March 5, 2026

A Definitive Discworld Tier List

S A B C D Things I’ve learned while compiling this:

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The culture map book on a table next to a Sonic the Hedgehog plushy

February 26, 2026

The Culture Map by Erin Meyer

A good quick reference for those working with international teams, if a bit limited.

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February 22, 2026

Onion Soup

60 minutes Serves 4 Note: This was originally a recipe for red onions, but I’ve made with both red and white, and it’s delicious either way. Ingredients Method

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Me and Nada in a park Dublin

February 17, 2026

Dublin, IE

Skip straight to recommendations The previous time I visited Dublin was days before the UK and Ireland went into lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dublin was eerily quiet, many businesses and tours had already closed and coughing in public warranted dagger-like stares. This visit, determined to see more and armed with a wealth of recommendations…

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The book 'Engineering in plain sight' resting on a table surrounded by three owl-like ornaments

February 5, 2026

Engineering in Plain Sight by Grady Hillhouse

Did you know that treatment of waste water undergoes a variety of fascinating processes? This may include raking waste water through a bar screen, separating grit from water in a grit chamber, skimming cleaner water in a clarifier, biologically treating water in an aeriation basin and finally disinfecting near-ready water with ultraviolet light, chlorine or…

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January 18, 2026

Chicken & sweetcorn soup

20 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients Method

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January 18, 2026

Carrot & cumin soup

Ingredients Method

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Babel by R F Kuang pictured on a table with a wizard-frog ornament

November 22, 2025

Babel by R.F. Kuang

What a book! Last year I went down a rabbit hole buying books about languages; language history; word etymology; that sort of thing. I then came across this book in, of all places, TK Maxx! This impulse buy has turned out to be one of the best pieces of fiction I’ve read in the last…

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Your life is manufactured book on a table with a stuffed yak

September 15, 2025

Your Life is Manufactured by Tim Minshall

This is a book for the curious. I don’t have heaps to say here. Bought for a holiday read and glad I read it, but unless you’re interested in how stuff gets made, moved about and how the world of manufacturing is changing, it’s going to be a really tough sell. What surprised me from…

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The sun setting over the sea in Bodrum, Türkiye

September 14, 2025

Yalikavak, TR

Skip straight to recommendations The hotel was a real winner, here. We stayed at the Sirene Luxury just as the season was winding down; it was bliss. Most days we’d have at least one of the pools, beach or jacuzzi to ourselves. Peak season, I imagine it’s very popular and, be warned, this isn’t an…

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