Bluebells in the garden.

Bluebells in a Shoreham Beach back garden.

I’ve got the perfect background for the next few Zoom meetings.

Very professional, I think.


Evidence, I think, that my daughters are handling this lockdown more productively than me.

The worst of it?

I can’t even eat them. I’m milk intolerant.


Ballet class via Facebook Live.


My weekend project was taking a moribund blog, exporting it, migrating it to a new platform and getting it up to speed.

It worked.

Now, let’s see if I can make that time worthwhile with some content…


Spectacular caterpillar nest in a tree.

A caterpiller nest in a tree in the garden of Shoreham Beach Primary School.

Prepping a video for the local church. Not how I expected to be using this kit…


Here’s the big question on my mind: how does journalism survive the Covid-19 crisis?

And I mean “journalism" not “news” - because there’s a whole lot of value we’ve under-estimated in under-threat B2B and consumer titles, too…


Lovely 13th Doctor short story from ex-Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat: The Terror of the Umpty Ums.

He nails her voice perfectly.


Testing video setups is much harder when you actually have to share your home with the rest of the family while you’re doing so…


Socially distanced martial arts classes begin…


The co-founder of Instagram Kevin Systrom has re-emerged with a blog and It is all about coronavirus and maths.

Uh-oh.


Daily exercise.

exercising on Shoreham Beach.

Mum, Christmas day, 1983.

Ann Tinworth on Christmas Day 1983.

Time-lapsing again.


I’m gonna be really good at these motionlapses by the end of 🔒⬇️


Life blossoming in the espalier trees.

An espalier fruit tree coming into bloom.

Nearly 14 years ago, then-French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy talked to the attendees at LeWeb 3, a digital conference.

It seems like yesterday, but the amount that has changed in the last 13 years is astonishing.


I’m really enjoying the process of pulling together my daily distractions newsletter. Finding three things to link is great fun. Today’s issue features @hollyhoneychurch, too…


And so it goes. Another morning in lockdown.