Reading time: 3 mins At present, I really only have three topics of conversation. 1. The dogs.2. The baby.3. Cycling. And no, they aren’t in a specific order. Of course, there is more to life than those three things (apparently?) – those on my Instagram can attest that I’m still treating myself well with delicious foodstuffs if nothing else […]
Reading time: 2 mins I’ve always admired poets, admired with envy as I gaze upon their words, the way they flow, the imagery they conjure, the emotions captured and delivered with subtle grace and ingenuity. Hell even just getting a few paragraphs that follow some form of cadence is a miracle to me. Oh yes, I’ve tried my hand […]
Reading time: 3 mins The end of lockdown looms, and life as we knew it will start to re-emerge, like a wonky butterfly from a cocoon. I know that things won’t be exactly the same again, a new normal will be established and that will take a little time to settle in and I’m ok with that, I welcome […]
Reading time: 5 mins As with most of my hobbies, I tend to fling myself into them wholeheartedly from the get go. I’m the guy who signs up to the forums, does copious research on the internet, takes notes as he goes, learns as much as he can as fast as possible, and then goes and buys the gear. […]
Reading time: 4 mins 6 weeks = 42 days = 1,008 hours = 60,480 minutes = 3,628,800 seconds. That’s how long it was from the 18th of January to the 28th of February. I mention this with purpose as I set myself a little challenge which lasted for – can you guess? – 6 weeks, but I confess it […]
Reading time: 6 mins It’s been six months since my Dad suddenly passed away. Since then I’ve been working through my grief and, somehow, stumbled across an Instagram account by Dr Laura Williams who shares writing prompts as one way to help people process their grief. It immediately struck a chord with me as my go-to method for dealing […]