Sitting in the kitchen just now, with a mug of tea and some toast, listening to the Beatles on the old Bush radio, I feel obscurely happy and at peace. Despite this having been going on for well over a month now, I find these moments of realisation that I am not in [...]
My grandmother – my father’s mother – has been an enormously influential figure in my life, as she has been in the life of just about every other member of my family. She is 98 now, and still a formidable and at times very intimidating character.
I could write a book about Granny – probably several books [...]
I met @3djamie at the #twee8 Hackney tweetup last Wednesday and met up with him again yesterday to have a chat, seeing as we both work in eLearning. I’ve found tweet ups to be great for networking with people in my field who have useful ideas and contacts, as well as being an excellent way to [...]
Today is the 9th of August, and I have achieved my ambition of remaining in one place for a month without traveling to another city or country to stay overnight. This is the first time I have managed this level of stillness in several years, and it was much needed. My mind is clearer – blissfully [...]