Life & Times

They’re sorry … while we swim in polluted water.

Water companies apologise for sewage spills and pledge £10bn of investment, but critics say it’s too little England’s water and sewage companies have apologised for polluting rivers and beaches and pledged that more will be done …

Morning dog walk along the estuary at low tide 📷

photo of an estuary at low tide with mud banks

Aveton Gifford Coronation Street Party

Like many other communities, we arranged a street party to celebrate the coronation. Whatever your opinions about the monarchy, the event brought people together, and everyone had a good time.

Here are some photos.

a photo of a cottage with union jack flags and bunting the king comes to AG judging the dog show lunchtime lunchtime tug of war

That was a productive couple of hours at the allotment. The runner bean sticks are up and ready for planting 🌱

photo of bean sticks

Currently listening to … The Clockwork Saga from Gandalf’s Fist.

Gandalfs fist clockwork saga

This album is available on Bandcamp as a combined 5 act adventure, encompassing all songs from “The Clockwork Fable” (2016) and “The Clockwork Prologue” (2019) Albums in full narrative order. Links …

photo of a green mazda mx-5

My friend that lives in Spain has gifted me his “Green Goddess,” a 1995 MX-5 (Miata) Mk1 in British Racing Green. If all goes well with the MoT test, she’ll be with us in a couple of weeks, ready for some top-down motoring this summer. I’m already thinking about upgrades… 🚗

Who thought that swearing allegiance to the king is something we’d be told to do in 2023? I can’t believe how out of touch these people are.

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Currently listening to … First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National.

first two pages of Frankenstein on roon

This is the first proper album from The National since 2017’s Sleep Well Beast. It’s worth a close listen. Listen on Spotify 🎶

Misty morning dog walk.

photo of two swans in the mist

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic 📷

Is it time to renationalise our utilities?

If you live in the UK, you will have noticed the increased level of interest in the discharge of sewage into our rivers and seas. The government is concerned about the impact of this on the upcoming local elections and is talking tough but doing nothing.

The situation with raw sewage also affects …

Is it time to renationalise our utilities?