Last night Debbie and I took Steph to Manchester Airport’s Hilton Hotel and she left the UK at about 7am after waking at 4am. I did the driving and started with a migraine just before we left which meant that I needed to take my ‘survive the worst’ cocktail of...
After several activity packed weeks I decided that today needed to be home based, wandering around St Annes and pottering around the garden. I’ve been sun-bathing, writing, weeding, cleaning, washing and reading, it’s been bliss. Unfortunately now that we’ve finished our evening meal (Lewis got to enjoy his 18th Birthday...
While Steph and I were in London she mentioned that she was a planner, this was in the context of her judgement that I was very ‘laid back’ and adaptable to change. The same topic came up with Debbie a few days later who’s also a ‘planner’. The implication from...
August is my busiest month this year, I’ve been in London for a week, back home for a day, then in Swansea for 4 days, I will be home for a week and then heading to Nottingham for a 4 day city, canal and forest walking break. I’m tired, not...
Today has been one of those random days, lacking in focus, but filled with enjoyable activities non-the-less. The forecast threatened rain so we decided to stay in Swansea, explore the town a little, do some walking, some reading and go to the cinema to shelter during the rainy afternoon. It’s...
Debbie and I are on a short break at Swansea, staying at perhaps my favourite Premier Inn, on the Swansea Waterfront. It’s a great location and excellent value for money. After a huge, leisurely breakfast, where I topped up my lunch of nuts with banana chips and dried apricots from...
Over the last couple of years I’ve rediscovered the pleasure of writing on my blog, in 2014 I wrote more than 365 posts and got into quite a groove, but this year I’ve blogged less frequently. I’ve always fancied writing a diary too, so it seems opportune to combine the...
I’ve been tracking my health data for many years now, using combination of blood tests every month, tracking in a variety of IOS apps and using a fitbit and Moves apps to track my activity. It’s trivial in terms of time, taking maybe a few minutes each day, but it’s...
I’m working on designing a new organisation at the moment and the one thing that stands out is how hard it is to do the ‘right’ thing. It’s so easy to get stuck into the problems of the moment, rather than confronting the real issues, much easier to make a...
The rugged east coast of England is one of my favourite places and I’ve made many visits to it this year, mainly to walk the beaches and cliffs, but the rest of the family have enjoyed the shopping and museums too. This last week we stayed at Scarborough which was...