About Pete

Founding father of Uborka, and pioneer of the really-long straw.

http://twitter.com/petedotnu/

August 4, 2014

Geocaching

I first heard about geocaching many years ago. I mentally filed it away under “sounds moderately interesting, charmingly geeky, mostly pointless” and didn’t really think much more of it. Last week Karen decided we should give it a try. She … Continue reading

Pete
July 25, 2014

Bar’s Open

Things aren’t going entirely according to plan, but we’re hoping that it’s a recoverable situation. Our plan for this weekend is camping – we’ve got three nights in Oxfordshire, I’ve booked Friday and Monday off of work for a long … Continue reading

Pete
July 15, 2014

The Whole Gang’s Here

Remember back in January, when I got all my old mobile phones out of hiding and had a little party, and we were sad that my first ever phone, my Siemens C35, old “Siemy” himself, was no longer with us? … Continue reading

Pete
June 11, 2014

A Well-Fed Snappy

Since we welcomed Snappy III to Casa Uborka back in March, I’m not sure that I’ve witnessed hum catch and digest any flies. Imagine my relief to witness this silhouette! Meanwhile, Lisa‘s VFT, which I met the other week, is … Continue reading

Pete