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28
Dec

because of all the words I deleted

This is how many words I wrote last week: During the working week 24 — 28 August, I wrote 13,671
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28
Dec

I feel a warm little glow of satisfaction

I read that piece in the Observer last weekend about how fear of a miserable, long, dark winter is mostly
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28
Dec

when will we cry in public again?

I haven’t been on a train since early March, so naturally I’ve been daydreaming about public transport a
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28
Dec

the five podcasts I actually listen to

If you had told me back in 2007, when approximately 30 per cent of all my waking hours were spent
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28
Dec

to go any distance across rough terrain

I want to talk about these boots. These are the Scarpa Women’s Terra GTX hiking boots. They are what
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28
Dec

working from home is great until it isn’t

When I first moved out of London — and don’t worry, this isn’t one of those “why I left
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28
Dec

a thimbleful of cherry brandy for three shillings

I was recording a podcast interview for a corporate client a while ago — we all have to pay the bills,
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06
Oct

this will take a minute

I was browsing the selection of books in my local charity shop recently when I encountered something wonderful: a microwave
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22
Sep

having a summer; I recommend it

It wasn’t until midway through August that I realised what was happening: unlike the past fifteen years, I was
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11
May

call the coastguard, I suppose

Recently, I made a trip back in time. I returned to a place that I have some very  mixed feelings
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