Humour
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Lumbar Support Lights, Porsche Showrooms, and the Rule of Three
Pulling into Steve Bull Specialist Cars Ltd – Porsche Specialist with absolutely no warning lights remaining on the dashboard, I had a sinking feeling this trip might turn into another utter embarrassment. ‘Tick-gate’ immediately popped back into my head. Still,… Continue reading
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Charity Shop Mules, Feeble Robots, and High-Speed Table Tennis
With Pikachu back on all four paws, our focus shifted back to getting the Cayenne repaired and investigating an annoying, lingering rattle on the Fiat. This was rapidly turning into a week entirely dedicated to fixing broken vehicles and a… Continue reading
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The £1,000 Limp, Public Embarrassment, and the £50 Tick
The Cayenne hasn’t been the only thing trapped in ‘limp mode’ this week. Pikachu, our ten-year-old terrier cross, started limping on Saturday. At first, we assumed she’d simply stubbed a toe or sprained a paw on a walk, but by… Continue reading
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Pewsey Community, Ditching the Gym, and Resetting the Cayenne
I thought a workout in the gym before coaching my junior table tennis camp would serve as a pleasant warm-up and tick off my first exercise session of the week. My body, however, had entirely different ideas. Continue reading
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The Self-Destructing Porsche, Garage Logistics, and Table Tennis Ambitions
The Cayenne is officially sick, though the garage suspects it’s nothing more sinister than a faulty speed sensor. Continue reading
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The Fiat 500, London Table Tennis, and the M25’s Secret Weapon
With the Cayenne sitting uselessly on the driveway following yesterday’s ‘limp mode’ betrayal, Plan B was officially activated. I set off at 7 AM this morning feeling a touch apprehensive about taking our little Fiat 500 up to London for… Continue reading
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Medieval Keys, Limp Mode in the Cayenne, and Dog-Walk Epiphanies.
As I loaded the heavy toolbox into the car, a depressing thought struck me: hauling my tools in and out of the shed is becoming a bad habit I desperately need to break. Today’s mission was a trip to the… Continue reading
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Quiet Houses, Pension Calls, and the Heat Pump Cyber Threat.
My plans for the day took an abrupt U-turn following an early morning email to my pension trustee account. No table tennis practice today, and no mindset driving sessions either—I cleared my schedule and made myself available for urgent calls. Continue reading
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Rainfall, Chainsaws, and the Final Tile: 78 Days of Renovation
I awoke this morning to the sight of a wet, glistening deck. We’d finally had our first proper rainfall since late May. With a hosepipe ban currently in place—the first in this area for 50 years—the drought was hopefully beginning… Continue reading
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Enigma, Monastic Flooring, and Coming Out as a Penhold Player
Half the hallway floor was laid this morning before we even realised the LVT Monks had arrived. There must be an unwritten rule banning noisy power tools from their vans. They smiled, shook their heads politely when offered refreshments, and… Continue reading
Forwards and occasionally sidewards - everyday musings of life 