http://boakes.org nice of you to drop by. tea? Fri, 02 May 2008 11:13:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-bleeding en http://boakes.org/thanks-humph/ http://boakes.org/thanks-humph/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:00:56 +0000 Rich http://boakes.org/?p=749 http://boakes.org/thanks-humph/feed/ http://boakes.org/wii/ http://boakes.org/wii/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:42:38 +0000 Rich wii nintendo mariokart wii fit http://boakes.org/?p=748 Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/wii/miittens' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
I succumbed to peer pressure today and bought a Wii. It’s still in it’s box and it smells very new. The release of both Mariokart and Wii Fit was what tipped the scale. Wii numbers and mingling will no doubt follow. ]]> http://boakes.org/wii/feed/ http://boakes.org/a-few-fairly-witted-stalls/ http://boakes.org/a-few-fairly-witted-stalls/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:15:13 +0000 Rich favourite chefs and surrogate conscience provider dessert better river cottage gigs a multiple spit roast featuring goat replete wicker cutlery and forced vegetables range spit roasted meat tesco hugh fearnley whittingstall announced a summer food fair river cottage hq http://boakes.org/?p=741 Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2008/hfw' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
One of our favourite TV Chefs (and surrogate conscience for Tesco) Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has just announced a Summer Food Fair at River Cottage HQ, this summer, naturally. Now, normally the idea of a fair, replete with wicker cutlery and forced vegetables is not my idea of heaven, but factor in the fact that there [...]]]> http://boakes.org/a-few-fairly-witted-stalls/feed/ http://boakes.org/the-velvet-hearts/ http://boakes.org/the-velvet-hearts/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:09:29 +0000 Rich the velvet hearts rock indie unsigned band british music wedgewood rooms http://boakes.org/the-velvet-hearts/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2007/velvet/velvet' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
When, by chance, we saw The Velvet Hearts at The Edge a couple of months ago, we were left with the overriding impression that this was a band who had taken a step beyond the norm and were producing something really rather special. We saw them a second time at the sunny Portsmouth Bandstand, [...]]]> http://boakes.org/the-velvet-hearts/feed/ http://boakes.org/a-good-night-at-the-edge/ http://boakes.org/a-good-night-at-the-edge/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:05:39 +0000 Rich velvet hearts luke ferre wedgewood rooms edge of the wedge http://boakes.org/a-good-night-at-the-edge/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2007/velvet/velvet' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
After my viva last Tuesday we ended up at the edge of the wedge and what was already a very good day got even better thanks to some very talented musicians and a comfy stool at the bar. When we arrived, a dimly lit bloke was quietly and confidently accompanying himself on guitar. We caught [...]]]> http://boakes.org/a-good-night-at-the-edge/feed/ http://boakes.org/viva-voce/ http://boakes.org/viva-voce/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:07:51 +0000 Rich phd viva viva voce oral exam doctor http://boakes.org/viva-voce/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2007/viva/gown' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
In Britain, the process of finishing a PhD involves the submission of a written thesis, followed by an oral examination called a viva voce (the literal Latin translation is “live voice”). The “viva”, as it’s commonly known, is an in-depth discussion into all aspects of the thesis which typically lasts between 90 and 180 [...]]]> http://boakes.org/viva-voce/feed/ http://boakes.org/feckless-gig/ http://boakes.org/feckless-gig/#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 20:32:45 +0000 Rich feckless gig celtic music folk music fecklessmusic irish music http://boakes.org/feckless-gig/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2007/feckless/band' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
We recently spent a couple of nights in Dublin without hearing the beat of a single Bodhrán or even a hint of live music coming from any bar. So last Friday night we were spoiled, with no fewer than two concurrent Bodhráns (and a guest washboard player), mandolin, guitar, accordion and bass thrown [...]]]> http://boakes.org/feckless-gig/feed/ http://boakes.org/kichnkomposter/ http://boakes.org/kichnkomposter/#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 10:07:23 +0000 Rich compost kitchen kitchen waste kitchnkomposter kichnkomposter centrifuge waste disposal worms http://boakes.org/kichnkomposter/ http://boakes.org/kichnkomposter/feed/