Family & Everyday
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The Quantum Mechanics of Hanging a Bathroom Picture
With Heatwave 4.0 finally subsiding, I got stuck into a few physical tasks around the house this morning. First on the list: hanging a single picture in the bathroom. Continue reading
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Upavon Village Hall, Dump Runs, and Four Showers
With my toolbox loaded into the car, I headed out early to Upavon to tackle a few outstanding odd jobs around the village hall. I was on a strict mission: blitz the to-do list before the heatwave made physical labour… Continue reading
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Password Rabbit Holes, Barber Capes, and Heatwave 4.0
Having a two-hour sleep yesterday afternoon was much needed. Waking up wide awake at 3:00 AM this morning was decidedly not. Still, determined to make up for lost time, I got stuck into a technical admin task I’d been putting… Continue reading
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Table Tennis Dizziness and the Great Eclipse Anticlimax
I rarely drink, so a hangover certainly wasn’t behind the sudden bout of dizziness I woke up with this morning. Could it have been something I ate last night? I have no idea, but I was definitely lacking my usual… Continue reading
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Table Tennis, Mindset, and Surviving Heatwave 4.0
I was scheduled to wear quite the assortment of hats today. The morning began with my ‘Village Hall Chairman’ hat firmly in place. The glamorous task at hand? Opening up the hall for the annual fire extinguisher inspection. I also… Continue reading
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The Weekly Digest
Quote of the Week “Listening to the media, you’d think a solar eclipse was a triumphant feat of human engineering. It’s basic astrophysics. It happens on a completely predictable schedule, and it’s entirely inevitable.” What’s Next? With Heatwave 4.0 finally… Continue reading
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Garden Centre Mazes and the A34 Survival Strategy
Tempted as I was to simply Photoshop two missing family members into yesterday’s group photo, we decided a proper visit to see Uncle Dave and Auntie Stella in person was probably the better option. Lunch was booked, and we set… Continue reading
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The Unofficial Opening Ceremony (And a Woodland Salad)
Apparently, we weren’t having an official grand opening ceremony after all—just family coming over. Though if you ask me, offering fully guided tours of the house, accompanied walks around the garden, and hours of structured deck lounging sounds suspiciously like… Continue reading
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Reflections by the Water
Meeting up with an old business colleague today at a The Barge canal-side pub brought back a flood of memories. How on earth is it that he didn’t look a single day older than when I last saw him—if anything,… Continue reading
Forwards and occasionally sidewards - everyday musings of life 