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Calke Abbey

john — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:30:19 +0000

A week ago we went for a walk round Calke Abbey grounds. Calke Abbey is National Trust and about 10 miles south of Derby.
As is usual I took a few (well a lot) of photos.

I can see a face in this gnarled old Oak trunk.

Christmas day 2009

john — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:56:42 +0000

Christmas day 2009, originally uploaded by jcrouchley.

Presents under the tree all ready to be opened after scrambled egg and smoked salmon brunch, with bucks fizz. Nom nom. Despite appearances the tree is vertical – just a weird branch at upper right.

Updated blog to use Ingoal’s Twitter Updater

Vacation over

john — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:46:33 +0000

Just got back from Hungary – blogged here.
Now unpacking and back to work.

Somerset for the weekend

john — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:00:48 +0000

We spent the weekend staying a the George Hotel in Castle Cary.

Maria was making a bear with Gregory Gyllenship at a Bear Basics workshop. The hotel was comfortable and the food was good, but there was very little parking. Whilst Maria was at the course I went for a walk around the area.

I then waited at the hotel to meet Claire who came over from Swansea for the day. Claire ran into traffic on the M4 and again in Bristol – she was 2 hours late! We had a late lunch and then picked up Maria. Street is nearby so we had a shopping trip to the Clarks Village. On Sunday I had a quiet day looking for a cider farm and then watching the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix, it was a good race and Hamilton won.
This is the bear that Maria made – he is called Gerald.

Another photo published!

john — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:34:54 +0000

http://www.classic-sailing.co.uk/start-port/swansea

Schmap and Barry Island

john — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:11:18 +0000

I got a photo published! Schmap have included one of my Barry Island pictures on their interactive guide.

Arduino LCD test

john — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:35:43 +0000

I got hold of a I2C Real Time Clock module and a two line LCD display. Managed to get them both connected and working.

I am now working on adapting the display to I2C using a ByVac BV4208.
I have written the code and tested on a breadboard using a Roboduino nano (same as an Arduino Nano) – now to build the veroboard version.
I destroyed the Schottky diode on my nano when a loose wire shorted out 5v to ground and the USB supply overloaded. It all still works but will not power from the USB anymore.

Chelsea Flower Show 2009

john — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:27:15 +0000

Our trip to the Chelsea Flower Show is on Wilbeary’s blog.

Fox in the garden

john — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:12:31 +0000

Imagine my surprise when I looked out of the back window earlier today

Budapest again

john — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:53:00 +0000

We had a lovely time in Budapest

Views from Castle hill

Police Smart car on Castle Hill.

Moskva square

The Cave Church on Gellert hill

Moskva square – manual change of tram points

New York hotel and cafe

Gerbeaud cukrÃ¡szda

Budapest scenes

Has the cow exhibition reached Budapest?

Storm clouds over the Grand Market