I’ve been taking walks at different times of the day, including a few at night. They were mostly out of necessity, having reached the end of the day without having ticked off my walking habit. But night time walks have a different feel - more reflective, calmer even. Except
I finally got back into the swing of #52in52 last week, with a legitimate big ticket item from my list - going to watch the Blue Jays! There were seven of us in attendance - although I think most of them had been before. Still, it was a first time
My reset has continued for last couple of weeks, certainly in terms of notable #52in52 adventures. That's partly because of new projects at work, catching up after being away, and a general lack of focus on my part. I did however finally launch Diderot by adding paid tiers
After the excitement of the last two weeks, I’ve taken a bit of a breather this week, just focussing on getting back to my habits, restarting my exercise regime after a couple of weeks off, and planning some future activities. I did though begin the week with some active
There’s a lot to fit in and this is a bit late. After Stonehenge on the Saturday, and the visit to Whipsnade Zoo on Sunday (not even on the list), I followed up on Monday with more walking with a trip to Ashridge Forest (also not on the list)
I’m back in the U.K. and as I write this on Sunday evening I'm about to head off with Oliver and Amy to the restaurant I mentioned a while back that I used to frequent in Caddington. Update: The same people were working there as before
The day, as recounted by Mr Bloom and other protagonists and narrative devices, is over. There is no simple way to describe what transpires over the course of that day and over 700 pages. On some levels, very little - a burial, the conversations of people at work and in
Not actually going to Korea - just wanted to clear that up. But I did have a Korean guide for my first visit to a Korean BBQ. Hee very kindly offered to accompany Chrissy and me, and to help us navigate the experience. Without him it would have taken a
I've always been hesitant to take things apart. I am not a natural born tinkerer. I want things to work for as long as possible and my assumption has been that the best way of ensuring that is for me to intervene as little as possible in the
We had intended to head into Toronto this week to take a Segway tour of the Distillery district, but the weather looked too brutally warm for that to be a pleasant experience. So that’s been postponed (“until Fall” according to Chrissy, who I suspect was secretly quite happy with
I may have set expectations too high. This week the intention was to spend the night under the stars, but I was a little nervous because Canada has animals wandering around that can eat you. Admittedly they don't often, but I didn't want to be the
I think I may have been inadvertently training for a new sport this week, combining cycling, running and archery. I’ve also been continuing my woodworking classes and just about keeping up with my new habits. It started with a bike ride on the Monday, which I’ll admit I
I’ve finished the first of the books on my list - Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. It’s wonderfully written and is a quite terrifying account of how poorly we understand nature and the damage we have so casually unleashed upon it. It’s credited with starting the environmental
I'm beginning to get suggestions for things to add to my 52 challenges. More than one person has suggested sky diving, which makes me wonder whether it was a mistake to not have a complete list when I started this endeavour. Actually I like most of the suggestions
The challenge has officially begun. I've reached the age of 52 and had a great day celebrating it, with a hearty English breakfast and two cakes (thanks Chrissy!) and a meal out at the exclusive LaLa Social House. I also had a Martini cocktail there, so that can
My birthday is very rapidly approaching. So the start of my year long challenge is upon me. I'd thought perhaps to start with a bang - climbing something, or jumping from something - but if I'm going to do this, it will have to be by