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Creech Barn has never really reached its full potential. Sure it has been enjoyable to build a share it over the past four years but despite still deeply loving my European 009 models I just haven’t found a connection with it - not...
When I saw the Slack notification preview, “Matt, I’m literally crying right now,” I must admit my first reaction was “Oh no, what happened…” Matt, I’m literally crying right now. I just read the Baby & Caregiver Attendance policy that...
A bit of a mixed bag this time around with some thoughts on rural pubs and a visit to a classic example of one that is still flourishing, a visit to a local beer festival, and some further consideration on beer scoring. It is actually...
It's been a busy couple of weeks, including attending the D23 Expo, so I'm only now reviewing SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (2026), which I saw earlier this month.BRAND NEW DAY is the fourth of Tom Holland's Spider-Man films of the past...
It takes a village to launch an author!Over the last 20+ years, I've been making enough marmalade to satisfy a rapacious family and have an inexhaustible supply of 'makes and acceptable gift' for friends, relations and random visitors....
I wanted to find the number of citations per year for a paper from my dad, at least per Google Scholar. Hacking around, here’s a little JavaScript to get it per results page: function extract(resultNode) { const titleElem =...
Few people anticipated this war; before it happened people said it was impossible. But nothing is impossible in history. We cannot take historical reality as something that is already provided, we have to work against it to create a new...
Source A genomic blueprint for bison recovery was also blurred by private herd managers who experimented with cattle crossbreeding during the 20th century. While these efforts were generally unsuccessful, they introduced a persistent...
20 places of interest in Vitoria-Gasteiz (assuming it isn't festival week) 1) Catedral de Santa Maria What marks out Santa Maria Cathedral as special is that it very nearly fell down, hence even ten years ago you could only visit in a...
The time has come for our biennial PR push, as we head into election season. However, this is not our forte. So, if any readers have thoughts about how we should approach this particular problem, or have relevant professional expertise,...
There’s something wonderfully comforting about a warm corn muffin, especially when it’s baked in a small batch just right for one or two. These Small Batch Corn Muffins are tender, lightly sweet, and full of that classic cornmeal flavour...
Sponsored: This article is made possible by Frank & Myrrh, supporting quality and engaging Catholic content. Some Catholic devotions are familiar from childhood. We learn the Rosary, walk the Stations of the Cross during Lent, or pray a...
Editor’s Note: Matthew Chicoine interviewed the Association of Friends of Saint Carlo Acutis USA, via email in the summer of 2026. Some of the questions/answers may have been rearranged, edited, and paraphrased to provide the best reader...
An early morning cruise; suddenly, I was aware of a large creature swimming alongside the boat. "A beaver? Surely not- must be a muntjac.... no! not at all deerlike, and with a big flat tail!"We were keeping pretty much the same pace,...