Category Archives: personal blog

I managed to get up this morning in enough time for a dash to the waterfront. It was a bit chilly but that was ok. I was walking on the high street, heading away from the ferry. I found myself thinking about what the street might have been like in the 17th or 18th centuries.Continue reading “1140 – Morning Walk”

I have been off my game for quite a while now. I’m not happy with that fact, and am going to try to get back on track. My nightly posts might not be inspiring (have they ever been?) but if I don’t do them then I’ll never have the chance to inspire someone. After all,Continue reading “1139 – Regaining the habit…”

I might have used this picture before. If so, my apologies. It was a bit of a spur of the moment thing really. I was suddenly filled with the urge to write. I think that is a very good thing. I was pleased, but what to write about? Well, today’s topic is one that IContinue reading “1138 – The urge to write”

That pretty much describes me at the moment. I couldn’t do the Thursday Night Net last week, I just couldn’t cope wit it, and if the truth were known there was a brief period this evening when I didn’t want to do it tonight. I’m very aware that I have withdrawn from a lot ofContinue reading “1137 – Up and Down”

I went out looking for a new car today. I had to go to Waterlooville, I caught the E2 at the bottom of our road across to Gosport bus station, a quick dash across on the ferry, Them from the interchange at the hard I caught the Number 8 and that took me up toContinue reading “1136 – In which I use my bus pass”

About three weeks ago, it felt like a switch was operated in my mind. I’ve had no formal diagnosis, but feelings were that I probably have been (and continue) to suffer a bout of depression. The withdrawal from activities that I had previously really enjoyed was perhaps the most obvious manifestation (from this you willContinue reading “1135 – Feelings”

This morning was the second time this week that I went out for a morning walk. I mention this because I can’t remember the last time I went out twice on the trot. since I gave up walking that is. I got on the scales yesterday. I’m still heavier by quite a bit than whatContinue reading “1134 – Walking”

It has been a very wet weekend. It would have made things so much easier if it had been raining this morning because I could have stayed in bed. Unsurprisingly it turned out to be both dry and quite pleasant. I managed to take a quick walk along the side of the Cocklepond. Somebody thoughtContinue reading “1133 – I managed to get up…”

Blue sky in the picture does not represent an accurate reflection of the weekend. I emptied the rain gauge on Saturday at about 1400hrs. Quite a bit later than I normally do. Just shy of 50mm (the gauge was nearly full) over roughly thirty hours I emptied again this morning nearly 40 mm between 1400Continue reading “1132 – Wet Weekend”

I haven ‘t given up, either the blog or writing a book. The thhought comes back to me every so often. Of course, if I don’t actually get on with it, whatever book I might think of writing will never get written. I guess you either have a book inside you, or you don’t. There’sContinue reading “1131 – I haven’t given up…”