Half way there
For a couple of months now I’ve been training in a haphazard sort of way for the London Marathon in April. I only got my place just before Christmas (I…
Time travel is real. I have proof
Is anyone else a massive fan of Retronaut? If you’ve never encountered it before, then they have a vast collection of fascinating historical images, which they present as ‘capsules’ from…
A putty and paperclip Valentine
It’s unlikely that it will have passed you by, but it was Valentine’s Day last Friday. For my part, there was little danger of forgetting the date, since I spent…
The life aquatic
Clearly there are many people with much bigger problems, but as our biblical flooding continues, spare a thought for my little boat, Tom Thumb, which is having a traumatic winter…
‘A headshot every time!’
Last night, I went with three mates to an eclectic horror cinema event at the Institut Français in South Kensington. It comprised of a screening of the great yet underrated…
A stripy jumper and a bowler hat
At work today, because it’s Friday, we had an email chain going round about our favourite children’s TV programmes. Just as an aside, when I was little, I used to…
Highlights of the London Boat Show 2014
I spent my Saturday fantasy boat shopping at the London Boat Show. I have written and raved about it in previous years, but at each incarnation there is something new…
Apparatus for life
Today, before taking my satchel into the cobblers for a few repairs, I emptied the contents out on my desk. Amazing the crap you haul around with you each day.
Pick of 2013: books
I don’t really make New Year’s resolutions. Seems to me like setting yourself up for a fall. Having said that, I do keep a list in the front of my…
Pumpkin head
If The Nightmare Before Christmas was real, and each festival in the calendar really did have its own little kingdom, then I would belong firmly in Bonfire Night Land. It…
