Sat on a train at King’s Cross waiting to depart for York. Visiting the archives to look at a book I may be imaging soon. Now for lunch. Stopped in at The Hole In The Wall.
Category Archives: General
Saints?
I’ve just finished a re-read of a Canticle for Leibowitz, described as a very Catholic book. I enjoyed it enough to read it twice in 18 months. One of the main plot points is the canonisation of the titular Leibowitz. He’s been dead for a few centuries by this point, and no spoilers intended, he …
On The Art Of Teeth
A site specific art installation by Janetka Platun and David Mills This had been five years in the making. Get your ticket here
Making Perry – Part 2
After letting the juice rest for around 20h I added the yeast. I’ve used this stuff before and it gave good results. It’s a high alcohol tolerance strain, so will tend to ferment to a higher ABV than I want. I’ll check in a few more days and stop the fermentation at 8% ABV or …
Making Perry – Part 1
I had access to a tree full of pears for a weekend. With the help of Meagen, we picked two large bags of pears of various ripeness – around 25kg I’d later come to know. I don’t actually like pears as a fruit, so I’d already panned to make perry from them. I’ve done this …