The Flea Retreat ... was like no blogging conference I'd been to before. (Well, blogstock came close, since we all camped on site.) It was a refreshing approach to learning for bloggers and vloggers, it was suitable for veterans of the blogging world like me and newbies too. Read a more detailed account of the Flea Retreat and my take-away points Here I'll share a … [Read more...] about Blog Reset at Flea Retreat 2018, Somerset #inpictures
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Video editting with Magix Fastcut… a free, automated tool
A couple of years ago I discovered Magix for video editting. I liked their different tools and the affordable price tag coupled with advanced features for the different software, even writing about my impressions as a novice video editor. A couple of weeks ago my laptop had died and I was faced with getting a new laptop and having to reinstall all my software these past few … [Read more...] about Video editting with Magix Fastcut… a free, automated tool
How to introduce kids to rugby
Who has heard the saying: " Football is a game for gentlemen played by ruffians and rugby is a game for ruffians played by gentlemen"? Ruffians meaning tough, dirty Well, I had, but never quite got what it meant. I got the game for ruffians bit: rugby can be a rough game indeed. But where were the gentlemen in this game? A couple of weeks ago the kids took part in … [Read more...] about How to introduce kids to rugby
We did it!!! Cycling to school in Oxford
We live in the beautiful Oxford. Oxford is supposedly a cycling city, yet there have been a number of cycling deaths in city in the past years. I hasten to add, not cyclists' faults from what I can gather from the news and folklore. The cycling network is haphazardous: On the road, then on the pavement, then it just stops. Or even worse the road narrows, as a traffic … [Read more...] about We did it!!! Cycling to school in Oxford
A flash family visit to the Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum is the one of the oldest museum in the world, the first university museum. Its first collections were donated in 1677. Over the years it's grown and moved a numerous times. A couple of years ago the museum buildings, in the centre of Oxford, underwent major work, the results are architecturally stunning. We are so lucky to live near the Ashmolean and … [Read more...] about A flash family visit to the Ashmolean Museum
