BBC Natural Histories

16 October 2020 To insomniacs and radio listeners of the land: I really enjoyed listening to these for the last two sleepless nights. I mean, eels, wtf? I won’t put any spoilers here but they are incredible. Same for octopuses: they seem to be everywhere these days, but still fascinating! The list goes on, there … Read more

Pl@ntNet app

18 Oct 2019 I’ve been using Pl@ntNet on the desktop and as an app on my phone (download here) for a couple of years. You just take a photo of (one of, or all) the flower, leaf, fruit, bark (aspect) and the app returns a selection of potential matches. Sometimes just a photo of the … Read more

UK Netflix genre codes

Login to your Netflix account, and append the code required below to the URL:http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/ or just click on the links I’ve added. NOTE: Broken/invalid links have been disabled, but I’m leaving here for historical purposes. A Action & Adventure: 1365 Action Comedies: 43040 Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1568 Action Thrillers: 43048 Adult Animation: 11881 Adventures: … Read more

Saturday 1st of April 2017 – Finding Francesca

Saturday 1st of April 2017 – Finding Francesca This was written about my mother, back in 2007, by her friend Tania. I’m copying it here in case it gets lost as years go by. http://sunpilgrim.blogspot.co.uk/2007/12/finding-francesca.html SEXTA-FEIRA, 14 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2007 Finding Francesca I don’t remember how I met Francesca. I think I was about … Read more