Yesterday was the best day of the week in terms of weather. As such it made perfect sense to take a drive out to the coast. I wasn’t driving though: my good friend Neil has recently (within the last couple of weeks) treated himself to a new car, a Fiat 500C – and the good [...]

The other week the folks and I took advantage of the nice weather and drove out to the coast at Barmouth. The place was absolutely heaving with people and it took an age to find somewhere to park. Initially I thought the 30 minute slot I found on the street front was all I was [...]

I’ve been mucking about in Birmingham today, and whilst there I happened to spot that Bully The Bull Ring Bull has been all dressed up for the Jubilee and Olympics. Doesn’t he look smart? (Click for a larger view)

I’ve been out and about doing some driving today, catching up with friends I haven’t seen for some time. It was a nice relaxing day, and when I got home I noticed the average MPG figure on my car’s dashboard… (Click for larger view) Yes, that does say 61.3 MPG. Over 200 miles driven and [...]

Having very little on today, I decided to go with the folks for a trip on a narrow-boat over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and around the Welsh canals. Very relaxing (apart from the first 10 minutes in which the PA system on the boat sounded like someone was constantly blowing a massive raspberry down it…) the [...]

I wasn’t my usual lazy self this weekend. I managed to drag myself out of my pit and to the Natural History Museum. Its a free attraction in central London, a short walk from South Kensington tube. Despite the planned closures across the tube network over the weekend as part of the upgrade works, the [...]