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Continue reading →: Super Rugby
Getting up at 5am to watch rugby might seem strange to non rugby fans. But if you love the game, it’s hard to beat watching the best teams in the Southern hemisphere battle it out. The skill level, low error count, fast pace and crowd atmosphere make for great viewing.…
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Continue reading →: Midsummer daydreaming
Sitting in front of my cracked notebook screen I often Google tech or cycle stuff. Rarely do I click on ‘purchase’. Do I really need a sound bar? No. What about an electric bike? Amazingly, yes. The old bones are creaking and the hills are getting harder. I picked a…
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Continue reading →: Lethargy
My paid employment is a bit monotonous at the moment. Lots of answering emails with a template reply. The daily routine chez nous is (1) go for a walk (2) prepare breakfast (3) go online and answer emails (4) go for a tootle on the bike to relieve the boredom…
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Continue reading →: Audio blog anyone?
Having dithered over making a podcast, I have decided to make an audio blog. Whether I use content from this blog, create something new or a combination of new and rehashed I am not sure. My voice is a bit monotonous, so I will have to inject some enthusiastic tonal…
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Continue reading →: Our own strawberries
This year we have a crop of raspberries, strawberries and blackcurrants that stand a good chance of being eaten. I have already sampled two ripe strawberries and found them delicious and much tastier than shop bought. I have ordered some netting to keep the birds off the fruit. The snails…
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Continue reading →: Everyone’s a poet
It might seem churlish to complain about other people doing the same thing as me, but there’s an awful lot of bad writing around. Fiction is cluttered with writers trotting out hundreds of pages of dross. During the pandemic creativity is the balm to cabin fever and keyboards are on…
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Continue reading →: Open Systems
Trade shows are great places for picking up jargon. Interoperability was a case in point. The ambition of many in IT was to make all devices work together seamlessly. This was before Android and was at the dawn of Linux, an operating system where the code was available to all…
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Continue reading →: Moving statues
The dumping of Edward Colston’s statue in the river Avon in Bristol may be seen by some as the fitting end to a slave trader’s image, and by others as the criminal act of hooligans and vandals. Do statues represent the values of the person cast in metal and stone,…
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Continue reading →: Gardening
We are spending much more time than usual pottering about in our backyard. Our son, the firefighter, and lifeline to grocery supplies, has brought us pots of flowers to brighten up our lives. Shielding is a pain, but sensible given the risks. Tootling about on bikes is now acceptable. The…
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Continue reading →: Memories
Looking through photos on my phone I came across this glimpse at happier times. The hosts were attentive, the food fabulous, the wine flowed and then the music started. Such talented and charming people are rare. We are so lucky to call them our friends. So here’s to you, Cristina…
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