Tag: fibre

  • Hot cross bun pancakes and a little celebration for Elizabeth

    Hot cross bun pancakes and a little celebration for Elizabeth

    It’s a tradition every year in our house for Ben to make hot cross buns on Good Friday. Today’s batch didn’t turn out so well. They’re hot cross focaccias rather than buns. He’s thinks the yeast may have been faulty. This year I tried making some sourdough hot cross buns and they turned out a…

  • A bespoke pharmacy to control blood pressure

    A bespoke pharmacy to control blood pressure

    Did you know that the key to controlling your blood pressure lies not with prescription drugs but with a tiny microorganism that lives in your gut? I did know about this but wanted to understand the mechanism and it turns out to be fascinating. There are trillions of microorganisms living in our gut including bacteria,…

  • Fibre to my door and another doggy

    Fibre to my door and another doggy

    Gigabit fibre is currently being rolled out onto our street. I’ve been impressed with the speed and efficiency with which it has been installed. They did the pavement outside our house in less than a day – lifting paving slabs, digging, installing cable, then putting everything back again. They were all standing around when I…