Hmm, I've not been on here for a while ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago I realised that it was 30 years since I last had a holiday in Scotland for anything longer than a SF convention, so I decided to remedy that this year. I'm currently on a Virgin Pendolino somewhere in the Southern Uplands (just gone past a wind farm that wasn't there last time I came this way) - train's about 20 minutes late, but ( Read more... )

Oh my aching feet ( Read more... )

Did the traditional Saturday-before-Christmas visit to Wrexham Crematorium yesterday to leave flowers for my parents and brother, and sundry uncles and aunts who've ended up there - my goodness it was cold there yesterday, I was glad to get the bus back into town after 45 minutes, so I could do a little shopping to warm up and get the train home ( Read more... )

Starting my winter break today (no work until the 5th... yay!), I was just doing a bit of last minute shopping - well, treating myself really, since the sales seem to have started early. Caught the 1111 train from Crewe to Manchester, and despite Virgin warning that they've got "boarding controls" at Euston over the holiday period this train ( ( Read more... )