“We have a fantastic opportunity right now to use the inevitable move towards remote-first and flexible working to rebuild and regenerate some of our towns.Places like Southport, for one example, where there are already great transport links, beautiful parks, lakes and community spaces and amazing architecture could be rediscovered and reinvented to work for modern […]
I’m on a mission
So my plans for world domination are coming on apace. AI has been sent from the gods to make life liveable for those of us with non-standard brains. This morning, I’ve been chatting with my business advisor (ChatGPT 😉). ‘She’ now has enough information from our previous chats about the business I plan to launch […]
Song of the day: Sneaker Pimps ‘6 Underground’
Source: My subconscious, re-surfacing this from the depths of my brain, during a dream about going on a city break to attend the opening of a new Boots store.
Song of the Day: Fruit Bats ‘The Bottom Of It’
Source: This one’s on my Utopian Vibes Only playlist, for when I need reminding to see things in a better light.
Shades-Remade Redux
In 2022, after I’d passed my Domestic Electrical Installer City & Guilds but before I realised just how knackered I was post-lockdown, I started the ball rolling on a new venture called Shades-Remade. The idea being that I would find vintage, generally glass but not always, light shades that I thought were interesting and give […]
Song of the day: Birdtalker ‘Old Sob Story’
Source: My Spotify playlist ‘Time to Move on‘. I have a bunch of playlists I add to over time, which I listen to when I want to get myself (back) into a certain headspace. It seems since 2018 I have finally got my head round Spotify (2018 Lyndsey was unimpressed) just in time for us […]
Fuck me, it’s 2025
They say everything that was once passé eventually becomes fashionable again. Also, I need a place for stuff to go that isn’t just LinkedIn or one of those other increasingly dodgy social media platforms. And so, in a fit of retro nostalgia, I am bringing back the blog. More specifically, MY blog. I pretty much […]
Song of the Day: Lexsoul Dancemachine ‘Beef Grinder’
Source: Spotify’s ‘experiment weekly’ or whatever it’s called. Comment: I don’t get on with Spotify at all, I just don’t find it even remotely intuitive. Gavin, however, loves it. This came on while we were driving to Manchester for a friend’s 40th birthday party last weekend and it is one of the best tracks I’ve […]
Haul
With all this minimisation going on around here, it’s getting increasingly hard to buy or think of presents. One of the key reasons we didn’t have a wedding list is because we already have at least two lifetimes’ worth of Stuff between us. I feel Gavin got the short end this year, as his birthday […]