Gosh, it's been another hot minute. I use the word hot ever so lightly, reflecting the current mood of the weather. After months of bleak winter, I’m finally spending a couple of days enjoying blossoming spring, typically by the canal, just like many others who are out in their sixes. I'll take summer’s preview for [...]
Jan 24th: Today would’ve been my millionth walk. How many steps is that now? Probably enough to have walked around the whole of London twice and back without leaving my neighbourhood. The other day I witnessed the perfect winter weather. Against the chilly breeze, I welcomed any heat the sun could generously share, I could [...]
I blinked and it’s almost at the end of December. In a few days, 2021 will be standing on my doorstep, knocking until I open the door. I'll know it's the New Year the very second it arrives. The colours lighting up the sky will be the biggest giveaway. I once used to sleep straight [...]
And, here we go again… Exactly three weeks ago I excitedly waved goodbye to what I assumed would be the last lockdown of 2020. I was back at work, sitting outside in the fresh air having lunch when the weather allowed it. However, little did I know within weeks of returning to my favourite spot [...]
It’s a late Monday afternoon in December. Roughly 30 days have passed since I last sat in this location during my lunch break. Today, I’ve chosen a different bench to occupy for an ever-so-slight change in view, which happens to be a new shop front. The atmosphere relatively remains the same, the glitz of motif [...]
