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5 Oct 25

my favourite art from the RWA Annual Open Exhibition 2025

Think this is my third visit Royal West of England Academy Annual Open Exhibition and the first I have managed to capture my favourites and cobble them together in a post.
21 Sep 25

dry september – an early finish

I did start my dry September experiment slightly early and that might justify an early finish, but to be honest that wouldn’t be telling all of the story.
30 Aug 25

dry september – an early start

January has always seemed to be the worst month to stop drinking alcohol. Cold weather, short days and the excitement of Christmas a distant memory. We do dry September instead.
27 Aug 25

apple watch experiment – update

I’m about 2 months into my apple watch experiment, and to be honest, I’m not wearing it now. I haven’t worn it on a daily basis for a few weeks. It is upstairs, on my bedside cabinet happily charging away.
27 Jul 25

the ballad of wallis island

Went to Watershed in Bristol today to watch the ballad of Wallis island.
29 Jun 25

my apple watch experiment

One of the apple products I have never owned is an Apple Watch, I was recently offered a spare watch by my parents so I thought I would give it a go.
1 Jun 25

back to wordpress (again)

As I continue to wonder aimlessly around the world of blogging tools I have returned to WordPress.
23 May 25

a compost bore

Now that I am a gardener I need to sort out the compost bins. I have three of them, I have geeked out on how to do it and made a start.
18 Apr 25

I am now a gardener

We have lived, up until now, in houses with lawns and simple borders. My main gardening tasks were to keep the lawns mown and to keep the worst of the weeds at bay.