Sunset on the Adur.

I included this photo in my latest Engaged Reading Digest because I like it so much. It’s very calming.

Wow. The memory cheats sometimes. I tend to think of my early years in editorial development as largely positive, but back in 2008 I was clearly exhausted from fighting the fight for engaged journalism.

That fight is still on-going.

My December in one second every day.

Starting the year as I mean to go on: The first Engaged Reading Digest of 2020

Happy New Year, you.

Yes, you.

The year is done — so it’s time from my annual round-up of One Man & His Blog’s top 10 posts of 2019. And there are some genuine surprises in there.

I have reached the point in coffee fussiness where, after being disappointed with a coffee when brewed with Aeropress, I switched to a different brew method - and really enjoyed that coffee.

There’s no hope for me now.

Brewing coffee with a V60

Quite a sunset yesterday.

the sun sets over the Shoreham-by-Sea houseboats.

Interesting thoughts on flow in blogging apps (the same applies to all CMSes, I think):

Scripting News: Flow in WordPress for writers

Somebody’s turned down the contrast on Sussex.

Fog over the Quay in Emerald Quay.

Plenty of drama in the sky off Shoreham Beach today.

Light breaking through the clouds and shining on the sea off Shoreham Beach.

Perfect weather for trying out my Christmas coat…

Adam Tinworth in a Jack Wolfskin parka

Merry Christmas from one man (and his blog).

A very Victorian Christmas at Tyntsfield.

I think this bauble crop is nearly ready for harvesting.

Today’s Engaged Reading Digest: killing comments, surviving after redundancy, getting better at instagram - and the power of visual journalism. All this for the low, low price of a click…

I found my parents’ old tree angel, so she’s back in service after a decade off.

This is a useful read: What does the future hold for progressive politics after the Conservative victory?

Three questions about the UK’s journalism and social media landscape after the General Election result.