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The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook My Collection Another treasure of from my collection from an amazing fantasy artist known now for his involvement in the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings films. How I was able to purchase the book and what it contains, however, is quite interesting... 2026-07-04

Blog Update The Foundation Trilogy My Collection I am a fan of Science Fiction and have, over the years, collected a good number of signed books. This is a highlight of my collection: The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov, a signed, leather-bound volume with signed illustrations. This article talks about how I came to own this book and what it makes it so special. 2026-02-07

Blog Update 2025 Year in Review Another year of fun and all sorts of things going on... 2025-12-31

Blog Update Killer Whales Dancing My Collection I am a fan of Canadian indigenous art, specifically, of the plains and north of the country. In this short article I talk about one of my original pieces of art: "Killer Whales Dancing" by David B. Williams. 2025-12-06

Blog Update "The Past - The Freenet Dream" Podcast Community Computing The history of the Blue Sky Freenet or "Community Network" was discussed recently in the "ConnectedMB" podcast "The Past – The Freenet Dream" where myself and others from the organization were interviewed about our thoughts. See my "Community Computing" blog post for the link. 2025-08-09

Blog Update 2024 Year in Review Another busy year...but not as busy as previous years! 2024-12-31

Blog Update 2023 Year in Review Another busy year with travel and visitors. 2023-12-31

Blog Update 2022 Year in Review This year we made the big leap by moving out of London to rural Cheshire. 2022-12-31

Blog Update 2021 Year in Review More of the same in 2021 except we will shortly be on the move! 2021-12-30

Blog Update 2020 Year in Review The year everything changed...and so were we. 2021-01-01

Blog Update 2019 Year in Review We have finally sorted Mel's visa issues out and we are once again together...back travelling and living life to the fullest! 2020-01-01

Blog Update 2018 Year in Review A year of fun...and sadness. 2018-12-31

Blog Update 2017 Year in Review Yet another busy year in the Rice household...from far and wide! 2018-01-01

Blog Update 2016 Year in Review Another busy year full of fun and excitement, no really! 2017-01-01

Blog Update 2015 Year in Review A sad but also busy year for us. Here is some of what we have been up to. 2015-12-31

Blog Update Welcome to the NEW stevedrice.net Welcome to the new version of my web site. I hope you find it helpful and interesting. Please be sure to let me know what you think. 2015-10-10

Blog Update 2014 Year in Review Another year comes...another year goes. Have a look at a bit of what we have been up to...quite busy, as you might guess. 2014-12-31

Blog Update 2013 Year in Review Added 2013 review, it has been a busy one... 2014-01-03

Blog Update 2012 Year in Review Added review of 2012, enjoy! 2012-12-31

Blog Update 2011 Year in Review Finally added my 2011 year in review, enjoy! 2012-02-25