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Photo: A present from me to me to mark a significant career change - the Tudor Pelagos 39mm, which I finally tracked down. 12 March 2023

Coffee: Assembly Coffee - La Palta COE Lot 3 (Peru) 7 January 2023

Coffee: Old Spike - Arnhem Blend (Colombia and Guatemala) 7 January 2023

Coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Fascinator (Colombia) 7 January 2023

Blog post: A simple Node Red flow to turn off the ceiling light over our Christmas tree 11 December 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - Finca Limoncillo (Nicaragua) 9 December 2022

Coffee: Notes Coffee Roasters - Pa-o Villages (Myanmar) 19 November 2022

Coffee: Caravan - Market Blend (Peru and Rwanda) 19 November 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - Finca San José (El Salvador) 13 November 2022

Coffee: Redemption Roasters - The Yard (Colombia,El Salvador and Ethiopia) 10 November 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - Finca Argentina (El Salvador) 29 October 2022

Coffee: Old Spike - Arnhem Blend (Colombia,Ethiopia and Guatemala) 28 October 2022

Coffee: Caravan - No Boundaries (Nicaragua and Rwanda) 20 October 2022

Coffee: Glen Lyon - Las Brisas (Colombia) 27 September 2022

Check-in: C.U.P. (Berkshire) 21 September 2022

Check-in: Lincoln Coffee House () 20 September 2022

Coffee: Assembly Coffee - Golden Drops (Colombia) 16 September 2022

Coffee: Glen Lyon - Kochere (Ethiopia) 12 September 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - La Huella (Nicaragua) 7 September 2022

Photo: Love the Hintze Hall at the Natural History Museum… Reminds me of the anticipation from visits as a child. 3 September 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - Chinga (Kenya) 31 August 2022

Coffee: Assembly Coffee - Alex Bermudez (Colombia) 30 August 2022

Coffee: Glen Lyon - Karani AB (Kenya) 16 August 2022

Coffee: Assembly Coffee - Juliana Guevara (Colombia) 14 August 2022

Coffee: Neighbourhood - (You gotta) Fight for your right (to latte) (Brazil) 5 August 2022

Coffee: Edge Tea & Coffee - Midnight Flyer (Uganda) 27 July 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - Ana Sora (Ethiopia) 22 July 2022

Photo: Really enjoyed Cirque Du Soleil. 17 July 2022

Coffee: Perky Blenders - Single Origin (Finca Loma Verde) (Colombia) 16 July 2022

Coffee: 200° Coffee - La Niña (Guatemala and Brazil) 16 July 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - Arbar (Costa Rica) 30 June 2022

Coffee: Darkwoods Coffee - Driftwood (Colombia) 30 June 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - Kirundo (Burundi) 19 June 2022

Coffee: kiss the hippo - Nziza (Rwanda) 12 June 2022

Check-in: Rogue Leisure Centre (Buckinghamshire) 12 June 2022

Coffee: kiss the hippo - Buki (Rwanda) 11 June 2022

Coffee: Has Bean - Diviña Providencia (El Salvador) 9 June 2022

Photo: It bothers me that this is the sign by the office toilet. 30 May 2022

Check-in: High Timber (Greater London) 30 May 2022

Check-in: Powerhouse Coffee (Greater London) 30 May 2022

coffee: Caravan - No Boundaries (Colombia and Rwanda) 28 May 2022

coffee: kiss the hippo - Iza (Rwanda) 28 May 2022

Photo: Another G-Shock - the GBD-200-2ER. 19 May 2022

Photo: Ah… 14 May 2022

Photo: The Fellow Clara french press. Very nice. 7 May 2022

Photo: Ooooooh! 7 May 2022

coffee: Has Bean - Balmaadi Estate (India) 5 May 2022

coffee: Origin Coffee - Pathfinder (China and Burundi) 3 May 2022

Photo: Chemex hack for airlocks. 2 May 2022

coffee: Darkwoods Coffee - Arboretum (Colombia) 22 April 2022

coffee: Notes Coffee Roasters - Pa-o Villages (Myanmar) 7 April 2022

coffee: Has Bean - Kiriga Estate (Kenya) 1 April 2022

coffee: Has Bean - Sumava Ladera Emma (Costa Rica) 1 April 2022

coffee: Lost Sheep - Worka (Ethiopia) 31 March 2022

coffee: Caravan - Soli Top Lot (Rwanda) 31 March 2022

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Crisis Coffee (Uganda and Brazil) 31 March 2022

