I’m going to disappear now until at least next Wednesday. As my friend Catherine kindly reminded me: ‘a neglected blog is the sign of a full life’. Seeing as I have blogged almost everyday since the birth of ALBD, I feel a short absence may be in order before I start being able to write…
Category: Journeys
Goodbyes and Silliness
Today, another one is leaving us. This time it is my very good friend Catherine who has seen me through all sorts of crises both personal and work related, and I am only just coming to terms with not being able to see her every weekday as I have for the past two years. Instead Miss…
Eyes closed, deep breath, head down…GO!
As you may have gathered from the rather desperate plea below to Mr Savile, I have been approaching the start of the new academic year with enormous trepidation. Indeed, there is nothing like having 4 months of your own free time given back to you to remind you what it is like to lead a normal life again…
Large Fruit
It is one of the strangest feelings to visit a place you know so well, but yet you have never been before. These were the exact sentiments I passed by my other half 10 days ago as we stood, audio guide clad in the shadow of Lady Liberty, enjoying a somewhat surreal but spectacular view of downtown Manhattan….
It’s all about the Journey
I’m really excited. August has filled itself with a plethora of events, all of which I am looking forward to immensely. Not at least the journeys… I have always been a firm believer that is doesn’t matter what happens in life, it is the journey that counts. This is a philosophy however I also seem to have taken on…