It’s rare for me to buy things for myself, but occasionally eBay presents me with a bargain that I can’t resist. A couple of weeks ago it was a brand new ThinkPad x230 (for Tessa), still my favourite laptop, for only £200, it’s as light as the very best machines...
I’m a huge fan of the iPhone (and Android) app Moves, that I’ve been running silently in the background on my iPhone for the last couple of years. It provides a fairly accurate record of where I’ve been each day and how many calories I’ve burned walking and cycling. It...
I already have so many books that I want to read, it’s difficult to justify adding new books to the list in 2015. Instead I’ve decided to work though my library and pick ones that I already have. This is nicely in keeping with the new found joy that I’ve...
This post is part of my What I Like series Podcasts are a huge part of my life, I spend a lot of time driving and on the move (walking and cycling) during the day and I’m often on my own. Podcasts keep me company, entertained and educated. I almost...
This post is part of my What I Like series At first this post was going to be a list of my favourite books, but there are just too many, it’s like asking me to pick my favourite child. So instead I opted for the easier task of picking my...
This post is part of my What I Like series I’ve decided to write a series of posts trying to figure out what I do and don’t like. This first post is about TV and I’m prompted to write it as a result of recently stopping watching quite a few...