Wooden radio update: Vers versus Apple dock

Those who were not set to sawing wood will remember that earlier this year I acquired my maguffin of wood-encased clock radio ipod dock goodness, the Vers 1.5R.  I had some reservations and some revelations, and I’ve come to an accommodation with the device. For...

The best little outhouse in Boston

Boston is a a city that lives in its past and gives directions with landmarks that used to be.  So with as little irony as possible, I ventured out for lunch with gourmand B to a shop trading on the name of an 18th Century English noble, newly installed in a former...

Word of the evening and the morning

You may think that domestic cats are nocturnal, but you’d not really be right. In fact, you’d be wrong, they are crepuscular, which means they are most active whenever you are trying to work or sleep during the twilight hours around sunset and sunrise. The...