Thank you so much for this awesome gift for Sarah and my kitchen! Here are some pictures of it in place. I can’t believe that Dad made this in 1957 – it looks just like something he could have made last week, which says something about when he learnt his woodcraft skills. I am so [...]
Every Tuesday I leave my office at 6.30 and walk down the road for 20 minutes to my taekwondo class at the Barbican. Of those walks for the past year, it has rained only once. And today. [update] I wrote too soon. By the time I left my office at 6.30, the rain had stopped. [...]
So, I’ve been trying to find a decent local alternative to all the Starbucks that surround my workplace – I’m fed up with overpriced, mediocre coffee that isn’t even fairly traded. The obvious place to try is Tinderbox, at the Angel Islington, which is trendy but serves a decent cup of coffee. I went in [...]
So, we’re home, and wow does the UK come as a disappointment after 4 weeks in Canada. Let’s just say one can get spoilt by amazing views, friendly people, fresh air, exercise and hardly any work. Our final week in Whistler was fantastic. We went out boarding everyday, and the sun finally came out to [...]
We’re now nearing the end of week 4, but just to recap on last week. Rain, rain, rain. We took a day off thinking the rain was just temporary, but then realised that no, this was spring in Whistler and we took to the slopes. It’s a very odd feeling snowboarding in the rain. We [...]
We’ve had two days of sunshine, and yesterday was fantastic because we also had pretty fresh snow. Sarah and I headed out quite early, but didn’t go up the mountain because we had to make a stop to buy amazing new bindings. We both bought the Burton Escapade bindings, which are significantly better than the [...]
Straight up to the very top of Blackcomb mountain, climbing 1 vertical mile on 3 chair lifts with four of our housemates. Jemima wearing flourescent pink trousers again, to the amusement of the boys. Head off in deep powder and zero visibility, the boys go off piste and we try to stay on, but split [...]
So, we’re in Whistler, Canada, for four weeks in March. Hard to believe, and incredibly cool. We’re just getting to the end of week 1, and pictures are appearing on Flickr from us now. We are just about over our jet lag, and getting into things. I was surprised by how much I didn’t enjoy [...]
I’m trying something this week – I’m looking out for at least three things a day to make me smile. So far, I’ve achieved it on the way into work. Yesterday: There was a woman on the tube wearing a fantastic stripy hat. It had red and purple stripes, with a sort of pink / [...]
So, I found a snowboarding sale yesterday, and, um, went mad. This is significantly brighter than my blue boarding trousers and coat and I think I may have swayed a little too far in the other direction. What you can’t see is how the trousers and jacket attach to each other to create a powder-proof [...]