The Heat Comes

Mon 1 – Sun 7 June 2026 I had already highlighted in my previous blog here that we knew the heat was coming. And so it came to pass. Bank Holiday Monday and Tuesday saw temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius during the day. This was a record breaker for daytime heat and, similarly, night-time temperatures Read More…

Why Am I Not More Content?

Mon 18 – Sun 24 May 2026 I don’t think I’m a negative person but I do wonder why I don’t feel more content with the life I lead? In many ways I have a good life. And this week was better than expected with the postponement of the planned tube strike. Overall, I exercise Read More…

How Easily We Forget

Mon 11 – Sun 17 May 2026 We live in such a transient and short-term world. In many ways this is based on the constant need to feed social media and 24 hour news. We just (semi) digest stuff and then move onto the next thing that will give us the next high we are Read More…

My Week With a Focus on Dad

Mon 27 April – Sun 3 May 2026 So from a messy week previously (read about it here), I moved to a week where the expected and central thing was about going to visit my dad midweek. He’s far from London; it’s a trek there and back. So it takes time and energy plus disrupts Read More…