Latest candlestick

I'm not sure what this wood is as it's from a reclaimed stair banister rail. It's tricky to work with as the grain is very open but it exhibits some very interesting grain patterns.

Turned Christmas Decoration

At the finish line

After about 70 minutes of swimming, here I am with my medal...

Best Pink Tea Ever

Beetroot Risotto and smoked mackerel. Made by me, today (13th Sep 2010) :-) based on the Creamy Beetroot Risotto recipe found on the BBC food website, and with only a few small tweaks. Yum.

Hostelling

A room of complete strangers.
Seven beds, four bodies
Including mine.
One snoring, two sleeping,
One writing.
Unused to being unaccompanied.
Missing the familiar.
Missing her body.
Missing the silence...
The snoring louder now,
Grosser,
More disgusting.
You can almost feel the phlegm
In the faceless stranger's throat.
So hot in here.
I wonder for a moment if I snore.
I kind of hope I do.
I can get revenge.
At least I'm on a bottom bunk
With nobody on top.
At least I'll be spared sleep farts.
I won't be stepped on
as someone ascends,
This is ok.
As long as I have a bed,
A locker,
Something to write on.
I can sleep here.

Haiku

Data in right place,
But it's all completely wrong.
Halfway to success...

Hmm. Belated.

I'd all but forgotten this one existed. I updated my other one (photographyfromscratch) fairly frequently for a while and I plan to return, but I'm still struggling for a purpose for this one given that I have a photo website, and a flickr page, and a facebook page etc etc.

Maybe this can become my dedicated Haiku page.

I don't blog often
Usually it's quite pointless
No-one reads my page :o)

Oh and I did have a go with the windsurfer, and I did buy a kayak paddle, and I did choose the wrong side of the lake where the wind was blowing into the shore, and I didn't manage to stand up and go anywhere, and when one of the ropes came untied and I fell off backwards as I tried to pull up the pretty darn heavy mast and sopping wet sail, I disconnected all that and paddled round the lake for a bit, trying to find my balance. It's coming up summerwards again, so I plan another attempt soon. More updates (for all you non existent people to read) as and when.