Currently on a mini break in Reykjavik. Snow and ice and lights everywhere. Two days ago it was the last day of November and I was appalled at the amount of premature Christmas activity going on. Today, 2 days into December, I’m all about the sparkle. I’ve even seen a Viking-themed busker with a Santa…

I’ve spent most of the last six weeks waiting to be told I’m about to die. I realise that’s putting it bluntly, but it’s not the sort of thing that’s easy to slip gently into conversation. I’m not, by the way. At least, not for the reason I thought I was. Obviously I’m no less…

So. Halloween. Time to resurrect the annual hunt for tinned pumpkin. As context, I’ve been looking for somewhere that sells tinned pumpkin for about five years now. It’s a constant search. I mean, I really ramp it up in October, obviously, but I’m never completely off duty. Every supermarket trip all year round involves a quick search,…

I went for a little ride on my horse today. You know when it sometimes gets to that point, when every single area of your life is spilling over the sides of its neat little box, and you need a nice extra empty box to climb into for a bit? Well, that box is the…

It’s all change. A few people are heading off for new opportunities at work. A couple of friends are moving away. There’s a slight risk I’m going to feel left behind. Or…  I mean, I don’t actually want to go anywhere. I like it here. I guess I might like it a bit less once…

Well, there’s been plenty of turning on a sixpence this week. I’m feeling positively dizzy. Not helped by having had quite a few actual dizzy spells as a result of pesky drug side effects. That and a fair bit of sitting astride a horse who was quite successfully channeling a fairground carousel. Back from holiday,…

Just back from a fortnight’s whistle-stop tour of the UK. Really fantastic. I wasn’t expecting it to be quite so great, if I’m honest. I mean, I knew I’d have a good time. That winning combination of presence of good people, and absence of work, meant that was pretty much in the bag.  But using…

On the radio as I was driving to work this morning, I heard a report about an exciting discovery in outer space. I’m not sure what exactly has been discovered. And nor, as it turns out, are the scientists. They haven’t really discovered ‘something’. What they’ve discovered, is that there’s ‘something there’. But they don’t…

Long weekend. Not long enough. Partly because the fun times always end too soon. And partly because I spent a significant proportion of it asleep.  It’s left me with a number of questions. No answers: I didn’t have time to work those out. But several questions.  Can you enjoy being asleep if you’ve slept through…

In a couple of weeks I’m going on my holidays. Well, staying on my holidays really. A two-week staycation road trip. I can’t wait. I’ve quite possibly spent longer planning and booking the trip than the trip itself will take. I love a good bit of anticipation. I’m a bit like one of those friction…

Tomorrow I’m off for a team bonding experience involving zip wires and pizza. I don’t think a better combination exists. The forecast is for rain, but pizza tastes good in any weather. And a wet zip wire can only be an extra fast one. My spirits won’t be dampened. It’s been a bit of a…

Experimenting with a spot of positive thinking. This is going to be a post of two halves. First half, the pre-camping post. Second half, the post post. First half, brimming with positivity. Second half, well. Heavy rain and gale force winds are forecast. Travel during the first weekend of the summer holidays. Let’s see how…