The Home Front
I woke up at 7am when the alarm went off, then fell asleep for another hour. It’s taken a few weeks to get used to not running around the kitchen like a madm...
Recent Posts
Supermarket Adventure
After finishing work this evening we dared venture into town for the first time in two weeks. It felt strange - driving along almost deserted streets, but al...
Hair
I had a shave today. This might not sound like much of an accomplishment, but I was rapidly heading towards Grizzly Adams territory (anybody younger than 40 ...
An Unexpected Surprise
A few minutes ago our eldest daughter wandered in, and asked if it might be a good idea to do some online courses while stuck at home over the next weeks and...
Saturn 5
A couple of years ago the kids bought me a plastic model kit of the Saturn 5 moon rocket for my birthday. It sat on the shelf in it’s box for the better part...
Missed Vocations
I conducted something of an experiment today. While quietly getting on with work in the junk room, I left the children to their own devices - they know they ...
Lauren Back In Stilettos Again
wp:jetpack/markdown {“source”:”This week on the podcast I talk to Lauren about life in San Francisco, the modern dating landscape, and her unintentionally no...
Achievement Unlocked
At lunchtime today I volunteered for a desperate mission to the corner shop - armed with a hand-written list of groceries, and “lady things” (a term coined b...
Finding Inspiration
While scrolling Facebook over the last few days, the mysterious algorithm decided to start sharing the posts of an ex-colleague with me. He has been absent f...
Board Game City
A remarkably quiet day in the Beckett household. I was joined in the junk room by my other half, while the children sat at the dining table and got on with s...