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London – December 2018

It was beginning to look remarkably like Xmas with all the lights having been switched on down the main streets and shopping areas. The Winter Wonder Land in Hyde park and the South Bank Xmas Market were in full swing and the shops were bustling with people eager to get those pressies in the bag.Continue reading “London – December 2018”

A day out in May 2020

For this post, and with the slight easing of lockdown restrictions, l’ve flashed forwards like a time machine from November 2018 to the present day (19th May 2020) to share some pseudo normality. I took the decision to drive from our current location in Essex (more of which in later posts) up to Woodbridge toContinue reading “A day out in May 2020”

London – November 18

I couldn’t resist this picture of the London skyline taken one early November evening from the flat. It looked like the Great Fire of London II had kicked off. November of course means fireworks on Guy Fawkes night! errr… what day is it? Hard to imagine that this little tinker tried to assassinate King JamesContinue reading “London – November 18”

London – October 2018

So, back to October in London and a bit of a music fest’ 🙂 First up was the great venue of Dublin Castle in Camden, famed for being the stage where many bands and performers such as Madness and the late great Amy Winehouse broke through into the big time. Through the back of theContinue reading “London – October 2018”

Cooking Interlude – October 2018

We had a surfeit of cooking apples from Sal’s dad. It seemed a shame not to use them so I had a crack at an apple slice. I surprised myself, it was very tasty and relatively simple to make. I think I subliminally picked it up from a Saturday morning (or similar) cooking programme (creditContinue reading “Cooking Interlude – October 2018”

London – September 2018

There was no Glastonbury in 2018 (a fallow year) so we, the Glasto boys, opted instead for Festival {No6} at Portmeirion in north west Wales. None of us had ever done this festival and I’d certainly never been to Portmeirian so a treat all round. I set off early from London in Dave the SmartContinue reading “London – September 2018”

London – August 2018

Before we get ‘lifted’ by the trades descriptions folk I need to ‘fess up that although we did a lot of park walking, picnics and exploring, in August we also snuck out of London a bit – Shhhhh A few days down in Cornwall to see mum and do a bit of coastal path walking.Continue reading “London – August 2018”

London – July 2018

July was an amazing month to move in. The weather was brilliant and there was so much going on in the parks and generally. Apart from settling in we orientating ourselves with plenty of walking; mainly using pubs and parks as way points and memory triggers. Some ‘Glasto friends’ came down for one of theContinue reading “London – July 2018”

‘Doing London’

The first thing to note, and something that we’d increasingly appreciated since moving into the London flat in July 2018, is that completely “doing London” is impossible. It’s so big and there is so much to do, see and experience that as soon as you do/see one thing, two more things emerge. London is constantlyContinue reading “‘Doing London’”

Exiting work

This was the crocodile closest to the canoe so needed a bit of effort. My replacement was advertised globally but the selected candidate came from within my team. This made the handover relatively straightforward and was done by Xmas 18. For the last quarter is was able to wind down with some interesting project workContinue reading “Exiting work”