Journal

Looking west

Looking west

So this is actually a photo of yesterday and I'm posting it here for the benefit of those of you who have not already seen it on my Insta and Twitter feeds. Our friend Puven is moving back to a new job in his native KL in a couple of weeks. Our other friend Tim...

Running on, masked

Running on, masked

Amid the frustration and concern of our third CV-19 spike here in Hong Kong, our government has introduced the most stringent measures yet to try and eliminate the virus. From this morning it is mandatory to wear a mask in all outdoor public places at all times with a...

June

June

In my defence, I had not anticipated when I planned this temperature blanket that the temperature would be quite so relentlessly stable in June. It's rained and thundered a few times, but my design has no way of depicting this. As it is, there's been a whole month of...

Green ink

Green ink

This has been the week that I have finally had enough. And it's still only Wednesday. First, this declaration on FB: Right. Enough now. For far too long I have tolerated ignorant racist dog whistles from people who have never bothered to read or educate themselves and...

May

May

Words, words, words! I'm so sick of words! I get words all day through, first from him now from you, Is that all you blighters can do?!   My Fair Lady, Lerner and Loewe That's how I'm feeling at the moment. There's everything to say about this *gestures around*...

April

April

A month in to my temperature blanket project and this is as far as I've got. My daily knitting interlude, with the previous day's The Archers in the background, has become an anchor point in these days of staying in. We haven't really had a lockdown here in Hong Kong...

Nice buns

Nice buns

This is the third time I've made Hot Cross Buns. The two previous times ended in heavy, dense disappointment and I was a little concerned about these as the yeast predictably behaved like first years on Spring Break even in the fridge, before collapsing in a heap...