Autumn roof, from below.

Fallen autumn leaves seen through a clear roof.

Misty, dreich morning in Sussex.


Lovely walk with the girls, despite the dreich weather.



Another day in front of the ring light…


Ah, the BBC’s Autumnwatch. Balm for the soul.


Half term adventures.

A girl running through a flooded path at Woods Mill.

Wellies was the right decision.


I walked up into Old Shoreham yesterday, to pick up some things. It’s interesting seeing the traces of the old village concealed within more modern housing.

An Old Shoreham house in Shoreham-by-Sea.

Well now. Substack is adding custom domains for everyone (which is good), but is changing $50 to do it (which is not). A way of heading off or offsetting the inevitable support pain as people struggle with DNS settings?


I just started looking for some data for a lecture, and the third result was one of my own blogposts, which had exactly the information I needed.

Thank you, past me. I must remember to be as kind to future me.


Shoreham Beach, 8.55am

Shoreham Beach at 8.55am

Lo! There comes a Toast Cat!


Beach silhouettes.


Shoreham Beach, UK / 2020-10-14 / 8.49am

Walking home around the quay after dropping my children at school. I’ve lived here for 10 years, but I’ve never stopped feeling like I’m on holiday the whole time because I’m by the sea. I hope that never changes.

A Day In The Life


On the sofa for the Apple announcements, and my daughters have joined me…


Shaping up to be a nice Autumn day down by the river.

The River Adur from Emerald Quay

Morning beach walk.

Shoreham Beach looking towards the sea.

I just betrayed my principles and did a rant as a Twitter thread not a blog post.

I shall say 3 “Hail Sir Tim”s, and recommit to the open web.


I love our beach.

Shoreham Beach in West Sussex on a Sunday morning.