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i am a runner

If I go running a couple of times a week am I a runner?

May 17·2 min read·250 words

lost and found again – this time a water bottle

This is becoming a bit of a theme, lose something, order a replacement, and then the lost item reappears. Earlier in the year it was an AirPod, now it is a water bottle. Couldn't for the life of me lo…

Apr 28·2 min read·249 words

things I might dump in 2026 – april update

In late 2025 I put together a list of things I would dump in 2026. Three months of the year are done, so how have I been getting on?

Apr 8·3 min read·519 words

happy with my blog – now what?

I am finally done with moving blog platforms. The tinkering has finally stopped, for a while at least.

Mar 14·3 min read·543 words

testing ActivityPub

Going to test the ActivityPub plugin for Wordpress. Some new functionality means it could really be useful on this site.

Mar 12·1 min read·74 words

even the brits are fed up of the rain

In the UK we are used to the rain, we get a lot of it.

Feb 8·2 min read·235 words

as if by magic – the AirPod reappeared

As disappointingly forecast in my previous post, the missing AirPod has reappeared.

Jan 25·1 min read·103 words

for faffs sake – I lost an AirPod

Ignored my own advice and purchased AirPods. Guess what, I have lost one.

Jan 3·1 min read·186 words

things I will spend more time on in 2026

This is the inverse of my recent post about stuff I'd like to dump in 2026. It is inspired by Jon’s blog where he added an invest list.

Dec 24·1 min read·163 words

things I might dump in 2026

A rather random list of things I might dump in 2026.

Dec 16·1 min read·79 words

no more decisions please

I can actually hear my brain scream when someone asks me to make a decision, it just wants to pop onto standby mode until the question has passed.

Nov 23·2 min read·228 words

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.

Oct 5·2 min read·287 words

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.

Sep 21·1 min read·197 words

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.

Aug 30·2 min read·256 words

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 …

Aug 27·2 min read·333 words

the ballad of wallis island

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

Jul 27·1 min read·98 words

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.

Jun 29·2 min read·342 words

back to wordpress (again)

As I continue to wonder aimlessly around the world of blogging tools I have returned to Wordpress.

Jun 1·1 min read·188 words

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.

May 23·1 min read·91 words

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.

Apr 18·2 min read·225 words