Pippin

Pippin 3 weeks ago friendica

Then, a few days later I actually got on my bicycle for the first time in months and didn't manage to go to where I planned to go, but I did realise on the way back from not getting there that it's nice having things like this quite close to home.

Neck-down selfie in cyclist mode, holding my bike with the other hand, while in the woods.

My bicycle propped up against a fence on a footpath near a river in the woods.

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Pippin 3 weeks ago friendica

A few *more* days later I got into baking mode and did 3 batches of bread (6 loaves) in a single day. Gave one each to my sisters and my newly-widowed aunt - I think they all liked them. I did manage to drop a loaf on the floor just as I was putting it in the airing cupboard to prove, but I washed it off and it was (mostly) fine. It came out a bit different, probably because of getting all the air knocked out instead of just most of it. It also stuck in the tin and tore as I pulled it out, probably because the tin-grease stayed on the dough and got washed off. Tasted okay though (I kept it for myself, just in case any carpet fluff had failed to wash off properly).

6 loaves of bread, each in a plastic bag, lined up along a countertop.

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Pippin 3 weeks ago friendica

About a week ago I managed to get up to the loft to try to see if I'd be able to drop a network cable down to the ground floor next to where the stack pipe goes, but it's so darn difficult to move around up there I didn't manage to get to where I was trying to go. At least I've learned for sure that that loft is *not* suitable for casual access and I'd be better to add boards to the ceiling in the garage when I need more storage rather than trying to use the loft space!

My feet, while sitting next to the loft hatch in my loft with my feet on the edge of the hatchway. There is lots of wool-type insulation in the background (I'm not sure if it's actual wool or rockwool or something). Near the hatch is a notice stapled to the roof truss: "DANGER. Ceiling joists may be covered by insulation material. The floor between the joists is fragile. It will not carry your weight. You should not enter unless a crawl board is placed across the joists."

Pippin 3 weeks ago friendica

And the the day after that I finally got on my motorbike and did that trip to the south coast I've been threatening to do for weeks now. Finally made it, stopping at Littlehampton and getting a few pics on the beach, albeit after dark. *sigh* Oh well, at least I made it. Went back to the old house afterwards, sorted a few network things out and brought some routers I needed back to the new house.

(6 pics below; if you can't see them all, look on the origin instance.)

Standing, in all my bike gear, in front of my bike in front of my garage, on which the afternoon sun is shining.

Parked at the side of the road, a row of beach huts in the background.

Same but from another angle. A low wall is visible behind the bike, behind which is the tracks for a miniature railway!

Another beach selfie. It's really getting very dark.

Silhouette of me crouching down on the beach in near-darkness.