Gnasher has seen better days.

A badge with googly eyes, a black and white face, and black hair-like material on a wooden background.

More old box sorting. This is a card for a restaurant — Restaurante O Manuel — I visited nearly 40 years ago as a teenager with my family.

It’s still there!

A cartoon man with a large mustache and red shirt is carrying a fish on a restaurant card labeled "Restaurante 'O Manuel'."

A little blast from the past - I just found my mid-80s Prince August fantasy miniatures moulds.

You melted metal in a little crucible and poured it in…

Black, rectangular rubber moulds with miniature figure patterns are placed alongside some brown paper cards on a textured surface.Two black molds with intricate patterns are placed on a textured fabric surface.

Lakeside.

A serene lakeside scene features lush vegetation and a pebbled shore under a partly cloudy sky.

Vigilant pigeon.

A pigeon peeks out from a hole in a stone wall near a padlocked wooden door.

In the mood for a little discovery.

A modern wooden building - the Rye Harbour Discovery Center - is situated along a pathway in a grassy, rural landscape under a cloudy sky.

My lucky daughters are on a sailing course. I am drinking coffee in the café. Hurrah.

⛵️ ☕️

Kayaks and paddles are arranged along a pebbled lakeside shore with a grassy area and a small trailer nearby.A person in a pink garment stands near a café with a menu board and string lights.

Trading Post Coffee Roasters living up to their name.

A coffee roasting machine is situated in an industrial setting, surrounded by bags and barrels, with a "Trading Post Coffee Roasters" logo on the wall.A blue cup holds a latte with a heart-shaped milk foam design on a brown surface.

There are times when reality feels perturbingly like an architect’s CGI composite.

A London cityscape features modern skyscrapers mixed with historic architecture under a partly cloudy sky.

Having a blast from the past this morning. I’m having a quick coffee at the Bridge Café. I used to be a regular here in the pre-pandemic days, when Journalism.co.uk held its training courses here.

I’m off round to corner to run an in-house training course, but it’s nice to revisit the past.

A cozy café features eclectic artwork on the walls, mismatched chairs around wooden tables, and a counter displaying a menu.