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On Thursday 5th March, I went to the Tate and saw Tracey Emin’s bed, a piece of art I last saw in the 90s. A couple of days later, I visited the Bronte Parsonage, where I saw the reconstruction of Branwell Bronte’s bed. This...
“Wait – how old is this pub table?” That’s what we asked ourselves recently while sitting in The Swan With Two Necks in Bristol, our pints wobbling about on a slab of cracked marble on an black-painted iron base. Pubs can have this time...
Rivers are rarely the calm, orderly streams we imagine on maps. Over time, their winding paths—called meanders—shift, bend, and occasionally snap off in sudden “cutoff” events that shorten loops and reshape the landscape. While...
The two essays Simon links to are interesting, and I really like the video too, a calm, thoughtful format.
Initially, I was not overly keen on the Fitbit Air, and that's because the thought of wearing something on me all day, every day, was not motivating. That is why I do not wear a smart ring. Context below:I slept with the Oura Ring for 8...
Two big new pages on my site today. They’ve been available on my Patreon for some time. Enjoy!
At the end of each week, I usually collate a lightly edited collection of recent comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I tag on what books I may have finished reading. Knowing I’ll revisit my...
New hike up on the blog for Mt Asama, an active volcano in Karuizawa, Nagano. To be honest this mountain hadn't been in my 2026 hiking plans because it'd been stuck at a "Level 2" for possible volcanic eruptions for the past 3 years. But...