Nighttime in Farringdon, Autumn 2023.

An autumnal tree in Farringdon, illuminated by streetlights.

I treated the girls to pancakes to celebrate the first day of half term.

A stack of freshly-cooked pancakesFresh pancakes seen from above.

Picadilly Circus, London, Autumn 1991

Picadilly Circus, London in 1991Picadilly Circus 1991, looking northPicadilly Circus in 1991, looking toards Leicester Square

This screensaver in MacOS Sonoma makes me unexpectedly happy.

A Scottish landscape screensaver in MacOS.

Literal standing room only for the lunchtime talk by BBC News’ Ros Atkins on explainers at City Journalism.

That includes me. I am standing…

Ros Atkins talking to the City, University of London journalism department.

Time is different when you work on The Spectator, it seems.

A Lunchtime Espresso emails sent at 4pm&10;

Fair point.

A sign on a London coffee shop saying that the Romans did not have coffee.

I feel judged by my iPad.

An iPad warning that I have too many tabs open.

A lot of character in this old, partially ruined house.

Nymans, a National Trust property in Sussex, UK

No early morning drive to the pool this morning, as my eldest is unwell.

So, I’m drinking coffee and processing photos instead

A flower in the garden at Nymans House. Another flower in the garden at Nymans, this time a yellow-orange one.