When I was a child I remember a book from the library about a man living alone who hated to wash up. He bought a flat-bed truck, put all his dirty dishes on it, and drove it around in the rain. This will be me if I don’t make some kitchen decisions and fast. Below […]
…of about 15 parts I would imagine. Firstly a huge thanks to all the useful advice from readers in the comments of my last floor post. Lots of useful info and things to think about. This weekend was the first time I’ve seen the new floor in person. My mum and dad were coming to […]
If you live in, work in or have had to pass through Kings Cross at any point in the last eight or so years, you’ll have seen the area’s extraordinary transformation from industrial waste land / looks like where the bodies are dug up by unknowing construction workers in a grim BBC1 Drama, to a […]
Dear Jill as promised I am finally sending a dispatch to you and the blog about life on the island – just as it’s coming to an end. Let’s get the most galling aspect out of the way first – the weather has been amazing, with daily swims – our wet suits are as yet […]
I’ve started playing the piano again. Just picked up from where I left off aged 17 when I moved out of home to go away and start my adult life. Claire de Lune is the exact place I stopped and it was only half-learnt at that. What kind of person decides to just stop before […]