Up in Leeds where I've just seen a rather splendid gig by Neil Young and his young band 'Promise of the Real ( Read more... )

Where to begin. Getting to my busiest season at work, and the recent hot weather has hastened customer expectations - more of another time.

Musically? Not a stellar year... yet. I've bought few new CDs (Iggy Pop - middling overall, best tracks 'Gardenia' (surprisingly not the single release for the UK) and the opening track (which was the UK ( Read more... )

A small jog to get back in the habit. Unrecorded life just dissipates ( Read more... )

A pause from work last week for an afternoon garden party, the tickets a perk passed on to me by a relative. A couple of hundred guests had the private viewing of this popular garden on the edge of the Cotswolds, and a rather smart sit-down tea. Looking around with my friend A we agreed that we were fortunate to live in such a pleasant part of the ( Read more... )

The annual event, again. Increased rapidity. Went out with friends last night to see The Imitation Game. Worthwhile and moving film. Benedict Cumberbatch making a good job of playing Alan Turing, and enough of a plot to keep the attention.

A friend called in for coffee today and gifted me with...


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Happy Christmas to all, however you celebrate it.

I'm up in windswept Scotland with family. Overdue for a proper update, I'll see what I can sort in the New Year.

Very thankful that we have had a summer this year, after a run of grey, wet and cold years with few heatwaves - at least that's the impression, even if it doesn't match the figures ( Read more... )

A grey and lacklustre month. I should have been achieving a great deal, catching up on all my paperwork and office jobs, but it just hasn't happened. The usual excuses, everything taking longer than expected, a lack of energy, and possibly too many evenings taken 'researching' Tumblr ( Read more... )

Well I suppose it is worthy of an entry, especially considering some of the reasons I started this journal.

I'm referring to Tuesday in parliament when the "Gay Marriage Bill" passed it's first and probably largest hurdle, with a substantial 400:175 vote in favour ( Read more... )

The Internet leads you on diverse journeys ( Read more... )