Monthly Archives: January 2018

I had lunch with Dawn today. We went to Cote. We were going to the Wheatsheaf but we’ve been there before so I decided we should try Cote instead. It was very full, though, fortunately, not so full that we … Continue reading →

This morning it was very cold when I walked up to the gym. My phone claimed it was -2 and the frost on all the cars was stark testimony to it. Mind you, the paths weren’t slippy at all. The … Continue reading →

Today we were driving along the A3, returning from dropping Sophie and Tom at Weybridge, and Mirinda suddenly interrupted her interesting discussion about Innovation in the Workplace, with the suggestion that we should have lunch out. I shook my head … Continue reading →

Sophie and Tom visited us today. They will be our final guests since November. Though, to be fair, we have had a fortnight break. Having them come for dinner means I was cooking for most of the day. Mirinda wanted … Continue reading →

The place of the individual in human history, in my mind, is more important than the big events that shape the world. To understand the individual, no matter who or what or why, is to understand the time and the … Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes. Well, most of the day anyway. We did get caught in a bit of a squall late on but otherwise the day was bright and blue and full of sun. Not that it was … Continue reading →

We were visited by Storm Georgina overnight. I know because she woke me up with her pitter battering of the window. As I lay awake, glorying in her puff and for no reason other than wakefulness, I started thinking about … Continue reading →

Today started wet and drizzly and didn’t really improve. This is despite the fact that the Met Bureau claimed the weather would improve after 11am. Ha! That certainly wasn’t the case in Farnham. Just look at the Avenue of Trees … Continue reading →