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Last week, I slipped off my bike on a greasy corner near Aldgate. The bike was more or less unscathed, but I scraped my knee quite a bit. A nearby pedestrian heckled ‘took that one a bit fast, didn’t you?’, after checking I wasn’t hurt. Only a second before I’d sounded my bell at him to make sure he didn’t step into the cycle lane. Ah, hubris!

It’s Quaker week tomorrow. Check out this site to find out more!

France, 1925
Le Crueset

Cooking certain things very slowly makes them taste very good indeed.A heavy cast iron pot is just the trick.

Our Le Creuset, called Nigel, regularly dishes up such delicacies as melt-in-the-mouth roast lamb and stoved potatoes. 

UK, 1921
Unknown

At first, I thought the filofax ‘personal’ paper size, which bears little relation to the ISO ‘A’ series, was a little odd. Now I know it’s a great size for carrying around and fitting it all in. Top tip- use a pencil to write in it, so you can easily rearrange dates and update addresses.

Good because

Doesn’t need synchronising, or referring to a user manual- you just write in it. I do enjoy the writing and scribbling part!

Germany, 1908
Melitta Bentz

Surprising that one of the most minimalist ways of brewing coffee is also one of the best! Note that Bentz was repsonsible for the idea of the paper filter, not necessarily the plastic cone.
(Via About.com inventors)

Good because

Best taste, and very easy to clean!

One of my family will be getting this exciting voucher for Christmas- but who?  

I’ve recently taken on production of our college magazine, Lampanelle. I’ve come up with a new mark for it,here’s a sneak preview:  

Good advice from a Freelance newsletter I get each week

10 tips for successful freelancing :: Freelance UK

Where does this end up?