It's a cassette that I used to listen to when I lived in the North, a long time ago. Eddi Reader's self titled album. I didn't have a lot of music with me then, so I listened to this a lot while I was taking the bus from the town where I lived to the… Continue reading Joke (I’m Laughing)
Category: Observation
A smaller journey
My work diary has a note on next Friday, April 3rd, "Fly to Mumbai". It's a sad reminder to me of travel plans cancelled because of the virus. And yes I'm sad, but I accept that this is how it is now. This is "the new normal". At a time when no-one can travel and… Continue reading A smaller journey
Being grateful
It's the end of my first day of working from home. The first of what could be four weeks out of the office (although only two weeks are confirmed right now). Despite the slow IT systems, things not working as they should, lack of team banter, and no access to discount cafeteria and coffee, I… Continue reading Being grateful
Buying face cream
I originally wrote this as a Facebook post three years ago. It was a friend's comment on this post that led me to start this blog, so I thought I would share it. I also just went through this process again a few weeks ago, and all my thoughts are still topical. *** It’s that… Continue reading Buying face cream
A Peter Pan kind of life
I had a friend who was leaving London and throwing a leaving party to get together with her London friends one last time. She said something that stuck has with me. (Something apart from useful tips on shipping the contents of your house to Australia and what you can and can't sell on Ebay or… Continue reading A Peter Pan kind of life
A trip to the hairdresser
I was at the hairdresser this morning. I made an appointment because that's what I do. My hairdresser is a busy woman and I wouldn't turn up just expecting her to fit me with no notice. Apparently this is not what other people do. I arrived just as she was opening (I was first appointment… Continue reading A trip to the hairdresser
False eyelashes
Lately I've noticed a lot of young girls wearing false eyelashes. And I have only noticed this because these are HUGE FALSE EYELASHES. It really looks like these girls have gathered up pubic hair, formed it into a semi circle and stuck it to their eyelids. Or maybe they shaved a tarantula and used that… Continue reading False eyelashes
Well, man
"I've been taking Wellman since my twenties." I see this poster at the station every morning and every morning it confuses me. My first point of confusion is because I don't know who David Gandy is. Obviously he's some kind of 'celebrity'. But I don't know his celebrity background and why that makes him adequately… Continue reading Well, man
Winter. Hats.
It's getting on to that cold point of the year - not quite winter but cold enough for me to think about shifting my coat to the next level of warm (the grey wool coat). But I'll try and brave it out to November, build up my cold resistance for a few days more. It's… Continue reading Winter. Hats.
My Dad
It's five years since my Dad died. Five years since I realised people saying, "Sorry for your loss," "Thinking of you," or "Keeping you in my prayers" (especially if they are not praying people) doesn't help make you feel better. From my experience, "Sorry for your loss," is one of the most trite and useless… Continue reading My Dad
Tales from Tobhamhor 