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📢 Welcome to the Journal: A Survival Guide
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you take a couple, two dogs, and forty years of accumulated household belongings, and compress them into a metal box on wheels… welcome. You’ve found your people. While our home undergoes a complete… Continue reading
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The Weekly Digest: Scrapers, Swaps, and Spiritual Recovery
The week encompassed significant changes as the chaotic building site transitioned into a livable space. Major milestones included removing waste and battling excessive packaging. Mixed experiences at table tennis and a village committee meeting followed, culminating in a fulfilling Saturday… Continue reading
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The Anatomy of a Thursday: Micro-Wins and Macro-Papers
If you want to understand why this blog has been silent for the last few weeks, you only need to look at the absurd, high-velocity trajectory of yesterday. Living in a caravan on a construction site means normal life happens… Continue reading
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VR Kitchens, Professional Polishing, and the Perils of Woodland Soup
ince we have our visual “evidence” sorted, here is a wry, punchy excerpt you can use as a standalone highlight or a social media teaser. It captures the spirit of the Relentless Sabbatical—moving from high-tech kitchens to low-tech mud in… Continue reading
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The Relentless Sabbatical: Kidneys, Chieftain Tanks, and Pickled Pizza
Between the ‘black art’ of budgeting and the forensic investigation of a toddler’s pizza-making techniques, I’m beginning to think retirement was a lot quieter when I had a job. Continue reading
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Gremlins, Grandchildren, and the 1pm Departure
This week, The Wry Observer goes global with news from Melbourne, while staying firmly rooted in the mysteries of Pewsey. From the ‘Around the World’ shop that never leaves the UK, to the Porsche’s £300 encounter with a damp cloth,… Continue reading
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Ceps, Craters, and a Catastrophic Failure
Dispatches from The Wry Observer This week, the ‘Unrestricted Life’ serves up a masterclass in modern absurdity. From decoding culinary ‘compression socks’ to surviving a catastrophic bicep failure at the Saturday ‘Binge-Gym,’ I navigate the fine line between dignity and… Continue reading
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The Gavel, the Gearstick, and the Great Renovation: A Manifesto for the Refined Rebel
For decades, my writing was shackled by the cold, grey chains of “Business English.” I spent a lifetime “aligning stakeholders” and “optimising synergies.” I wrote reports so dry they could be used to preserve mummies. But the boardroom door has… Continue reading
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My five favourite fun activities
Thoughts about having fun times Continue reading
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On being loved well
I consider my self to be extremely lucky to have a partner who gives me positive examples of making me feel loved every day. Yes, every single day that I’ve lived with Karen (30+ years) she’s made me feel loved.… Continue reading
Forwards and occasionally sidewards - everyday musings of life 