Geoff Jones

Geoff’s Twitter Updates for 2008-03-30

Posted on March 30, 2008April 8, 2021

Phew! iPhone managed to sync after I rebooted iMac – obviously a gremlin in the iMac stopped it syncing earlier. #
@loiclemeur thanks for getting socialthing invite with code seesmic #
First update from SocialThing – now off on 20 miler around Cambridge… #
@euan Oh yea of little faith 🙂 #
great walking day around Cambrlidge pub stop soon….e #
12 miles into walk now at Queens Head Newton next stop The Orchard for a cream tea 🙂 #
Queens head pub on first hot day of 2008 – photo at http://twitxr.com/geoff/updates/22293 #
17miles done now for tea & scones in The Orchard Grantchester one of my favourite places… #
6mins from stopping we have a brew on my incredible MSR lightweight stove #
@euan its a Garmin etrex legend which I link to memory map running on XP in Parallels #
@euan Many thanks for the compliment. I’m impressed with the SP560UZ the sparrowhawk was shot on full optical zoom in my hand! #
@euan postmapping is easy, just upload a gpx file to wikiloc.com. Problem is getting gpx data out of Garmin – MacSimpleGPS didn’t do it 4me #

South Cambridge village walk

Todays walk in splendid conditions, the first hot weather of the year 🙂 was a good stretch. Totalling about 21 miles with one pint of shandy (Queens Head, Newton) and tea and cakes at The Orchard in Grantchester. Followed by a very quick dip in the river at NRC, I did our first mash using my ultra lightweight stove and kettle both by MSR whilst having our drink I also managed to get a good picture of a female sparrowhawk

I’ve put the walk up at Wikiloc and all todays photographs are on Flickr.

Geoff’s Twitter Updates for 2008-03-29

now in sallys favourite tea shop. She is turning into a shopalholic 🙂 #
Sallys latest purchase… – photo at http://twitxr.com/geoff/updates/21622 #
@SunkIsland I only had it the other day in an Algerian restaurant in. Cambridge…. #
Unprotected my updates so I can get a rating at twitterholic, Vain as I am #
@stephtara Sorry you weren’t getting my updates 🙂 An unwanted side effect of trying to control my twitter.. #
Dr Crippen both "deep cleaned" their bedrooms 18 months ago and are now resting on their laurels. -No one is fooled http://twurl.nl/0d6ofc #
Another Sally purchase – is she out of control 🙂 – photo at http://twitxr.com/geoff/updates/21680 #
Amazing bookbinding at http://www.leijonstedt.com/ incredible works of art – imagine having one for your wedding photos! #
now in front row at arts cinema to see love in the time chlorera with Caroline ray and sally #
Just loved Love in time of cholera. Haunting music….. #
Reading: "ermHomepage" (http://tinyurl.com/2pb3xm) #

Art of the book

Posted on March 29, 2008September 12, 2016

Firstly a disclaimer – Mia is my eldest sons wife 🙂 so this post might be biased a little 🙂

Mia does the most amazing bookbinding ever (this is NOT bookbinding as the normal person would imagine), in fact, it is more to do with sculpture as in 3D works of art. She produces the most original books, scrolls etc imaginable. They are exactly the type of objects that will become family heirlooms, so would be ideal as wedding, baby books for the sort of people who appreciate fine art and don’t mind spending the sort of money for a truly unique item. They would make an ideal special gift for that unique person in your life.

Mia has won numerous international exhibitions and had her work displayed at The British Library, London (2005 The Designer Bookbinders annual competition, 1st prize ) plus numerous other exhibitions

To see amazing examples of her work visit her new website. Leijonstedt – commission handmade books, custom-made anniversary gifts, wedding books and collector bookbindings

This is another example, the photo doesn’t really do it justice, of my sixtieth birthday present from Mia, Nick & Isla 🙂