What’s this blog all about?? BBC Theme: Grubby First posted 18 Feb 2012 Humans are grubby. We sweat, shed skin cells, and collect soil, dust and general grime at an alarmingly rapid rate. Anyone with children will understand that although adults are pretty messy, children seem to be fine tuned to make and attract grime….
8 July – Food
First Published 8 July 2012 Japanese pancakes, okonomiyaki, for tea tonight. Oko-nom-nom-nom-iyaki, Delicious. I had prawns on mine. We totally confused the poor waiter. But the food was delicious. It was a cross between pancakes and omelette. A mix of eggs, flour, cabbage, and Japanese yam. Then we went to the sports centre, a arcade…
7 July – Mini Osaka Update
First published – 7 July 2012 This is the clearest day (visibility wise) that we’ve had so far, the air cleared because we had some giant thunderstorms yesterday, with lots of lightning at about 4.30am. The storms have cleared the air and so there’s now a decent view out of our window.
7 July – dry day
First Published 8 July 2012 Our first dry day here in Japan. Sun out all day, extremely hot and there are some burnt faces and arms around the pitches. Start of the dry season apparently – like it changes one day and that’s it. Blows my mind. We start playing tomorrow. We have USA and…
6 July 2012 – First Day in Japan, Osaka
First Published – 6 July 2012 We arrived last night in Osaka, Japan. It took three hours of attempting to read the train map to get to nearly the right place. Then we had to walk the rest of the way to the hotel. We’re actually staying and playing the tournament in the city of…
52000words #7 – Hunger
What’s this blog all about?? BBC theme – Hunger First posted 3rd Feb 2012 Rare roast beef, mushrooms stuffed with goats cheese, rack of lamb, lemon drizzle cake, Asian cabbage salad, sesame seeds, Brazil nuts, banana loaf and mint chocolate. The list of my favourite foods could go on, thinking about food and cooking is…
June 2012 – Getting ready for Japan & China notes
What’s this now? Not another blog? Yes yes. Another old blog. This one is stories from a 2012 trip to China and Japan. These were published as we travelled – some of them have been edited so that they make sense, there were a lot of typos. That’s what happens when you write on a…
52000words #6 – Frozen
What’s this blog all about?? BBC Theme – Frozen First posted on 26 Jan 2012 Water is unique on earth as the only natural substance that can be found in all three states (as a gas, liquid and as ice) at the temperatures found ‘naturally’ on our planet. Water is essential for life, without it…
52000words #5 – Morning Light
What’s this blog all about?? BBC Theme – Morning Light First posted 21 Jan 2012 The sun rising over the north sea, we’re sat in silent in awe. Framed by the watery horizon and directly in the middle of the picture. The east facing beach allows a fantastic view of this daily event, the sun…
Notes on 52000words #4 – Elevated
Oooooh, these topics are tricky. I failed to write 1000 words this week, only hitting 800, but i decided that writing more was just going to drag it out and make it boring. So I stuck with the 800. Perhaps I’ll make up the 200 words another week. Perhaps not. Next weeks challenging topic is…
52000words #4 – Elevated – Cloud 9 is just the beginning
What’s this blog all about?? BBC theme – Elevated First posted 12 Jan 2018 I’m falling through a cloud filled sky, through the cumulonimbus, the monster of the atmosphere. Towering up to the tropopause and spreading out like a floating anvil, or a pancake on the ceiling. As I fall, I hit the top and…
Waking up on the wrong foot forward
Now I love a mixed metaphor – my favourite is ‘Splash the Boat out’, but today’s title is more than just a mixed metaphor. Life IS hectic. I know that, you know that. But there’s something about being busy at work, and coming home to a house in chaos that can really tire me out….
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