I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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Wednesday, 28 May 14: the problem with the weather at the moment is that it’s great for growing: plenty of rain, enough warmth and long hours of daylight so everywhere’s green and today’s typical. It’s been raining overnight and it’s an…
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A tale of two (trade) shows
I’ve been to two trade shows this month. The first was InterPack in Dusseldorf and the second just last week was the Chelsea Flower Show. I’ve been to InterPack several times which is sad but this was my first visit…
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lists of 5: 5 things that add to my quality of life
I confess to initiating what became a rather long thread on the HI People group on Facebook recently regarding the availability or otherwise of croissants from our village Tesco Express and the relative merits of croissants from different sources.
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Est Bar or n’est pas bar?
Readers of my blogs will know that I’m a creature of habit. And that I’ve been a business traveller for most of my life and I’ve evolved a set of habits which minimise the stress that goes with it.
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A life-time of dentistry
I went to the dentist on Tuesday. I go every 6 months or so and I usually get away with an admonishment that I’m not flossing enough then it’s a quick burst of tooth and gum valeting and I’m out…
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blogging about blogging; 25 Jan 14
I’m off to London today to learn about blogging. I’m going to a Guardian Masterclass ‘How to blog like a professional’. Start-time is 1000 so it’s an early start for a Saturday: 0815 train from Cambridge gets me into King’s…
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,800 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it…
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A good end to a pretty good year
It’s not been a bad year and I’m a great one for lists so here’s my list of the highlights. And by the way I’m a geat supporter of lists of a defined length and that’s generally 5. Less and you…
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Good start to Xmas: Histon 1 Bradford PA 0
There’s no such thing as a free lunch but I seemed to get one today. I was invited to a Xmas lunch hosted by Histon FC and held in a rather nice catering zone in the Cambs FA headquarters at Histon’s ground.
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Indio Feliz, Aquas Calientes; 19 Nov 13
Been there, taken the photographs, got the T-shirt and according to that criterion Peru is a multi T-shirt country.
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