Draft Posts

Reading time: 4 mins I have a habit of starting to write posts but not finishing them and then complaining (to myself) that I donโ€™t have anything to write about. The moment will pass and then a few days later the urge will come rolling back in like a gentle tide and Iโ€™m back at the keyboard, typing out…

Six by Nico: Paris

Reading time: 4 mins Bonjour mes amis, le moment est venu de revoir le dernier menu du Six by Nico. Cette fois-ci, nous visitons Paris!* Don’t worry, I won’t be testing your translation skills any further. I’d heard good things about this menu and managed to sneak in to try it before it disappears at the end of the…

The latest doohickeys

Reading time: 5 mins My Dad is a bit of a gadget fiend. From the colouring change LED light in the toilet (it hangs inside the toilet, lighting up the bowlโ€ฆ) to a myriad of motion sensing lights, web cams, and remote-controlled stuff, he is always happy finding little whatnots and thingymajigs to make things a little easier/better in…

Returning to the routine

Reading time: 5 mins Itโ€™s been almost two months since we moved into our new home and we are starting to settle in and figure out what our routines are, which means Iโ€™m also figuring out how to make time to get back into some of the things I used to do when I was living alone to make…

Stalled

Reading time: < 1 min I’d just finished baking the cake. I’d let it cool, iced it, and slipped it onto a tray. I picked it up, turned round and stood transfixed as it slid from the tray to the floor with a dull splat. Such is the analogy I’m using to sum up last week as, not long after…

Back to fitness

Reading time: 3 mins I’ve not been to the gym for a couple of months whilst I get my hip and ankle issues sorted. Shockwave treatment worked a charm, and physio is going well so far which leaves me confident of getting back to some level of fitness sooner rather than later. I don’t do New Year resolutions but…