December 2009
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Books of the year
I’ve decided to compile a list of my favourite books of the year. As I was cycling today (out past Putney, along the Thames, through Barnes, Mortlake and Sheen - see atmospheric image of Putney Bridge above), I had a good opportunity to mull over my list. What would make the grade? And what, quite frankly, wouldn’t cut the mustard?
So, in no particular order…
Sweetness in the...
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Seasons Greetings!
I thought I would share some pictures of London in the winter. I was planning to post on Christmas day, but I was felled by a bit of a virus and am only emerging from my sick bed today.
The last couple of weeks have been all about snow and ice. My neighbourhood was blanketed in snow for quite some time - longer than I’ve ever seen in London. Going to work became a real slog. Here we were...
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Globo Gym - the Revenge
I went to the gym for my review today. Apparently I’m doing pretty well, which is a relief! They’ve given me three new weight machines and taken away three that quite frankly I won’t miss - including my arch-nemesis… the uppie-downie-arm machine. Urgh. Try as I might, I just couldn’t get the hang of it. So good riddance.
My exciting new machines include one where I...
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Cold hands, cold feet and festive cheer
Felix got his Christmas present early yesterday in the form of a new bike. We bought it off a friendly Spaniard and I swear it’s sturdier than a tank. It’s an old Trek Antelope 850 and it towers over my little (ironically named) Giant. We just had to take it out for a spin!
The weekend’s adventures started with my first foray into two new routes courtesy of the National Cycle Network. I...
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Soggy Sunday
I went to Oxford this weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving with my dear friend Kathleen from Spokane, Washington. I brought my bike with me (not to dinner, but to Oxford) and took the opportunity to take in some countryside.
So on Sunday, in the pouring rain, I headed out on my little yellow bike. I took the towpath down past Iffley and away from the city, through the fields and villages, up hills...