I was going to go to bed at a fairly normal time last night, but then fell down an internet rabbit hole of my own making. I was going to go to bed at a fairly normal time last night, but then fell down an internet rabbit hole of my own making. Before I knew…

We just got back from the cinema – after finally seeing the latest (and perhaps final?) Bridget Jones movie. I had heard mixed things about it – some friends loved it, some hated it, some were indifferent. We just got back from the cinema – after finally seeing the latest (and perhaps final?) Bridget Jones…

I’m sitting in the dark of the junk room, bathed in the light from the computer screen, surrounded by silence throughout the house. I’m sitting in the dark of the junk room, bathed in the light from the computer screen, surrounded by silence throughout the house. Everybody else is already in bed, and the clocks…

It’s late on Friday night, and I’m wondering if my body has started to turn a corner. After a week taking steroids and antibiotics, I took the last of them this morning. It’s late on Friday night, and I’m wondering if my body has started to turn a corner. After a week taking steroids and…

On the way home from visiting my parents last night, after being sick for the better part of two weeks, my other half pretty much ordered to me to book a doctors appointment. On the way home from visiting my parents last night, after being sick for the better part of two weeks, my other…

Greetings from deepest, darkest Cornwall, where I’m visiting my parents for the weekend. Greetings from deepest, darkest Cornwall, where I’m visiting my parents for the weekend. After arriving late on Friday evening, we wandered into Looe on Saturday – known from a recently famous television show as “Shipton Abbot”. We wandered around the town, half-expecting…

After a week and a half struggling with a cough and cold, I’m finally starting to feel better this morning – or at least if I sit quietly, I don’t cough my lungs up. My head still slowly fills with snot though. Too much? Sorry. After a week and a half struggling with a cough…

After signing myself off work sick last Wednesday, I returned to work on Thursday and Friday even though I was quite obviously getting worse. After signing myself off work sick last Wednesday, I returned to work on Thursday and Friday even though I was quite obviously getting worse. Even missing a day caused so much…

I’m not entirely sure where today has gone. One of the kids brought a pretty awful virus into the house, and it got me. I think this might be the first day I’ve had off work for over a year. I’m not entirely sure where today has gone. One of the kids brought a pretty…

After several months chasing our own tails, we invited some friends over last night. There really wasn’t much of a plan – other than escaping from each other’s normal lives for a few hours. After several months chasing our own tails, we invited some friends over last night. There really wasn’t much of a plan…