is much worse), but BT Infinity has reached us and we're promised 20.2 mb/s! Time will tell if we reach those dizzy heights, but anything will be an improvement.
It's handy being at home. . .
. . . so when Henry comes to the door and asks me for a tape measure, I can find one instantly. And a workman's retractable steel measure was no good. It had to be flexible. Why? Well, to measure a bull's testicles of course!
The vet was doing some of the pre-movement checks and tests before Strickley Maximus goes of on his "holiday" to Red Cattle Genetics.
The vet was doing some of the pre-movement checks and tests before Strickley Maximus goes of on his "holiday" to Red Cattle Genetics.
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
At last . . .
. . . I'm getting organised. I've bought all the presents and cards (just need to wrap and write!), vaguely thought about menus (turkey, ham and beef in freezer) and today I'm making a Christmas cake. My cooking is a mixture of traditional and hi-tech; 50+ year old Aga (no other cooker or microwave); old balance scales with imperial weights (in fact I have three sets to cover all eventualities from half ounces to several pounds of potatoes), but also the latest digital scales (the sort you put your mixing bowl on and zero etc); large Kenwood mixer and Magimix processor; bread maker (used every night). But today I used the most basic of equipment - a large stone bowl and my hand. The mixture for the Christmas cake won't fit in the Kenwood bowl, so once a year I use a very large stoneware bowl and beat and mix with my hand.
Then scoop into into an old cake tin, that my grandmother had made by a blacksmith. I've been making cakes in it for over forty years, and as far as I can remember, with no disasters. All I have to do now is to remember to put it in the bottom oven of the Aga to cook overnight (about ten hours or so).
Then scoop into into an old cake tin, that my grandmother had made by a blacksmith. I've been making cakes in it for over forty years, and as far as I can remember, with no disasters. All I have to do now is to remember to put it in the bottom oven of the Aga to cook overnight (about ten hours or so).
Saturday, 1 December 2012
In the deep mid winter
Strickley otters are still out and about (these videos were captured about 9 at night).
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