Finding the chase and cutting to it

It’s the last day of May and as I was lazing in bed this fine Saturday, I heard the Radio 4 programme of the time telling me hose pipe bans were likely to be introduced as much of the country is “in drought”. I live in the part of England that is declared as “semi-arid”. […]

I am a coder, it’s what I do, it’s how I view the world. It’s not the only way to solve problems, it is not the only tool in my kit, but it is a powerful one for the right kind of problems. I spend, during my working week, approx. 7 hours a day sitting […]

thousand? No, ten people, well actually nine, one person RSVPd after I’d done the shopping, so it counts as ten… Concentrate. Sorry. I thought I’d share how to “do it all”: cook the buns, make the burgers from scratch, coleslaw, salad, etc. for a home barbecue. First, and foremost, do not panic. Each time you […]

I was reading my plans for my holiday and felt I should be honest about what actually happened. Best laid plans, do not always come to fruition and my holiday was certainly that, although, more from my gaze being further than my reach. For a start, my gym was manic, so I didn’t get to […]

You can control what you eat and exercise levels is the statement often touted on facebook and linkedIn. Unless you have an immune condition that means you are manually providing the means to control your sugar and potassium levels – things are a bit more complicated when you do that. I have resisted a high […]

I’ve been working my way through an article in the Observer (20th April 2025) about boarding school following an announcement by my friend on her journey through life the past couple of years, and both resonnanted as both my parents went through at bording school. My mum’s experience was very different to my dad’s. Mum […]

It’s been a while since we did a deep clean of our house. I usually make the effort to do this twice a year, once at the start of winter (ready for Christmas) and again at Easter time. Occassionally, I manage to persuade those with time on their hands to join me, making it a […]

Actually, that’s not quite right: my man is home, but having started a new job, he has no leave to take for Easter if we want to make some plans later this financial year happen. But I have an opportunity to catch-up on the housework, sort my office and bedroom out, find some misplaced things, […]

Time rich, money poor is the mirror of money rich and time poor, which is the problem of our time as we return to the office at least 3 times a week. My commute at the moment takes 4 hours out of my week, and it is shattering. Before I took this role, my commute […]

It’s Sunday, in March, and I’m cooking a 1.7kg medium(!) chicken from Waitrose. Why on earth would you do that?  So much for trying to be carbon neutral! Actually, we’re going to get four meals out of this chicken. And that’s excluding the stock, which I will use for a soup tonight and pie later […]