Recent Posts

On The Train

less than 1 minute read

This morning finds me on the London train once more - for the first time since I stopped commuting for a project last year. It felt very strange preparing to...

The One Where The Spider Had Babies

1 minute read

You know the spider I evicted from our house a few days ago? The one I evicted from the kitchen yesterday? It had babies. In something approaching the Oklaho...

Keeping The Dream Alive Munchener Freiheit

less than 1 minute read

I have no idea why this piece of music appeared in my head earlier this evening. Perhaps the 1980s music festival we went to is to blame. Who knowsAs far as ...

First Day On The Felt Q720 2009 Mountain Bike

2 minute read

As promised, some thoughts about the bike after a first day commuting on it - and a trip to the local bike shop to get essentials (and a few non essentials)....

Good Morning From Cornwall

less than 1 minute read

It’s Friday morning, the sun is shining, I’ve had two cups of coffee, and the day ahead looks good. The kids have had their breakfast - I just need to go jum...

The Rewind 80S Festival Henley 2009

less than 1 minute read

The photos from the “proper camera” of our day at the Rewind Festival, Henley on Thames, 2009. Among the acts, The Blockheads, Nik Kershaw, Go West, The Chri...

Saturday With Dad

4 minute read

In continuation of a pattern of late, I took the children off W’s hands this morning for a “Saturday with Dad”. In reality it had been engineered to allow cl...