Oh, that is dangerously tempting.

A sign iffering a shot of whisky in your drink for £3.

What’s SUP, Santa?

Many santas on paddle boards.

Bottomed out at -2.5°C last night. Pretty cold for these parts.

The temperature in the back garden is currently -1.8°C, showing fluctuations from 3.0°C earlier in the day to around -2.2°C this morning.

Worthing Pier from Shoreham Beach, 8/12/22, 4.10pm

Worthing Pier at sunset, seen from Shoreham Beach

Cold enough that I’ve actually put on my rarely-used woolly hat for the commute this morning.

Adam on a train, wearing a woolly hat.

My beloved Canon M50 is back from the camera doctor and working once more:

My repaired Canon M50

And here’s one of my test shots, just to prove it’s working again.

Looking up the Adur from Emerald Quay

Happy days.

First night we’ve gone below zero this winter. Plenty more to come, I’m sure.

The back garden temperature is currently -0.3°C, having reached a high of 5.8°C at 1:28 pm and a low of -0.4°C at 7:28 am.

People have a long and inglorious tradition of mangling my surname, but this is a new one for me…

A receipt email giving my name as Tim Worthy.

In Brighton on business for the first time in years. When I started out in business for myself nearly 11 years ago, I hoped to do more in Brighton, but it never panned out that way, alas.

The roof of the FCB espresso bar in Brighton.

Feeling deprived of my weekly dose of inspiration from the swimming pool whiteboard this morning.

A whiteboard message announces that older swimmers are developing their diving skills this week, with only three more sessions remaining this term, accompanied by a simple drawing of a diver in water and the phrase Enjoy your swim.