Firstly – thanks to Liam from Ardex. Great advice – stretching far beyond product advice. Bought my second mixer (Baron forced action) after a conversation with him! Alba from Prime Construction, our Building Inspector. Yes,…

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So, I’m writing a powershell script that: Uses volume shadow service to take a backup of a directory Compresses the above backup using 7zip / whatever Time/Datestamps the compressed backup and copies it off-server to…

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I wanted to write an eloquent status update reflecting my thoughts, beliefs, and status one year on. But I am so besieged with grief, and so incapacitated by regret that I cannot. Last night I…

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London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurants – Mexican Tucked away on a corner of Baker Street usually inhabited by (infested with?) large packs of spotty teenage tourists with matching yellow rucksacks of a Saturday…

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London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurants – Italian & Pizza Franco Manca gets my seal of pizzapproval! I’m upping sticks and leaving my home of 7 years in Shepherd’s Bush for the far more…

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London – Transportation – Public Transport – Stations Okay, I admit it. I’m an anorak. I’m crazy about train stations, and when St Pancras International opened after its long-awaited refurbishment, I visited late night on…

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London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurants Sartori is a new Italian joint, opened October 2010, in the heart of the theatre district in London’s West End. I love pizza. By that, I mean I…

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London – Shopping – Food & Drink I love the Barbican Food Hall, despite the fact it’s overpriced, the staff are rushed, and the food is anything but exciting. With a title like “Food Hall”,…

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