The car being off-road, I walked to my appointments: blood tests, opticians and then to pick up the paint for the garage door. It took me through an area I knew well when I first came to live in this city.

I went to the Food Festival over at Broadstairs, you could have eaten the entire day and not tried everything. Lots of lovely hot and cold food to eat, more to buy and take home. I did the full round:

Amazing what a difference 24 hours (or even eight) makes. I felt so much more energised today! Got through a lot in the morning, adding all the one-off bookings for one of the venues. Comparatively

It was a beautiful morning, laundry and shopping tackled early, a savings post, a nice snack for lunch. This report was published via Actifit app (Android | iOS). Check out the original version here on

At work in my new office today, trying to catch up. Far too much going on! Had a quick walk to the shops and found one that sells tofu (also one that sells pigs ears at £1 each), and picked up some reduced

I was thrilled to spot the flamingo when I went out this morning. Apparently, it comes every year. It used to have a mate, but it's not around now. The park bought a model one so it felt at home. Flamingoes

Look at that! I've managed to do (and capture) nearly 15,000 steps just walking around London. You do anyway do a lot of steps if you travel on the Underground. Endless tunnels. Stairs up. Stairs down.

This is Dog Kennel Lane, which begs the question, in Royston, Hertfordshire. It's the short cut from the great North road to the Manor House pub, a pleasant walk mainly free of traffic. The Green is at

A busy day sorting out the garage ready to take kitchen things and a couple of pieces of furniture. I have a nice pile of stuff to go to the recycling centre tomorrow, there will probably be more once

A woman said to me once, about a previous lover that she'd seen for one reason or another, her hair looked like it had been cut with a knife and fork. She meant it as an insult, a graphic stand-in for

Okay, so Tuesday is bin day, that's useful to know (I think it might be twice a week - so maybe Friday as well, I will have to make a note). I love how everything is done here, bins removed, grass mown,

Replica long boat "Hugin" overlooking Pegwell Bay on the east Kent coast. I popped down here for my lunch on Tuesday, a glorious day. A fresh breeze, though, as you can see from the foam on the