And whoosh! A whole week of the year has gone in the blink of an eye! Not quite; I did have my eyes open but, after all the festivities and anticipations of the new year, it does seem to have come to this point very fast. I think it has something to do with the… Continue reading Week 1
Category: Life
A Time of Reckoning
Well! What a year that nearly has been. I’m sitting in the liminal space between Christmas and 2022, eating chocolate. Not just any chocolate. Not even M&S Chocolate. But home-crafted orange chocolate fudge courtesy of my wife. Dreaded double line To be fair there’s not a lot else to do given that we’re in the… Continue reading A Time of Reckoning
‘Tis the Season
So after my last post, all the way back at the beginning of December when I was feeling focused and energised and full of the joys of the festive season, I can report that I have since done almost diddly squat in the way of running. And the ‘almost’ is only in that sentence because… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season
Deck the Halls
Anne's table dressing Today is the first Saturday of December and every year that means only one thing. Wine in the fridge, fire laid for the evening, free Spotify playing random Christmas tunes in between the adverts, and finally, the boxes of assorted, accumulated decorations down from the attic. This year, in a rare departure… Continue reading Deck the Halls
A Night on the Town
In Downton Abbey, they always used to talk about going ‘up’ to London, even when they lived in Yorkshire. I have read somewhere, and it may even have been true, that this was to do with the start of the railway lines. Even though the first trainline built in the UK was between Liverpool and… Continue reading A Night on the Town
Northcote Hotel
I realised, whist reclining in the bath, during a one-night stay at Northcote, that I should have brought the pumice stone. Not the stone but handmade chocolates at the end of our meal. Something to entice the reader. It’s a dark grey holey piece of rock (probably actually scoria rather than pumice) and looks like… Continue reading Northcote Hotel
O. U. Crazy Thing
So I’ve decided upon a course of action. A few weeks back, as in the first part of September, I decided, after a half hour of deep consideration, to step up. I’m putting my money where my virtual mouth would like to be, and going on a course. Specifically, an Open University Post Graduate Certificate… Continue reading O. U. Crazy Thing
Sunrise on Leith
Dawn beyond the apartment blocks and docks I didn’t get around to posting this on the day we had a chance to be tourists around Edinburgh but I’m getting it out there now, for completeness. The title is a riff on that beautiful song by The Proclaimers, ‘Sunshine on Leith’ and the musical of the… Continue reading Sunrise on Leith
Pre-race Jitters
This bib coming through the post this week makes it official. Sunday (tomorrow!) is my first half marathon in over two years. No more pretending it isn't going to happen! I don’t know if climbing ladders is good preparation for a race, but that is what I was doing all day yesterday. And although I… Continue reading Pre-race Jitters
A Send Off to the Sea
Our staghorn tree suddenly looks like its leaves have been dipped into crimson paint. Autumn is definitely upon us. I think, alongside Spring, it is a favourite season of mine. By the end of Summer, the deciduous trees look a little tired and droopy, but then, as a last hurrah before Winter, they put on… Continue reading A Send Off to the Sea
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