I’ve entered into a light-hearted, banter-based competition with a couple of guys on a cycling forum about how many miles we cycle, which is wonderfully childish and, since I’m currently in the lead, wholly satisfying in a smug sort of …
Continue reading
Over the weekend, with all the confidence of a young bird convinced that, despite its parents squawking to the contrary, it is far too early to begin flapping one’s wings and leaving the safety of the nest, I came out …
Continue reading
Snipe, horrible dog that she is, rolled in something this morning. Luckily for her, I’ve spent the past few days in a manflu fug and am therefore unable to tell if she’s a stinky Snipe or not. Even more good …
Continue reading
Yesterday, I joined a friend and an assorted and highly entertaining mixture of her family and friends for a walk up in the Quantock Hills followed by a BBQ, which I admit sounds a bit bonkers when you ponder the …
Continue reading
My dearest, daftest dog. Words cannot begin to describe what a huge role she plays in my life. Words also fail to capture her very Essence Of Being. And her internal logic (or lack thereof). My landlords have got a …
Continue reading
X Rays For someone deprived of natural grace, elegance and the ability to walk in a straight line without tripping over my feet, I’ve – oh ye gods, don’t let me tempt fate – had surprisingly few x-rays in my …
Continue reading
Winter Almost everyone I know has a favourite season and they sigh with contentment and happiness when that time of year rolls around again, appreciating the sights, sounds and smells that ring that particular bell for them. The heat of …
Continue reading
Verbosity Using too many words? Moi? Well … yes, ok, you’ve got me, I confess. I blame being a student. How else was I meant to write a two thousand word essay on subjects such as The Modern Novel without …
Continue reading
University Getting to university at the age of 18 was an eye-opener for me in so many ways. Having moved around to a lot of different schools, usually arriving a year or so after my new classmates and trying to …
Continue reading
Time and Tide No, this isn’t another “ye gods, where have all these grey hairs come from?” post (although, now you come to mention it…) but more of a random, ill-thought out observation on the whole “time flieth” thing. At …
Continue reading