I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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I joined the regular litter pick in Histon & Impington this morning. It takes place every 3 months or so (there’s another regular pick run by the WI in between) and is expertly organised by Cedric Foster.
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It’s not over till it’s over: the count, 3 May 13
(I wrote this post for the HISIMP NEWS, the newsletter of Histon and Impington Parish Council, which is being delivered this week) It’s 8am and you’ve slept really well. It’s the first time you haven’t had an early start for…
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CAU, Cambridge; 24 May 13
It’s been a week of two birthdays. They were both 30 year birthdays, both males and both sons. And both were celebrated with meat.
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Regadera, Cordoba, Spain; 8 May 13
There’s a limit to the number of patios in Cordoba which you’d want to visit. And there’s more than enough to exceed it. But fortunately there’s also the Mezquite and the Alcazar.
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A day in the life: as a county councillor
I must confess that this is not a typical day. I do work just about full time and my council activities are more usually spread across the week and include evenings and weekends too. But today is just about 100%…
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Cambridge is a good place to live ….
Actually I don’t live in Cambridge but the recently joined parish of Histon and Impington just north of it and separated from it by the dreaded A14. However it’s only a 10 minute drive to the centre, you can cycle it…
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Teri-Aki, Cambridge; 16 Feb 13
Sometimes you paint yourself into a corner. You’ve maybe taken a principled position or you’ve made an unfortunate resolution or you’ve simple been a victim of circumstance. Whatever’s happened it’s usually pride that stops you getting out. That and the…
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
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3 cheers for John Lewis; or maybe just two.
The best way to get the Xmas presents you want is to give them yourself. And I’d decided that I ‘needed’ a new laptop because my old one was old in laptop terms and its hard disk showed red when…
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Long day’s journey into night; Jamie’s Italian at Gatwick Airport
It was one of those days which I keep meaning not to repeat: an early start, a full day’s work, an evening flight and a late night arrival in another country.
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