I had a visit to Sandwich Sandwich yesterday; love the fact that the man who appears in several of their Instagram posts made mine yesterday; we even spoke briefly about Christmas coming up.

That's him on the right, with Adam Richman.


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I don't think I've ever cooked using cockles before, so here's my attempt at Jack Monroe's "cockle spaghetti", made tonight.


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Last night, we had a powercut; it was annoying because it occurred just after I arrived at taekwon-do, so class got cancelled. It lasted only half an hour, but we had another one during the night, so I woke up to find that I had to reset my bedside clock once again ( Read more... )

Today, I'm just remembering how it's my choice what I prioritise. I've been trying to edit the book that I've nearly finished writing, but this morning I decided not to get carried away with writing this, and got on with some routines, including indoor fitness, and decided to have a walk before I did half an hour of editing ( Read more... )

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One of those days when I find myself having to say no to the most tantalising last-minute offers, one lunch with friends because of a meeting and also a pub visit with a friend, just so I could make it to taekwon-do easily, and there's always a bit of my head telling me I could have gone along for half an hour and made it to taekwon-do, but also ( Read more... )

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This week's thefridayfive

1. What is the last shower thought you had (aka random thought in the shower or during downtime)

Absolutely no idea; maybe: "This shower isn't up to much", when I chose the one in the local pool that turned to be just a dribble of water.

2. What is the last thing you changed your mind about?

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I didn't do much today; managed to chat with one of the dads at taekwon-do who I've not spoken to much ( Read more... )

I got my haircut this morning; I got there nice and early, five minutes before I had to in fact; was glad to see the lads who work in the place appear around the corner exactly on time. A morning haircut is a nice opportunity for a chat before work as well ( Read more... )