Month: August 2025

Hi, Okay, so that’s the first week of not being employed. It’s been…. odd. I mean, sure, there’s the usual routine of getting up at the same time, dog walking, household stuff, and yet… Hmm. No meetings, no rushing to do anything, and also no stress of did I remember to do blah? Is it worrying that I could get used to this? 😁 I’ve applied for a few things, had some phone calls, etc; and it’s early days. I didn’t expect to walk into something instantly, so I am making the most of the time, by taking things steady. I think not rushing nor chasing will be the right answer – at least for me – to avoid that’s […]

Hi, Friday at last huh? Well, good news for those of us who don’t work the weekends, at least. Yikes, I hated working weekends back in the 90s. Saturdays & Sundays are made for relaxing, IMO. Well, okay, housework, errands, dog-walks, and then maybe some relaxing – but not being stuck at a desk! 🙂 A brief spell With a last minute summer trip, the Ever Lovely Mrs J and Child 2.0 headed off into the countryside. They had their hearts set on visiting a distance neolithic site, and this would mean an overnight stay. With the slightly cooler weather, I did wonder if I might get a day out, however work related, uhhh, work conspired against this. I did, […]

Hi, Today’s the last day of the Jones’ staycation. Both the Ever Lovely Mrs J and myself had leave to use up, so with Child 2.0 on a much deserved school holiday; it was time for a few days out. Given our family situation around caring – both human and animal! 🙂 – we split things up, so Mrs J & Child 2.0 could stay overnight for the further trips, while Yours Truly would look after the hounds. Plus, I don’t travel as well as I used to (Ed: Fairly sure Lynn’s snoring might summon a Witcher to investigate the monstrous noise😏). Hot headed It’s been another heatwave in Europe, so the first part of this week was aiming to […]

Hi, How’s things? For UK readers, I hope you’ve unpacked the summer clothes you’ve put away, after this week’s cool spell. Brace yourself, climate change is coming 😉 There we go, that’s the obligatory mention the weather element sorted. Not the news This week – and I will ignore all that’s going wrong at the mo, because, well frankly, I just can’t face it. Part of me feels I’m ignoring the Elephant in the Room – “another banana, Derek?” 🐘- but dare I say, in an age where there seems little escape from 24 rolling hellscape reporting, I’m beginning to feel that not talking about certain topics is actually a blessing. If no that, then certainly a temporary respite or […]