Feeling a bit out of sorts today, and can't quite put my finger on why that is. Certainly shouldn't. It's been a great bank holiday weekend. Went up to see some friends on Saturday and stay the night. Mexican food and tequila tasting. I made corn tortillas from scratch, and my mate made carnitas. Great night. Lazy-ish day yesterday. Lie in today, ( Read more... )

Meant to get this in last week ( Read more... )

Friends down for the Easter weekend with two kids, aged 10 and 7. I took the dad to the beer festival in our local on Friday, where we spent most of the day and evening. The wife had a range of activities for the kids, from planting seedlings to baking brownies. Saturday was big day out in London. Saw the mummies at the British Museum, made the ( Read more... )

Very good weekend: a couple bike rides, enjoying the sunshine. Rushed through chores, skipping some; take advantage of the English weather when you can ( Read more... )

Wife left town Friday night so I could have the boys around and host poker. Been since November and not having one for March, so it was good to get a few games in, even if only four of us could make it. Also it was good to play host, which I've only done once before. Besides needing to get use out of my table and chips -- which everyone commented ( Read more... )

Experiencing info overload. I need to switch from input to output. Collecting thoughts for this random entry should help. Would be nice to get on the bike soon as well ( Read more... )

LJ Catchup Time! Had a saved draft from a while ago ( Read more... )

Date night Friday, a place I've been wanting to go for over a year. Still getting great reviews and since it's white truffle season, we decided it was time to finally make reservations. Locanda Locatelli is purported to be one of the best Italian restaurants in the country, and it's been a long time since I've been to a nice one ( Read more... )

The August bank holiday has passed, the sun has gone into hiding, the summer is clearly at an end. This morning I craved tea & porridge, and it felt as if I were 10 again, heading back to school ( Read more... )

The whole vanity thing has calmed down a bit since I've last mentioned it (a year or so ago?) Thankfully. I'm not getting any younger! I do, however, need some new casual clothes. I do still want to look cool.... for 35. I've asked a well-dress friend of mine to take me shopping this summer to Primark. He seems to be able to work the cheap ( Read more... )