New year (old) jigsaw finally done! Yep, it was pretty much as difficult as you’d expect… https://www.instagram.com/p/CnVMpCYLdWk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Definitely got a bit of a love/hate relationship with the treadmill… #gym #workout #fitness #gymlife #lifting #weights #exercise #healthy #treadmill #lovehate (at The Gym Hemel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chy9Alcrfmd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I know when I’ve not been posting to instagram much when the blood donation posts get closer together 😄 #blooddonation #noexcuses #blood #donation #typeonegative #universaldonor #600kcals (at NHS Blood Donation) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZNpM-LSWE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Excellent visit to the Heath Robinson museum in Pinner yesterday, including this amusing nod to the “Heath Robinson” a precursor to Colossus created at Bletchley Park during the early days of programmable computing. Also, who knew Heath Robinson invented the silent disco? The cafe next door is also excellent. We’ll worth a visit… (at Heath Robinson Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgY9CJ7LJGo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Strange clouds tonight… #sunset #clouds #eerieglow https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfw8uikrnlO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

More experimenting with smoking on the bbq. Last week was ribs, and struggled to keep the temperature down. Pork shoulder this week, and struggled to keep the temperature up! Practise makes perfect though. Had to hurry things up in the end to ensure we were done before Eurovision! #bbq #experiments #kamadogrill #porkshoulder #temperaturecontrolissues https://www.instagram.com/p/CdjZwNMLE4N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Feels like summer is here already ☀️⛱😌 #sunoutbbqout #steaksandwich #sourdoughbread #garden #sun https://www.instagram.com/p/CdioWrAI1Z_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Slightly delayed donation session, due to (successfully) dodging Covid, followed by travelling… #blooddonation #noexcuses #blood #donation #typeonegative #universaldonor #600kcals #donorcentre #doyourbit (at NHS Blood Donation) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-gQ06oxRU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Looking good for chilli jam prospects this year… #wahacachilligrower #chilli #plants #seedling #chillijam #🌱 #🌶 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbo9ZP9N2U7/?utm_medium=tumblr

“Let’s walk to the pub for lunch” turned into a semi-epic 21km trudge to Berko and back. Gonna feel it tomorrow… https://www.instagram.com/p/CbS7-fbLlQz/?utm_medium=tumblr

Seeing the old year out in style… #kebabsandprosecco #classy #homemadetakeaway #healthyalternative #chicken #spicedyoghurtmarinade #greekyoghurt #paprika #cumin #oregano #thyme #coriander #cinnamon #garlic #salt #blackpepper #cayennepepper #redpepper #iceberg #pickledcabbage #gratedcarrot #onion #tomato https://www.instagram.com/p/CYKMuDXLhsA/?utm_medium=tumblr

Harvested the last of the chillis as we’re getting frosts here now. Can’t believe just how productive the two plants have been this year. Made a third batch of chilli jam, mainly using the red and on-the-turn ones. 2/3rds of what you see here still left to do something else with… #chillis #hothothot #chillijam #chillisineverything #homegrown #wahacachilligrower https://www.instagram.com/p/CWAwlmyLpNn/?utm_medium=tumblr

In the office for the day. Good effort by the canteen for lunch! Goat’s cheese and smoked salmon salad 😋 #lunch #notwfh #office #canteen #smokedsalmon #salad https://www.instagram.com/p/CT1zj0VopER/?utm_medium=tumblr

Coffee. The most important meal of the day… #liquidbreakfast #justkidding #porridgetoo #coffee #mokka #tooearly https://www.instagram.com/p/CTysHpMozEx/?utm_medium=tumblr

New night and day blinds in the Study and bed2. A lot easier to put up in the extension due to the steel lintel having a nice gap for fixings to go in, where as the original part of the house has concrete lintels, which are a pain. First one is a temporary fit while we wait for a replacement, as it should have had the same voile as the other one. Study completion just waiting on the flooring install - not long now... #blinds #nightday #honeycomb #diy #lintelissues #newstudy #wfhsetup https://www.instagram.com/p/CTuJi1kIIvM/?utm_medium=tumblr

That time again. Mixing things up with a right handed donation this time, due to issues with lefty… #blooddonation #noexcuses #blood #donation #typeonegative #universaldonor #600kcals #donorcentre (at NHS Blood Donation) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTrk2Ogo51t/?utm_medium=tumblr

More experiments with the Kamado. First time using the temperature probes. Bit erratic with the grill temperatures, but the lamb cutlet rack and jacket potatoes worked out pretty well, and hit their target temperatures eventually 😅 Got a nice smoke ring on the lamb even 👨‍🍳👌😙 #kamado #barbecue #datajunky #temperatureprobes #homeassistant #lamb #cutlets #jacketpotatoes #smokering #inkbird #mqtt #docker https://www.instagram.com/p/CScnC8XLO-L/?utm_medium=tumblr