I’m not easily distrac … ooh, SHINY thing …

Hi, I’m Adrian, a web developer and blacksmith and this is my blog.

My goal is to remain furiously curious about the world we live in, whether that’s science, art, stories, music or (my side hustle) blacksmithing.

Please dip in and feel free to leave a comment on any of my posts.  I hope you find it an interesting – maybe even fascinating – rabbit hole worth diving down for five minutes.

 

About me

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Writing

Stories, snippets, prose and verse

The Curator

A collection of stuff I find interesting

Latest from the blog …

Reach out…

Reach out…

Some songs only really work when performed by their original artists or in some particular version that becomes the classic one that everyone loves and remembers. Others, however, can take on new leases of life when re-arranged or performed by someone else. For me,...

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Well, at least I’ll be in good company…

Well, at least I’ll be in good company…

Here's one that did the rounds on Facebook and other social media a while ago. Some of you will have already heard it, some of you may well know of the band already or even be ardent fans. In any case, it's a song that never fails to put a smile on my face and we...

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The Wigtown Trilogy (unofficial)

The Wigtown Trilogy (unofficial)

A while ago, I put a little posting up on here about Wigtown - Scotland's national book town which is only a mere 30-odd miles or so from my home. I mentioned that it is a wonderful, bookish sort of place and that it has a rather fine book festival each year. Although...

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Sea Fever

Sea Fever

The other day, I was sitting around doing something or other (as you do) when Glenda sent me a link to a video. At first, I didn't pay it much attention but when I got around to watching it, I was absolutely entranced. It isn't very long - only about 8 minutes or so -...

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