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I really shouldn’t play with plug-ins quite as much!
Right now,  RSS feed from this blog are not pushing out full-post content. Hmm… the fix of switching off a plug-in that was messing with the RSS has not solved it, so more investigation needed. Apologies for the hiccup, normal RSS service will be resumed very soon.

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Japanese maple bonsai – the first steps

Japanese maple bonsai – the first steps

This weekend gave me the opportunity to initiate the training of the sorely neglected Japanese maple mentioned in this very recent bonsai post.
It needed some drastic action, and several years of work, but we have to start somewhere. The picture on the left shows the initial pruning and wiring of the Japanese maple (Acer Palmatum) [...]

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The longest one ever

The longest one ever

For a few weeks now I’ve been rediscovering a previously mothballed artisticaly creative side, much of which has utilised one or more of my growing army of Moleskines. See someof the work on my flickr here. Jen, gratifyingly full of encouragement of – and taking inspiration from – this creative activity, came up with a [...]

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It’s PodcastconUK time again

It’s PodcastconUK time again

I should be excited about it – but on a personal level, as a UK podcaster, this year I really cannot find any enthusiasm for it. I’ll be there because I’m expected to be there and a bunch of people want me to be there – both because of Britcaster.com and now also Podshow.
I really [...]

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The great UK podcasting Conspiracy

The great UK podcasting Conspiracy

So, the latest news in is that I deliberately created Britcaster.com and helped organise PodcastconUK last year so that they would swell my CV* and land me a nice, sweet, swanky job with Podshow. Thank you to the person who pointed that out, because in a year and a half since Britcaster.com was created, I [...]

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A Minor Technicality #20 – History Lessons

A Minor Technicality #20 – History Lessons

Brought to you this time with help from Übercaster – and not entirely smoothly.

Now with added Podshow
Rant all about small-minded, bitchy podcasters
PIN card purchases and inhuman interactions
History Lesson Part 1: The Magna Carta and no more bloody holidays
History Lesson Part 2: the Doomsday Book is Dan Browns next novel
Unaccustomed to beer and the body reacts
Übercaster [...]

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