Month: January 2026

Day 2645 Friday January 23rd 2026 Winchester It’s 8 degrees and a VERY windy day. The Buttercross is taken and Kev’s slouched in his deckchair near Marks & Spencer so the crossroads is where I’m headed. I don’t even get through the first verse of La Vie En Rose before a huge gust of wind blows over my album, which… Read more →

Day 2644 Tuesday January 20th 2026 Winchester Well, I knew it was windy as I practically had to pedal going downhill into town but I didn’t worry about it too much because when I get into the high street, it’s often quite calm. Not today, though. Down at Nando’s it WAS windy and it didn’t let up the whole time… Read more →

Day 2643 Sunday January 20th 2026 Winchester Rockin’ Rob and his famous skeleton drummer (looking a little worse for wear these days) are at the top spot but there’s no one around the corner at my traditional Sunday spot in The Square. Well, there’s no one playing but the Veteran Cycle Club are there with around ten bikes on show.… Read more →

Day 2642 Saturday January 17th 2026 Winchester The silent Palestine protesters are encamped at the top spot, that weird tall bloke with the white beard is talking to a woman on a bench in The Square and I don’t fancy him coming over to me spouting crap…down the road the crossroads are free and I haven’t been there for awhile… Read more →

Day 2641 Friday January 16th 2026 Winchester Another break in the rain – no chance of that yesterday, and the top spot is free. Amazingly, it’s an almost sunny sky…unfortunately there’s a steady breeze which makes the 9 degrees feel rather chilly and the hands don’t like it straight away. A young bloke stands by while I’m doing the first… Read more →

Day 2640 Wednesday January 14th 2026 Winchester I didn’t think I’d be out today due to the forecast of rain on Monday for yesterday and today (they got it right for yesterday) but there was no sign of it today, so… A couple of young blokes sitting opposite the top spot ruled that out so it was down at old… Read more →