coffee: Mission Coffee Works - Wadi Al-Maa (Yemen) 31 March 2022

coffee: Ozone - Los Vientos (El Salvador) 31 March 2022

coffee: Redemption Roasters - El Meridiao (Colombia) 31 March 2022

coffee: Lost Sheep - Las Mercedes (El Salvador) 31 March 2022

coffee: Ozone - Waliki Anaerobic (Bolivia) 31 March 2022

Photo: I'm a middle-aged consultant, the most hostile environment I go into is a parent teacher meeting, but I do love a G-Shock. My first 'metal square', the B5000MB-1ER. 25 March 2022

coffee: Olfactory - Steadfast (Uganda and Honduras) 15 March 2022

coffee: Olfactory - Rocko Mountain (Ethiopia) 15 March 2022

coffee: Olfactory - Cruzeiro (Brazil) 15 March 2022

coffee: Newground Coffee - Melkodige Estate (India) 10 March 2022

coffee: Has Bean - Agua Azul (Peru) 3 March 2022

coffee: Has Bean - Finca La Fany (El Salvador) 26 February 2022

coffee: Campbell & Syme - Nariño (Colombia) 7 February 2022

coffee: Has Bean - Las Delicias Washed Longberry (Nicaragua) 7 February 2022

coffee: Has Bean - Don Joel Finca Carmela (Costa Rica) 29 January 2022

Photo: This is cool! 10 January 2022

coffee: Bean in Dingle - An Fear Marbh (Brazil,Guatemala and Ethiopia) 31 December 2021

coffee: Bean in Dingle - Colombia - Natural (Colombia) 31 December 2021

podcast: Christmas Special: 10 years of 361 Podcast (S20E11) 26 December 2021

Photo: Christmas steam train. 19 December 2021

Photo: Because we needed more ways to make coffee… the Ratio 6 with optional glass (Chemex) carafe. 7 December 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Fruit Fermentation Series - Orange (Colombia) 3 December 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - 2021 English Aeropress Championships Coffee (El Salvador) 3 December 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Fruit Fermentation Series - Passion fruit (Colombia) 3 December 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Fruit Fermentation Series - Strawberry (Colombia) 3 December 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Wush Wush (Colombia) 3 December 2021

coffee: Coffee Central Roasting Co. - La Nueva Era (Guatemala) 3 December 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Christmas Coffee (Costa Rica) 11 November 2021

coffee: Origin Coffee - La Huella (Nicaragua) 11 November 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Shattah Snowcap (Colombia) 11 November 2021

coffee: Origin Coffee - Christmas Blend (Ethiopia and Peru) 11 November 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Peaceful Christmas (Guatemala and El Salvador) 9 November 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Christmas Party Blend (Costa Rica and Nicaragua) 9 November 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Finca San José Washed Red Bourbon (El Salvador) 9 November 2021

coffee: Darkwoods Coffee - Finca La Fortuna (Honduras) 3 November 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Caballero #132 (Honduras) 22 October 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Kamwangi (Kenya) 22 October 2021

Photo: Really love this James Brand and Timex colab field watch. 12 October 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo (Nicaragua) 3 October 2021

coffee: Press Coffee - Recreio (Brazil) 2 October 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Gayo (Indonesia) 24 September 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Miwu (Uganda) 23 September 2021

coffee: Koppi - Diima Bensa (Ethiopia) 22 September 2021

coffee: Fortitude Coffee - Katanda (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 4 September 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Finca Licho Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi (Costa Rica) 4 September 2021

Photo: My child hasn't ever seen a real ferret but this is the gift he demanded in the shop. 3 September 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Los Alpes (Colombia) 31 August 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Bensa (Ethiopia) 31 August 2021

Photo: Extreme want (991 GTS) 22 August 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Puente Tarrazú (Costa Rica) 19 August 2021

Photo: Should I be more worried this is true or that they think they only have one child…? 15 August 2021

coffee: Has Bean - El Limon (Guatemala) 7 August 2021

coffee: Roasted Brown - Chelbesa (Ethiopia) 3 August 2021

coffee: Roasted Brown - El Encanto (Colombia) 3 August 2021

coffee: Quarter Horse - Hacienda Sonora (Costa Rica) 3 August 2021

coffee: Badger & Dodo - El Limon (Peru) 3 August 2021

coffee: Square Mile - La Cuesta (Costa Rica) 22 July 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Keramo (Ethiopia) 16 July 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Nestor Lasso (Colombia) 16 July 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Laclo (Timor-Leste) 16 July 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Choose Love Fundraiser (Ethiopia) 16 July 2021

coffee: Square Mile - JAM (Colombia and Kenya) 6 July 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Bookkisa (Ethiopia) 6 July 2021

coffee: Roasting Plant - Ketiara Women’s Cooperative (Indonesia) 3 July 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Bebeto Mamani (Bolivia) 3 July 2021

