Simon

Plus ça change, indeed. Enjoy your weekend, my friend.

Oh! Thank you, Michelle. I'm definitely still at it. And your post is a timely reminder. I'd totally forgotten I have an account on here.

Thank you, Tim.

Heartbreaking

Thank you, Andrew. That sounds really interesting.

Happy New Year, everyone. New Year means new books here. What good reads have you picked up lately?

Big Game 16. A fab day out with family and friends.

If it was London I'd certainly like to try and join you. That link doesn't seem to work though?

I feel old

I'm really enjoying seeing your art, Kerstin. You're becoming more and more accomplished. A genuine flourishing talent. Thank you.

So would I.

Ah!

Tree is up. Dog resolutely unimpressed.

I'm going with "eclectic".

That looks like quite a big one. We're off to get ours shortly.

One of these. Most likely The Worst Journey in the World. Or The Wasp Factory. Hmm...before being stranded I'd have all of them bound into a single volume.

That is my understanding, yes.

Green

Google Glass and subtitles would be useful eh?

While we're all getting to know each other (again, if you've been over there) here's my go-to playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/7tb...

I'm laughing now because it turns out I DO already have a TiKTok account. Might threaten to do some dance videos.

Might have to get myself on TikTok

Dad skillz.
Recent exchange with 18yo daughter.

We do "World Cup of..." often. Biscuits and crisps often feature. You draw up a list of entries and do a random draw to determine fixtures. You know, pink wafers vs Custard Creams and steadily they get eliminated until you have a winner.

Enjoyed hearing Jo Salter MBE describing her journey to becoming the RAF's first female combat jet fighter pilot today. Doodling along as ever.

The human world he describes feels as otherworldly from a quarter of the way through the 21st century as the enigmatic visitors that threaten it.

Yes. I reread The Kraken Wakes recently.

Ours is scared of any water deeper than ankle height.

Damp dog walk today