Easter Sunday
I got up an hour ago - a little after 8am - and still find myself sitting alone downstairs. I can hear noises from the upstairs bedrooms, but nobody has appe...
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The Life Of Brian
We went out to a local cinema last night for a “night out” (read: couple of hours out). My other half saw an advert online for a 40th anniversary showing of ...
Distractions Abound
While noodling around on the internet earlier this evening it occurred to me how many wonderfully distracting destinations there are. It also occurred to me ...
Embracing The Quiet
While walking into town to get groceries this morning I forgot to take headphones with me so instead of filling my head with a podcast or music, I had only m...
Humpday
How is it already Wednesday? How are there only twenty minutes left until the end of Wednesday ? Where the hell has my week off gone ? So many questions. The...
Quiet Discoveries
I have this week off work. I suppose in some ways today was the first “real” day off - because until now each day has been a bit manic - packing clothes, tra...
The Rugby Tour
After filling the car with bags of clothes, kit, and birthday cake on Friday, we set off late in the morning for a park just outside of Tewkesbury, in Glouce...
Disconnecting
We leave in a few hours, and won’t be back until Monday afternoon. After posting so frequently to the blog for so long, it’s going to feel strange storing th...
A Few Days Off
After cycling home from work this evening, buying pizzas for everybody from the supermarket and cooking them, I opened a bottle of fizzy wine and downed two ...
Winding Down
Tomorrow will be my last day in the office for a week or so. We’re headed away on Friday for a “rugby tour” with our middle daughter’s rugby team, and then n...