coffee: Heart & Graft Coffee Roastery - Melkodige Estate (India) 7 June 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Kiriga Estate AB (Kenya) 7 June 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Lino (Peru) 5 June 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - George Street Blend (Colombia and Peru) 5 June 2021

coffee: Square Mile - San Ramon (Nicaragua) 27 May 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Mustefa Abakeno (Ethiopia) 8 May 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Bolivia Teodocio Mamani (Bolivia) 8 May 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Mantiqueira de Minas (Brazil) 8 May 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Cordillera del Balsamo (El Salvador) 8 May 2021

coffee: Machina - Finca La Estrella (Colombia) 8 May 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Finca Marilandia (Guatemala) 8 May 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Reserve (Ethiopia) 8 May 2021

coffee: Chimney Fire Coffee - Gran Galope (Colombia) 1 May 2021

coffee: Chimney Fire Coffee - Tega and Tula (Ethiopia) 1 May 2021

coffee: Chimney Fire Coffee - San Antonio (Guatemala) 1 May 2021

coffee: Chimney Fire Coffee - PNG (April Discovery) (Papua New Guinea) 1 May 2021

coffee: Chimney Fire Coffee - El Cipres (El Salvador) 1 May 2021

Photo: New Apple Watch band! 27 April 2021

Photo: My first G-Shock. 26 April 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Pinhal (Brazil) 22 April 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Los Vascos (Colombia) 12 April 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - George Street (Colombia and Peru) 12 April 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Arcila (Colombia) 12 April 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Kirundo (Burundi) 12 April 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Gloria (Peru) 12 April 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Kirundo (Burundi) 12 April 2021

coffee: Thomsons Coffee - Yirgacheffe Worka Wuri (Ethiopia) 4 April 2021

coffee: Missing Bean - Los Placeres (Nicaragua) 3 April 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Fazenda Inglaterra (Brazil) 3 April 2021

coffee: Origin Coffee - Fernandez (Peru) 29 March 2021

coffee: Origin Coffee - Hurtado (Peru) 29 March 2021

coffee: Origin Coffee - Veracruz (Colombia) 29 March 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Recreio (Brazil) 26 March 2021

coffee: 39 Steps Coffee - Muduku (Uganda) 9 March 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Los Andes (El Salvador) 6 March 2021

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Top Hat (Nicaragua) 5 March 2021

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Toque (Kenya) 5 March 2021

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Pretender (Colombia) 5 March 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Frinsa Collective (Indonesia) 23 February 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - San Juan (Nicaragua) 23 February 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Winter Warmer Blend (Colombia) 23 February 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Arcila (Colombia) 23 February 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Karambi (Rwanda) 23 February 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - George Street Blend (Colombia and Nicaragua) 23 February 2021

coffee: Has Bean - El Bosque (Guatemala) 6 February 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Finca Marilandia (Guatemala) 6 February 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Sul de Minas (Brazil) 6 February 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Las Brumas (El Salvador) 6 February 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Bifdu Gudina (Ethiopia) 6 February 2021

coffee: Crosby Coffee - Mahango (Uganda) 6 February 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Finca Marilandia (Guatemala) 6 February 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Las Brumas (El Salvador) 6 February 2021

coffee: Volcano Coffee Works - Diego Robelo (Costa Rica) 6 February 2021

Blog Post: How to replace Ecamm Call Recorder with Audio Hijack for podcasting 6 February 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Recolectores (Colombia) 22 January 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Nui & Aoy’s Sparkling Natural (Thailand) 11 January 2021

coffee: Craft House Coffee - Cerro Bueno (Honduras) 11 January 2021

coffee: Has Bean - El Salvador Siberia Washed Bourbon (El Salvador) 11 January 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Nancy (Honduras) 10 January 2021

coffee: kiss the hippo - Bebeg (Indonesia) 10 January 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Diego Robelo (Carbon Neutral Farm) (Costa Rica) 8 January 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Shantawene (Ethiopia) 8 January 2021

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Boater (Honduras) 8 January 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Finca Gascon (Guatemala) 8 January 2021

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Oscar Murgas (El Salvador) 8 January 2021

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Top Hat (Nicaragua) 8 January 2021

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Propeller (Guatemala) 8 January 2021

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Bowler (Kenya) 8 January 2021

