The house in the woods…


Gmail of the Beast


It was a great sunset yesterday. 🌅

Sunset over boats on the river Adur.


Just playing around with Glass. Anyone out there using it?

Here’s my profile.


Best hag stone discovery in a while.

A hag stone - a stone with a hole through it - on Shoreham Beach.

Very mixed feelings about the new edition of Hunter: the Reckoning. I’m glad it’s back, but part of me is sad that while the themes and some of the language are back, the actual Hunters of the original, which I did a lot of writing work for and loved doing so, are not.


I’ve always been very aware that Substack is heavily VC-backed, and that creates pressure to “build a moat” and become a platform.

Their new app is clearly a step in that direction.


Well, I suppose it was inevitable that Substack would do this. But it changes the dynamics of the market significantly, if it takes off:


Listening to Apple-centric podcasts the day after an Apple event is a good reminder that pretty much all of them are better off than you, given how much money they’ve just dropped on new tech…


Continuing my obsession with Apple Watch fitness challenges, I just got the International Women’s Day challenge badge with my #AppleWatch. #CloseYourRings


Let me distract you from the geopolitical horror of the moment with some good nature reads


Selfie in shadow and wood.

My shadow in evening sunlight on a wooden fence.

Car Play is one of those things that you don’t understand the value of until you’ve used it. And, when you have, you can’t go back.

Apple Car Play in use in an MG ZS EV.

A protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Shoreham’s East Street yesterday. 🇺🇦

A Ukraine flag flying above a protest in Shoreham-by-Sea.

Dreich.

Shoreham Harbour on a grey Thursday.

A Seaford seafront walk this afternoon.

The cliffs at Seaford.A boat on Seaford esplanade A healthy walking sign in Seaford. Seaford Bay.


This is officially my new favourite warning sign.

An UK Environment Agency waves warning sign.

Up and out for a self-defence class for the girls.

A Soo Bahk Doh self-defence class in Seaford, Sussex.

Coffee and chat with my youngest at Tom Foolery.

Iris with babychino.