It has been a while since my last update regarding my Bonsai journey. Let's take this back, 3 years to my last bonsai post: http://jameswashington.co.uk/bonsai-update/ My last post discussed my collection, the art, balance, and style of Bonsai, and my journey into it all. Let's recap after three years of growth. Tree Collection In the last three years, my tree collection has grown significantly: * I have a mixed forest planting consisting of four Japanese Larch and a single European Larc…
So you know it's Christmas, well closer to New year 2023, and the infernal tech life cycle has struck. My LG "smart" tele is on it's way out. Well, more the WiFi connectivity. For a while now we've been having issues with connectivity and put it down to just Prime or Netflix being "down". However, in a recent discovery during a rather frustrating episode of being unable to watch our favourite shows, I noticed that our TV power cycles it's WiFi card - weird right? Being inquisitive I decided to…
As promised I wanted to provide an update on my Bonsai endeavors. All of my trees at the moment are dormant for winter, which is a good thing. However, as they are all in shallow pots, I purchased a plastic greenhouse that will serve as a base to keep the trees in over the winter months; providing adequate cover from the frost. My Bonsai Over the last two years, I have amassed a small collection of trees. So far I have five, the majority being made up of Maples. From left to right, my curren…
It's been nine months since my last post, I don't have an excuse really. I've been really busy, in some cases rushed off my feet. It doesn't really feel like nine months have passed in all fairness. Mini Update If you're interested, I want to share a mini update of events that have taken place over the last nine months: * I became an engineering manager. * My eldest is now in school and thoroughly enjoying himself. * My youngest is now talking, albeit in truncated sentences and jumbled word…
Dad, I write to you on Christmas day, 2021. It's 2140hrs and I've had a couple of glasses of wine, which is making it a little easier to put pen to paper. I've wanted to do this for a while, but I've been putting it off because I've been struggling to consolidate my thoughts and feelings into meaningful concise sentences; let alone paragraphs. But today I thought "why the hell not!?"... It's been five months since you passed away, and not a day goes by where I don't think about you - I miss…