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Monteblanco Limited Edition (Colombia) 8 January 2021

coffee: Campbell & Syme - Waykan (Guatemala) 6 January 2021

coffee: Has Bean - Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama (Brazil) 2 January 2021

coffee: Square Mile - Myin Kya Doe (Myanmar) 29 December 2020

Photo: My Christmas present to me - the Hodinkee and Merci Paris colab. 25 December 2020

coffee: Moon Roast Coffee - Hunda Oli (Ethiopia) 7 December 2020

coffee: Has Bean - Costa Rica Toño (Costa Rica) 5 December 2020

coffee: Boona Boona Coffee Roasters - San Francisco (Guatemala) 3 December 2020

coffee: Boona Boona Coffee Roasters - Yirgacheffe Natural Process (Ethiopia) 3 December 2020

coffee: Boona Boona Coffee Roasters - El Diviso (Colombia) 3 December 2020

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Monteblanco Limited Edition (Colombia) 2 December 2020

coffee: Round Hill Roastery - Balesi Dingu (Ethiopia) 30 November 2020

coffee: Round Hill Roastery - Duromina (Ethiopia) 30 November 2020

coffee: Round Hill Roastery - Aquiares Estate H1 (Costa Rica) 30 November 2020

coffee: Round Hill Roastery - Las Cruces Anaerobic Honey (El Salvador) 30 November 2020

coffee: Square Mile - La Vicuña (Peru) 29 November 2020

coffee: Has Bean - Doi Pangkhon Black Honey (Thailand) 9 November 2020

coffee: Craft House Coffee - El Muro (Colombia) 5 November 2020

coffee: Thomsons Coffee - Matinilla Fancy (Costa Rica) 3 November 2020

coffee: Thomsons Coffee - Guadalupe Zaju (Mexico) 3 November 2020

coffee: Thomsons Coffee - Gitura AB (Kenya) 3 November 2020

coffee: Origin Coffee - La Huella (Natural) (Nicaragua) 3 November 2020

coffee: Thomsons Coffee - San Isidro (Costa Rica) 3 November 2020

coffee: Thomsons Coffee - Red Ruby (Brazil) 3 November 2020

coffee: Origin Coffee - San Jose Gesha (Nicaragua) 3 November 2020

coffee: Origin Coffee - Reko (Ethiopia) 3 November 2020

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Top Hat (Nicaragua) 28 October 2020

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Gatsby (El Salvador) 28 October 2020

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Deerstalker (Brazil and El Salvador) 28 October 2020

coffee: The Gentlemen Baristas - Fez (Costa Rica) 28 October 2020

coffee: Square Mile - La Bolsa Grandada (Guatemala) 9 October 2020

coffee: John Watt Coffee Roasters - Anasora Guji (Ethiopia) 3 October 2020

coffee: Has Bean - ARBAR El Manantial (Costa Rica) 3 October 2020

coffee: Pharmacie Coffee - Red de Mujeres (Guatemala) 2 October 2020

coffee: Pharmacie Coffee - Sagara Lot 3 (Ethiopia) 2 October 2020

coffee: Pharmacie Coffee - Albeiro Roa Lot 21 (Colombia) 2 October 2020

coffee: Pharmacie Coffee - Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón (Mexico) 2 October 2020

coffee: Nude Coffee Roasters - Hacienda Sonora (Sarchimor) (Costa Rica) 29 September 2020

coffee: Nude Coffee Roasters - Hacienda Sonora (Venecia) (Costa Rica) 29 September 2020

coffee: Nude Coffee Roasters - Hacienda Sonora (Centroamericano) (Costa Rica) 29 September 2020

coffee: Nude Coffee Roasters - Hacienda Sonora (Yellow Caturra) (Costa Rica) 29 September 2020

coffee: Sey - Finca Danny (Colombia) 21 September 2020

coffee: Sey - Karo Mariam (Ethiopia) 21 September 2020

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Raimutin (washed) (Timor-Leste) 16 September 2020

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Monteverde (Colombia) 16 September 2020

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Nemba (Burundi) 16 September 2020

coffee: Assembly Coffee - Shyira (Rwanda) 16 September 2020

coffee: Assembly Coffee - La Oculta (Colombia) 16 September 2020

coffee: Has Bean - Cerro Azul (Honduras) 7 September 2020

coffee: Clifton Coffee Roasters - Ushindi (Tanzania) 7 September 2020

coffee: Clifton Coffee Roasters - Sable Farm (Malawi) 3 September 2020

coffee: Square Mile - Worka Sakaro (Ethiopia) 3 September 2020

coffee: Easy Jose - Decaf (Peru) 26 August 2020

coffee: Easy Jose - Community Blend (Peru) 26 August 2020

coffee: Clifton Coffee Roasters - Rocky Mountain (Panama) 26 August 2020

coffee: Clifton Coffee Roasters - Colombia Decaf (Colombia) 26 August 2020

coffee: Easy Jose - Mayani (Peru) 26 August 2020

Check-in: Apple Covent Garden () 21 August 2017

Check-in: London Waterloo Railway Station (WAT) (Greater London) 20 August 2017

Check-in: M by Montcalm (Greater London) 19 August 2017

Check-in: Gaonas (Apulia) 23 September 2013