Journal
To my ex-colleague
Cartoon above from 2018 by Parekh Nath in the Khaleej Times. My final volunteering duty before I left the UK for Hong Kong was marred by a protracted discussion with a colleague on the subject of Brexit. It was by no means the only discussion I had had of this kind...
My Food Choice Map
You might remember that two years ago I did the Noom plan to try and change my relationship with food. I lost 11kg - more than a Raffles - and dropped three dress sizes, which makes a huge difference when you're 5' tall. Well, I managed to keep most of the weight off...
Postcard #4 Eden Project
My fourth postcard from my Run the UK Challenge. The Eden Project is another place that I have yet to see. I hope to rectify that some day. Here is a link to more information about it on its website. It's closed at the moment of course, so just as well that I haven't...
Postcard #3 St Michael’s Mount
My third postcard from my Run the UK Challenge.I've always wanted to see this but I'm already behind my pacer so I can't stop for long. I've seen its twin, Mont Saint Michel, from a Norman autoroute but that it. Here is more stuff about St Michael's Mount.
Choir
What a year it's been! Covid 19, Brexit, illness and death, plans interrupted, lockdowns, isolation. Misery abounds. This Christmas I propose to bring you 12 little glad tidings of things that have brought a little joy to life this dismal year. Today: the joy of...
Hair ornaments
What a year it's been! Covid 19, Brexit, illness and death, plans interrupted, lockdowns, isolation. Misery abounds. This Christmas I propose to bring you 12 little glad tidings of things that have brought a little joy to life this dismal year. Today: finally doing...
Postcard #2 Merry Maidens
My second postcard from my Run the UK Challenge.I mean, they assume I date women, but OK. Here is more stuff about the Merry Maidens.
Dying Jezebels
There were dying butterflies wherever we looked on our walk today.Butterflies appear all year around here in Hong Kong, and DB, being relatively green, is full of them. These Redbase Jezebels (Delias pasithoe) have been around for the last few weeks but this weekend...