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
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I have reached the age of the mid-life crisis. It's possible that I reached it some time ago, but it's only this year that I bought the car, after buying the bike last year. I'm considering those to be the official markers. As it