For once, the arrival of August has not put me in a panic. Maybe it’s because it has been hot - so hard to be anxious in the heat. Maybe there has been enough other stuff going on that I don’t have time to think about time passing. Although (in the northern hemisphere at least)… Continue reading Random thoughts from August
Tag: London
No no no – November
The first freezing day of winter. The windows of the bedroom have condensed water drops around the frames. I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Does it mean our windows are working well or not?I wipe the water away with an old tea towel I keep in the bedroom… Continue reading No no no – November
ABBA Voyage – review
I was there at the beginning and I stayed there until the end, purchasing the not-widely-known The Visitors album in my early teens. Music had moved on, ABBA was no longer fahsionable. I put my albums away at the back of the cupboard. It was some time early in my 20s I pulled them out… Continue reading ABBA Voyage – review
Cold
London doesn’t cope well with properly cold weather. You would think, being a European capital, that the city would have some degree of familiarity with how to behave in the cold. But it doesn’t. Examples: * when it snows, drivers have no idea how to drive anymore. Cars are abandoned at the side of the… Continue reading Cold
Love this city… (but sometimes I hate it too)
I always dreamt about one day living in London. I'm not quite sure what I pictured this life would be, but presumably my dreams did not involve things like: queuing for a bus, cramming onto a crowded Tube, getting wet feet from a hidden puddle under wobbly paving on the footpath. But these are as much… Continue reading Love this city… (but sometimes I hate it too)
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
London Bridge Station
I hate London Bridge Station. Whenever I go there it's either to go see a doctor about something medical, so I'm probably sick and/or in pain; or I'm heading to visit friends South of the River and this is my second change and third train. (Any northside Londoner will tell you the South may as… Continue reading London Bridge Station
The world of work
It's been a while since I was out in the market looking for work. But something happened this week that reminded me of my temp days, working for agencies, looking for something permanent. Here's an example of a typical prospective job conversation I would have with someone from an agency. Hi Michelle, it's Kate/Amanda here… Continue reading The world of work
Bus anger
People get unreasonably angry about ridiculously small things and it amuses and frustrates me. Last week, when we were still in the low transport volume "twixtmas" season (I hate that word by the way), I was taking the bus to the station in the morning instead of walking. Partly because it was nice to be… Continue reading Bus anger
The first week of 2020
Yes it's that time of year when people make resolutions that they don't keep. I'm going to break it down smaller, and try and set myself things to think about and do each month. Having had another spell of ill heath at the end of 2019, I'm starting 2020 with a commitment to building up… Continue reading The first week of 2020
Tales from Tobhamhor 