Some local friends suggested we meet them at the Open Gardens locally. I've always had the intention of visiting this London-wide event, but have never got round to it. It was a bit of an accelerated version anyway, as we had to start after 2YO's nap, but still really enjoyable, and definitely in the calendar … Continue reading Open Gardens Day
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Moving Office
We moved office today. We were in a great office, but it was too big for us, so was feeling a bit weird being on two banks of desks at one end, and of course burning more money than necessary. So we've decamped to a WeWork, initially in Monument, but ultimately back in Southwark on … Continue reading Moving Office
Cheltenham Weekend
Our month-long series of weekend activities culminated with a trip to Cheltenham to see our very good friends who've lived there for 7 or 8 years, I reckon. Getting to Cheltenham was easy as pie and my wife had even booked us in first class (although I was disappointed that GWR charge for alcoholic drinks … Continue reading Cheltenham Weekend
Ramsgate Weekend
Month of Outings 3 of 4. My wife had organised with our good friends in Lille that we would meet up halfway. They hopped over on a ferry and we trained out of London to meet in Ramsgate. I'd never been here before. Aurélie found an excellent Airbnb near the seafront. The weather was, to … Continue reading Ramsgate Weekend
Brighton Visitors
Katie and Owen came to visit us with Lana this weekend, and a fairly chilled time was had. It's nice to just be able to chill out without feeling we should be doing anything more significant than, for example, making pizza for the kids' tea. We took them to the Forest School which has started … Continue reading Brighton Visitors
The Hague Weekend
The first weekend in our series of four was a trip to The Hague to meet up with friends. The female contingent of this group of friends have known each other since school in France, and have conveniently married nice people and had children at similar sorts of times. Anders and Sarah now live in … Continue reading The Hague Weekend
Final Scores
I hope that I'll keep this blog going, even if not as frequently as I have done so far. I set out to chronicle my activities and achievements during my six weeks of "Transformational Leave", and as that time is now up, let's review how I've done. It was a shame I was ill for … Continue reading Final Scores
Beardsley Generation at the Heath Robinson Museum
I'd heard about an exhibition involving Aubrey Beardsley via an Art Fund email. This was taking place at the Heath Robinson Museum, which is located in Pinner - a short hop on Jubilee and Metropolitan for me. The museum sits in Pinner Memorial Park which is rather lovely. It is only open Thursday-Sunday, 11am-4pm, so … Continue reading Beardsley Generation at the Heath Robinson Museum
Cybersecurity Exam
The reason I needed to be in central London by 1.30pm was because I had an exam scheduled. I wanted to do at least a little bit over my six week break which was related to my day job, although not something I directly do or am responsible for. As I'm the Privacy guy at … Continue reading Cybersecurity Exam
Beckton Park to Crystal Palace
This was a pretty action-packed day! First off was getting back to Beckton Park, where I'd ended the original running plan over 2 weeks previously. I'd decided to make up for lost time by cycling some of the Capital Ring route, otherwise I'd never get it done. I was already slightly anxious as a) I … Continue reading Beckton Park to Crystal Palace
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