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Trains Glasses and Blogging

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After going to bed at midnight last night, I woke at 3am, then 4am this morning, and turned thoughts over in my head until the alarm went off at 5am. An hour...

A Walk to the Beach

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A few minutes after my mobile woke me this morning there was a knock on the bedroom door, and my Dad shouted “time to get up”. I squinted at the clock, and w...

South West

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A few minutes after finding a seat on a train at the local railway station this morning a lady walked through the train checking tickets. She took my ticket ...

Tickets Booked

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A couple of months ago I was talking to my other half about how we might use the mountain of holiday I had accrued at work, and she suggested I visit my pare...

Sausage Rolls and Cappuccino

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Friday morning finds me sitting in the middle of a busy cafe - the one my middle daughter works at. She’s not here today - I finally got around to visiting o...

Stop the World

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The clock is ticking relentlessly towards midnight, and you find me sitting in the dark of the junk room once more, bathed in the light of several desk lamps...

The In-Between

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How on earth has October arrived already? Everything about the world feels strange at the moment - disconnected - broken - stumbling in a haphazard manner fr...

100 Kilometres

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I did it!! After a month of running almost every morning (even while on holiday), and then navigating a household wading through the latest covid spike, I ma...

Covid Running and Music

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It’s been a few days since I last wrote in the blog. I’m not sure I really have much to share, but I’ll start writing and see what happens. How does the old ...

Tenerife

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Early in the hours of last Saturday morning we loaded bags into a waiting car and were transported to the airport. After spending several hours crammed in a ...