Well, it might have been chucking it down all day, and the wind has thrown things around the garden, but given how dry the summer was, I figure the plants could really do with it.


Enjoying Halloween on a warm but wet night.

A modest haul of sweets for the girls, but good fun in good company.

Trick or Treat in Shoreham.

Has anyone seen any news outlets doing anything interesting on Mastodon?


This is a great resource for people thinking of starting a blog: Get Blogging!

[via @manton]


London being London in its charming way.

A London pub in Farringdon

So, it looks like the deal is done, and Elon Musk has acquired Twitter.

It’s certainly the end of the beginning: the legal drama will now be replaced by management drama, and this is arguably the start of Twitter’s second act. Interesting times, indeed.


I think this is spot on. British politics — or, at least, the Tory party version of it — is now completely absurd. They are making us a global-level laughing stock.


More good advice from the morning swim classes whiteboard.

A whitebiard saying "strive for progress not perfection".

Autumn sun through the oak.

Sunlight shining through autumnal oak leaves.

A few moments of tranquility while the girls play.