Week 2 of new responsibilities. Hoping we can launch v6.7 of Mantid today. Will then mean I can turn my attention to working out what BAU looks like for me now.

So, can anybody find a use of the term catslide before 1900? I have searched quite hard to find early uses of the term without success. And it doesn’t even get a mention in the full Oxford English Dictionary.

Good day at work today. Sure, plenty still left to do but i'm pretty sure thats the new normal. Definitely a dance around the kitchen whilst making dinner moment. And Finally by Ceecee Peniston has just started playing... spotify knows!

4 of 5 stars to Summer at the Little Wedding Shop by Jane Linfoot goodreads.com/review/show/56…

Help please! I'm writing about sleeping arrangements 1760-1860. Can anyone recommend reading about beds, and sleeping spaces and habits beyond Britain, especially for enslaved and indigenous people? Thank you!!

Marked as to-read: An Italian Island Summer by Sue Moorcroft goodreads.com/review/show/56…

Marked as to-read: A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford goodreads.com/review/show/56…

Marked as to-read: Always On My Mind by Beth Moran goodreads.com/review/show/56…

4 of 5 stars to Fate's Ransom by Jeff Wheeler goodreads.com/review/show/55…

4 of 5 stars to The Jane Seymour Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh goodreads.com/review/show/56…

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Scientific Software Engineer & Mantid Project Manager at STFC! lnkd.in/e2-n3zfx

Weather may not be as good as I was hoping for but am off out anyway. Off bird watching and taking photos. Cake stops also planned. #birthday

Hello! Does anyone see any regular(ish) stoats, either in their garden or seen out and about hunting? Asking for some potential filming….

Life is bonkers. So so so much going on. It's all going to be good but right now it feels mad.

For now though I'm playing with my new computer. Spotify on and rocking my way through photos in Adobe Lightroom.

Playing with the photos I took earlier in Corsham. After and before for comparison!

Life may be crazy right now (although I'm happy to get more responsibility at work and be moving house so... good crazy!) but I have finally managed to find time to get out with the camera. Speckled Wood Butterfly

Took a break from interview prep to get out with the camera. Enjoyed a discussion with OH about plans for the garden at the new house over excellent cake and tea too. Now I'm just going through images and seeing if I have anything worthwhile....