Hurrah, I have a well deserved week off from the toils and tribulation of the railway. I've been looking forward to this break for months and I have a comprehensive plan to make the most of it. It goes like this... Six nights in Malta. Which made it look suspiciously similar to almost every plan … Continue reading Holiday!
If we buy into the adage that this is a war on Covid, then it’s reasonable to say that the war is far from being won. The enemy is simply concentrating its guns elsewhere at the moment. Brazil, Mexico and India seem to be taking the brunt of it. For now. Most of the over … Continue reading Itchy Feet
I’ve been looking for the right location to get this shot for a while. I’d always been looking for a location outside of the station. There is an angle, but it’d require a panorama photo to get everything in, and a very distorted one at that. But I should have been looking for a spot … Continue reading Twenty Years
A year ago today, Boris went on the evening telly to let us all know that we needed to stay home. Protect the NHS. Save lives. He was telling us this at least a couple of weeks later than he should have. But I guess we should be grateful that he didn’t leave it a … Continue reading Reflection
During lockdown one, which began almost a year ago, I started counting the days. Day 1 of lockdown quickly turned into Day 10. Then Day 30. And so on. It seemed to be a never ending count. At times, I wondered if I should be scratching lines into a wall somewhere, to make sure I … Continue reading Getting There
I have my Sunday morning routine. I tend to rise from bed earlier than Mrs P, who prefers a lie in. I need my first cup of coffee more than I need a lie in. I brew a half carafe, serve myself a large mug - milk and a good dollop of salted caramel syrup … Continue reading The Sunday Papers
Mrs P and I stayed up to watch the surprise London fireworks/drone/light show on television. I thought it was very well done in the circumstances. It will go down alongside a number of other events of 2020 as being particularly poignant and representative of an extraordinary year. But I won’t dwell on what has been. … Continue reading Happy New Year
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