Losing My Quiet Corner
I’ve just moved the junk room around - giving up the desk the old iMac used to sit on so my other half can take it over with her sewing machine, in preparati...
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Caramel Chew Chew
There is a tub of caramel ice cream sitting in the freezer - waiting for me to finish writing this blog post, stream a movie from the internet, and hole myse...
An Adventure In London
I woke with a start at 7am this morning. I don’t remember the content of the dream I was having, but remember a sense of loss when I came to my senses and re...
A Quiet Saturday
It’s mid-way through Saturday afternoon. All I appear to have done all day so far is wash clothes, tidy up, and noodle around on the internet. I had grand pl...
Unexpected Compliments
While winding down a series of meetings yesterday afternoon, I received an unexpected compliment. One of the ladies I had been working with all week noted th...
Chocolate Fudge Cake
I’m not entirely sure why I dragged myself out of a very comfortable hotel bed at some unearthly hour this morning in order to make it to breakfast on the st...
The Pretty People Theorem
I woke with a start at 6am when the alarm went off on my mobile phone. I have vague memories of a riveting dream, but it’s entire subject matter seems to hav...
Preparing To Travel
It’s just gone 2pm. My other half is at a rugby tournament with Miss 15, Miss 18 is in her room filling out various health and safety assessments for her new...
A Drink With Dad
I remember weekends. Or at least, I have a memory of what I think weekends should be, but I’m not sure if that memory is real or not any more. It involves wa...
Mr Foggs Residence
I’m not entirely sure that I know where to start - I just know I need to before the memories of the evening leave my head. I’m sitting on the train home from...