Hello, dear readers!
This will be a quick one.
I know. I’ve said that before.
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Café Culture
Hello, dear readers!
One of the wonderful things about having a new car is the sudden and undeniable urge to do some driving.
Yes, my brand new Hyundai Ioniq isn’t all that much different from my old Hyundai Ioniq, but Winnie (the name of the car in question) is still new. She still has that distinct ‘new car smell’, that sheen to her tyres. A windscreen unframed by the dust and dirt of the road. A subtle stiffness to her accelerator.
So yes, having noted all of those things, I of course must, as quickly as humanly possible, do my best to destroy them. I don’t mean by wrapping Winnie around a lamppost, you understand. I simply mean my new steed is in need of breaking in. The girl needs some miles on the clock.
So off we popped.
One of the wonderful things about having a new car is the sudden and undeniable urge to do some driving.
Yes, my brand new Hyundai Ioniq isn’t all that much different from my old Hyundai Ioniq, but Winnie (the name of the car in question) is still new. She still has that distinct ‘new car smell’, that sheen to her tyres. A windscreen unframed by the dust and dirt of the road. A subtle stiffness to her accelerator.
So yes, having noted all of those things, I of course must, as quickly as humanly possible, do my best to destroy them. I don’t mean by wrapping Winnie around a lamppost, you understand. I simply mean my new steed is in need of breaking in. The girl needs some miles on the clock.
So off we popped.
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Of Monarchy and Motor Cars
Hello, dear readers!
There is a saying that the only constant in life is change. If ever there was a time when this was more than evident, it’s this month.
Yes, not only have we witnessed a sort of regime change at the top of the political tree (and for my feelings on that subject, read here), but the day after I posted that particular offering the country, nay, the world was shook by another seismic shift.
The Queen is dead. Long live The King.
There is a saying that the only constant in life is change. If ever there was a time when this was more than evident, it’s this month.
Yes, not only have we witnessed a sort of regime change at the top of the political tree (and for my feelings on that subject, read here), but the day after I posted that particular offering the country, nay, the world was shook by another seismic shift.
The Queen is dead. Long live The King.
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
The More Things Change
Hello, dear readers!
And welcome to the sunlit uplands of a bright, brave new world.
It’s true. Even now, as I look out the living room window, the sun is streaming through the blinds and the temperature hovering just south of uncomfortable. It’s the kind of day where all seems right with the world. The kind of day to forget about tomorrow’s worries and focus on the pleasures of the moment (steady!).
Which is good, because thinking about tomorrow should probably carry some kind of health warning.
Luckily, the endless days of this late summer seem destined to continue for some time yet, because a saviour has emerged to banish the dark clouds and the rain we actually could do with a bit of. Winter might be coming, but Liz is going to sort it all out.
And welcome to the sunlit uplands of a bright, brave new world.
It’s true. Even now, as I look out the living room window, the sun is streaming through the blinds and the temperature hovering just south of uncomfortable. It’s the kind of day where all seems right with the world. The kind of day to forget about tomorrow’s worries and focus on the pleasures of the moment (steady!).
Which is good, because thinking about tomorrow should probably carry some kind of health warning.
Luckily, the endless days of this late summer seem destined to continue for some time yet, because a saviour has emerged to banish the dark clouds and the rain we actually could do with a bit of. Winter might be coming, but Liz is going to sort it all out.
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