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That Claddagh Farms Mozzarella
Neal and I made this. Well Neal made it and I ponced around in purple rubber gloves stretching it pathetically and needing a lot of lot of help. it was great fun. Then Neal hung it up in his smokehouse (a big wooden chimney next to the barn – yeah a wooden chimney, go figure)…
Oral his-stories
We like to talk, don’t we? At least some of the time. Chatting, telling stories over and over in different ways and with different embellishments, all the while helping us to work out who we are and who we’re not, what we might choose to be or do next. But also who we’ve been, who…
Money #1
One of the big lessons I learned this year from fundraising is not to rely on *anything* at all until it's in my account. I had a few potential corporate sponsorship deals in the pipeline and I guessed that at least one of them would come through either before or during the trip. None of…
Pale, Male and Stale
Oh dear! It’s hard isn’t it? You’re stuck. Nothing seems to work any more. All the things you’ve been working for seem pointless. The successes you’ve achieved haven’t given you the security you craved. You’re worried that you put your ladder up against the wrong wall. Maybe it’s too late. What’s happening? Why can’t you…
Racing
I had a chat at #tuttle with Al Robertson about incorporating some sort of racing element to the trip. He suggested instead of racing people to pit myself perhaps against some moleskins, USB sticks or other storage devices that could be passed on from person to person completely independent of my trip. Hurrah (yet again)…
Day 1
Day 1 was a very very very long day. It started for me at 6am GMT, 5 hours later I was on a flight that lasted 11.5 hours and found myself on Pacific Time (ie feeling like it was midnight, but the clock saying it was 4pm). My body ached pretty much throughout the trip….