I love Louis Armstrong but I fear this new version of WordPress may be the death knell for me and, given I’ve been using WordPress since 2004 (version 1.2), I guess I can say it’s been a good run. I have pondered moving away from WordPress a few times now, the bloat makes the dashboard […]Thanks for reading and...

It seems that, no matter where I turn, I can’t escape the talk about how we use our phones. It’s understandable they are an inescapable part of our lives, and for many of us, myself included, I can’t imagine life without one; the ability to contact someone anytime anywhere is a given of modern life. […]Thanks for...

On holiday in the highlands of Scotland. Commence quick photo dump.Thanks for reading and keeping RSS alive. Visit my site for more.

Family holiday, Big Sands beach, cycling, kite flying, fire pits, and only missing Granny Morna who is convalescing. Jack in his element charging about outdoors. We’ve had sunshine, rain, hailstones, 20mph winds all in the space of 10 mins! Cycled from campsite to the town, and beyond, 10.5 miles. Jack is 4.5 yrs...

I can’t recall where I read those words —Stop waiting to be ready— they feel at once trite, and yet remain simple, to the point and, annoyingly, hit the nail on the head as far as I’m concerned. A similar saying would be ‘The right time is now’. This one time at boot camp A […]Thanks for reading and keeping RSS...

Today I completed a job that I’ve had on my list for a few weeks. The specifics of the job —fixing the broken grey waste pipe on our motorhome— aren’t what matters. As ever, I prepped, researched, bought some bits I thought I might need and when I finally got around to actually looking at […]Thanks for reading and...

🤷‍♂️ Life 📚 Read 📰 Considered 📺 Watched 🎧 Listened 🫀 Health Back with the Bend app to work on my mobility. Definitely helps, but need to make a proper part of my routine. Same with meditation, I feel the benefit, why do I end up stopping? “Not enough time” is my excuse which, frankly, […]Thanks for reading and...

I like to capture ideas for posts as there are so many that flitter through my brain. I’m prompted by what I read on a blog, or in an article, or by something that someone mentions in passing, or a random life event. I have 34 drafts, 34 posts started with a few paragraphs and […]Thanks for reading and keeping RSS...

Scotland in a nutshell. Started out overcast but no rain forecast, so Jack and I got our bikes out and headed over to the park. A few spots of rain when we arrived, 30 mins later the heavens opened. We stopped for lunch and by the time we were done, the sun was out! An […]Thanks for reading and keeping RSS alive....

Sir David Attenborough is 100 years old and formed a large part of my love of nature through is TV documentaries through the 80s and 90s. I can remember when TVs went HIGH DEFINITION and Planet Earth (I think) was one of the first shows to take advantage and wow it looked so so good. […]Thanks for reading and...

I have a Yamaha P-115 digital piano, it’s been propped up in the corner for about three years. Today I took 20 mins to shuffle some things around in my office (our spare room), and it’s set up. And my son is currently sitting bashing away at the keys. I need to try and remember […]Thanks for reading and keeping RSS...

My weight and my attempts to exercise have been mentioned here many times. I am more than happy to hear constructive comments and suggestions, but bear in mind that what I’m really about to discuss is my emotional habits, not the fact that I eat more than I should, and don’t move my body often […]Thanks for reading...