Is there a Sherlock Holmes amongst you? If so, you will have deduced that I am not a night owl. So many photographs of Bournemouth’s pier and beaches, but never after dark. So I thought I’d treat myself to a late night walk. Admittedly, these photos were taken only just after sunset, at about nine. … Continue reading Bournemouth at Night
Oh what wouldn’t one do to be able to go back about nine months in time and have a good long chat with the people of Wuhan about the perils of a roasted Pangolin sandwich invest every last penny in companies produces perplex screens, black and yellow plastic tape and customised floor vinyls. The one … Continue reading Question Time
Taken from one of my favourite viewpoints, the little balcony/gazebo at Starbucks.
The coronavirus has forced business to enter the 21st century. It seems reasonable that it might force government and society to do likewise. Perhaps policy will be best decided over the next few years on the basis of what we need and what we should do, as opposed to what we want and what we … Continue reading The Green Revolution
The Second WaveI’m not sure I’ve spoken to anyone in the last month who doesn’t believe that there will be a second wave. It seems a certainty to me. But what do any of us really know? The coronavirus has given new meaning to the quote ‘the more I learn, the less I know’. I’m tempted … Continue reading
#ThrowbackthursdayThailand, 2001. The blue shirt was bought in Bangkok. An absolutely dreadful silk item that was worn a couple of times on that holiday and perhaps twice more in the years that followed.The plastic sandals were Levis and darned comfortable. I traipsed across Africa, Europe, Asia and North America in them. They’d melted in tropical … Continue reading
TravelSo far, the pandemic has been good to us. We’ve escaped illness and have had a lot of time off. It’s been a dry run at retirement, and it turns out that retirement suits me. It doesn’t suit everyone. Some people just have a need to keep doing stuff that doesn’t really need doing. Of course, … Continue reading
The Mexile 