Richard
@rickbaby.bsky.social
Keen but mediocre baker. Ditto gym-goer. Getting past it. Who am I try to kid? Definitely well past it. But my gym trainer did say I am fitter than many 40-year olds. So I’ll take that.
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Yesterday's ryebread, sliced today. Seems to have worked well this time. Should last us until after Christmas.
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yesterday's ryebread, sliced today. Seems to have worked well this time. Should last us until after Christmas.
Bit of a lie-in this morning, home made croissant with black cherry jam for breakfast, a bright sunny day, and no gym. What more could one ask?
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Bit of a lie-in this morning, home made croissant with black cherry jam for breakfast, a bright sunny day, and no gym. What more could one ask?
Second batch of brunkage. "Only" 101 this time.
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Second batch of brunkage. "Only" 101 this time.
Proof, if ever proof was needed, that multitasking is no more than a theoretical concept. At lunch, I'd opened the jar of marinated herrings, and was passing the teacup to be filled. I won't go into the sordid details. Just say it wasn't as bad as spilling the bottle of red wine on the carpet.
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Proof, if ever proof was needed, that multitasking is no more than a theoretical concept. At lunch, I'd opened the jar of marinated herrings, and was passing the teacup to be filled. I won't go into the sordid details. Just say it wasn't as bad as spilling the bottle of red wine on the carpet.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned over the years.
1. MG Midget
2. Alfa Romeo Sprint Cloverleaf
3. Alfa Romeo 156
4. BMW 120
5. BMW 206i M
1. MG Midget
2. Alfa Romeo Sprint Cloverleaf
3. Alfa Romeo 156
4. BMW 120
5. BMW 206i M
November 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned over the years.
1. MG Midget
2. Alfa Romeo Sprint Cloverleaf
3. Alfa Romeo 156
4. BMW 120
5. BMW 206i M
1. MG Midget
2. Alfa Romeo Sprint Cloverleaf
3. Alfa Romeo 156
4. BMW 120
5. BMW 206i M
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Graduated the muscle up today. Months of failures or just 1 rep, and I got 5 in a row this morning.
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Graduated the muscle up today. Months of failures or just 1 rep, and I got 5 in a row this morning.
Do the electrons get disappointed when you turn the light off, and leave them stranded there in the wire?
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Do the electrons get disappointed when you turn the light off, and leave them stranded there in the wire?
Some of the first batch of 145 of this year's brunkage (spicy Danish Christmas biscuits).
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Some of the first batch of 145 of this year's brunkage (spicy Danish Christmas biscuits).
I realised this evening that I've reached the age when a good sneeze is almost as satisfying as an orgasm.
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I realised this evening that I've reached the age when a good sneeze is almost as satisfying as an orgasm.
Proof, if proof is needed, that bananas are not frost-resitant.
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Proof, if proof is needed, that bananas are not frost-resitant.
They raise the cattle in captivity, kill them, make their bodies into sausages, and call it Higher Welfare. Higher than what, ffs? @Waitrose #newspeak
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
They raise the cattle in captivity, kill them, make their bodies into sausages, and call it Higher Welfare. Higher than what, ffs? @Waitrose #newspeak
At least the sourdough worked, even if today's croissants were a failure.
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
At least the sourdough worked, even if today's croissants were a failure.
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Made croissants today, the first time in more than a year. Bit of a disaster. The pastry was too soft, and the butter was too hard, so I suspect that the laminations didn't work properly. Then I let them rise for too long, and they collapsed when I egg-washed them. We'll see. ...
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Made croissants today, the first time in more than a year. Bit of a disaster. The pastry was too soft, and the butter was too hard, so I suspect that the laminations didn't work properly. Then I let them rise for too long, and they collapsed when I egg-washed them. We'll see. ...
Have been drying off the eddos in the greenhouse for the last few weeks. Brought them in yesterday as temp was due to drop to 3 degrees. Should I dry them right off, or water sparingly and keep them just ticking over for the winter? All suggestions/advice gratefully received.
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Have been drying off the eddos in the greenhouse for the last few weeks. Brought them in yesterday as temp was due to drop to 3 degrees. Should I dry them right off, or water sparingly and keep them just ticking over for the winter? All suggestions/advice gratefully received.
Another two loaves. That makes five this week. Is she selling them?
October 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Another two loaves. That makes five this week. Is she selling them?
Sunday's sourdough and Monday's ryebread. That's enough baking for thisweek.
October 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Sunday's sourdough and Monday's ryebread. That's enough baking for thisweek.
Euonymus alatus burning bush, very aptly named. From green in summer, it bursts into flaming red at this time of year.
October 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Euonymus alatus burning bush, very aptly named. From green in summer, it bursts into flaming red at this time of year.
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The lord said to John, "Come forth and you shall receive eternal life."
But John came fifth, and received a toaster.
But John came fifth, and received a toaster.
July 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The lord said to John, "Come forth and you shall receive eternal life."
But John came fifth, and received a toaster.
But John came fifth, and received a toaster.
It's all very well Netanyahu pressuring Hammas to return the dead hostages, but he has probably already bombed them to smithereens.
October 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It's all very well Netanyahu pressuring Hammas to return the dead hostages, but he has probably already bombed them to smithereens.
October 16th. Still plenty of colour in the garden. Sternbergia (NOT crocus), hydrangea, salvia amistad, geranium Vancouver.
October 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
October 16th. Still plenty of colour in the garden. Sternbergia (NOT crocus), hydrangea, salvia amistad, geranium Vancouver.
The second split of our old oncidium has just started flowering. I think it is o. tescoensis, but it might be o. waitrosensis. Failing that it is probably o. oonosensis.
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The second split of our old oncidium has just started flowering. I think it is o. tescoensis, but it might be o. waitrosensis. Failing that it is probably o. oonosensis.
Following the politically motivated decision by the undemocratic liberal extreme left Nobel Committee not to award him the 2025 Peace Prize, President Trump has today signed an executive order for all Norwegians in the US to be investigated for immediate deportation.
October 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Following the politically motivated decision by the undemocratic liberal extreme left Nobel Committee not to award him the 2025 Peace Prize, President Trump has today signed an executive order for all Norwegians in the US to be investigated for immediate deportation.