I went in to look for an astronomy book to go with our new telescope (bought it for my son for his 6th birthday which was just before Christmas), wasn't expecting to find much but got lucky, and they all look brand new. The one book is like £12 online
What did you buy today?
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A new vacuum sealer to replace the old one I had which was loosing its suction
Couple of OR Vigor fleeces. A heavy hoody and a lighter 1/4 zip. Both half price ... Boxing Day sales are great, eh?
Real Steel Baby Barlow, the itch needed scratching.
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I guess you are familiar with the various star gazer type apps? ( I appreciate a 6 year old won't have a phone )
Makes finding the things and understanding their proximity and correlation somewhat easier. Books also back this up well.
Successfully not buying anything today, after laying in enough food to feed my mum, SWMBO, our two grown-up kids, son's GF, plus a visit from BIL, his wife and two off their offspring for a visit, plus another friend of 30+ years ago who's coming over tonight (but she's bringing a duck liver poached in wine, so I only need to prepare veg and SWMBO will take care of dessert).
And I have spent more than intended on photography over the last couple of months. Most of it second hand or clearance, but yesterday I decided to go for a modern remake of an old lens; the TTArtisan 75 mm f/1,5 "inspired by" the Carl Zeiss Biotar 75mm f/1.5. Meyer-Optik Görlitz revived the Biotar 75mm f/1.5 in 2023, but €1400 is far more than I'm prepared to pay. The TTArtisan version is a shade over €300, and because it's an M42 mount I can use adapter rings to fit it to my current Canon bodies and just about anything I might use in the future.
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And I have spent more than intended on photography over the last couple of months. Most of it second hand or clearance, but yesterday I decided to go for a modern remake of an old lens; the TTArtisan 75 mm f/1,5 "inspired by" the Carl Zeiss Biotar 75mm f/1.5. Meyer-Optik Görlitz revived the Biotar 75mm f/1.5 in 2023, but €1400 is far more than I'm prepared to pay. The TTArtisan version is a shade over €300, and because it's an M42 mount I can use adapter rings to fit it to my current Canon bodies and just about anything I might use in the future.
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Yep, I have also been photo-kit shopping. My old wildlife field kit was just too heavy to lug around anymore so I made the decision to go mirrorless and replace the lenses for the newer much lighter gear. My field kit now weighs half of the old 
Try it in a hot chocolate. It’s pretty good!A big bottle of Black Cherry and Vanilla Kraken (for fun - I’ve got serious rum anyway.)
Daughter suggested that it’s like putting a party hat on a viper
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Any excuse eh?
Ever tried Baileys on cornflakes? Sets you up for Boxing Day a treat
I had a Feuerhand 323 hot blast lantern arrive on Xmyth Eve. I finally got around to unboxing it today and I'm well pleased with it as it's in fantastic condition No rust apart from a couple tiny spots on the globe wire and the paint looks factory original with a lovely embossed globe as well.
Yes, unfortunately my phone screen has cracked and barely works enough to perform basic functions but I have used phone apps in the past. Currently using Stellarium on laptop.
Ramen ( Ramyun ) - Quite a lot. On a bit of a cultural culinary expedition.
Ordered a Cold Steel Bushman. Want to have the ability to make a hiking staff into a spear without having the head permanently assembled.
A Bluray player (Panasonic 820). Streaming service picture quality is quite poor and I do not trust them at all when it comes to purchasing films (in fact, you are only purchasing a digital license which they can revoke whenever they want), especially as more services are adding adverts to paid subscription tiers.
Blade Runner in 4K UHD and the LOTR extended cuts in Dolby Vision should be quite the experience this week.
Blade Runner in 4K UHD and the LOTR extended cuts in Dolby Vision should be quite the experience this week.
Two things arrived today. A BRS-201 stove that’s going to have to be run via an adaptor on the upright cheapo canisters. It eats gas, and roars so hard the dog ran away to her bed.
Camping wok cooking is going to be fun
And a tiny little knife, Real Steel Baby Barlow. Very nice fit and finish, sharp, half stop and a decent spring. Fancied a few of the Real Steels, there’s a bushcraft one called Pathfinder that comes in folding scandi or flat grind flavour. Lots to like on their site.
Camping wok cooking is going to be fun
And a tiny little knife, Real Steel Baby Barlow. Very nice fit and finish, sharp, half stop and a decent spring. Fancied a few of the Real Steels, there’s a bushcraft one called Pathfinder that comes in folding scandi or flat grind flavour. Lots to like on their site.
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One Tigris Tegimen and two British sheepskins.
Not using the Tegimen for a hammock, though. Here are my thoughts:
Wood stove
Comfy bed (Mega mat)
Sheepskins
Comfy chair
Table
Paraffin lamp
Wood stove
Warming drinks
A couple of good books
Got some nice and cold days coming up, what better way to spend a cold, dark evening?
Advised - ( maybe wrong , its from Reddit ) If you start Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers EE at 9:13:19 on New Years Eve, the new year will begin with Theoden saying: "So it begins"
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