Source: The first time I heard this song I fell a little bit apart. Then I listened to the rest of the album and fell apart a little bit more. I’d probably had a few but the point(s) stand. Anyway, today I (finally) settled on a name and some branding for my new venture. It’s […]
Work / Life / Balance
Welcome to Funland
“We have a fantastic opportunity right now to use the inevitable move towards remote-first and flexible working to rebuild and regenerate some of our towns.Places like Southport, for one example, where there are already great transport links, beautiful parks, lakes and community spaces and amazing architecture could be rediscovered and reinvented to work for modern […]
I’m on a mission
So my plans for world domination are coming on apace. AI has been sent from the gods to make life liveable for those of us with non-standard brains. This morning, I’ve been chatting with my business advisor (ChatGPT 😉). ‘She’ now has enough information from our previous chats about the business I plan to launch […]
Shades-Remade Redux
In 2022, after I’d passed my Domestic Electrical Installer City & Guilds but before I realised just how knackered I was post-lockdown, I started the ball rolling on a new venture called Shades-Remade. The idea being that I would find vintage, generally glass but not always, light shades that I thought were interesting and give […]
Fuck me, it’s 2025
They say everything that was once passé eventually becomes fashionable again. Also, I need a place for stuff to go that isn’t just LinkedIn or one of those other increasingly dodgy social media platforms. And so, in a fit of retro nostalgia, I am bringing back the blog. More specifically, MY blog. I pretty much […]
Haul
With all this minimisation going on around here, it’s getting increasingly hard to buy or think of presents. One of the key reasons we didn’t have a wedding list is because we already have at least two lifetimes’ worth of Stuff between us. I feel Gavin got the short end this year, as his birthday […]
Blitva!
This has got to be one of the simplest, tastiest recipes I have had in a very long time. I plan on making this A Lot over the next while. Looking around the internet, pretty much every recipe is exactly the same (chard, spuds, garlic, olive oil , salt & pepper), so I’ve chosen to share this one from Naturally Sofia, because the pictures are very nice.
What do you get if you cross an introvert with a group holiday tour? Coping strategies
I’ve just got back from a week in Croatia with my Mum. This is not the first coach tour holiday we’ve been on and I doubt it’ll be the last. Over many years, we’ve figured out that having a schedule to follow – crucially, set by someone else – allows us to see many sights […]
Memoirs Vs Kondo-ing your history
I’ve long encouraged G to write his memoirs. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of music and I, and I think many others, would be fascinated to learn about the often surprising links between different bands and whole genres and, more so, to read about his determination to seek out the music he was drawn to […]