Month: April 2026

Day 2676 Thursday April 16th 2026 Winchester I sometimes get paranoid about taking that expensive Faith 12-string on my back on the bike because I reckon it’s only a matter of time before I go arse over tit and injure (or kill) both of us. I mean, I drive pretty safely but you never know what some idiot in a… Read more →

Day 2675 Friday April 3rd 2026 Winchester I meant to go out a bit earlier but, same old story, it kept drizzling. I opted for Nando’s even though the fruit and veg bloke was doing his interminable shouts of ‘Strawberries, three punnets for a fiver!’ I bet he was right pleased to see me, and hear me blast over his… Read more →

Day 2674 Thursday April 2nd 2026 Winchester Down at the crossroads, it’s heaving with people…and lots of children off school. I have two visitors/well-wishers. Firstly, a man who’s thinking of busking for charity with his wife. He asks if he needs permission. I say he doesn’t, well not here in Winchester – ‘You do in other places like Oxford and… Read more →

Day 2673 Tuesday March 31st 2026 Winchester That young keyboard bloke is at the Buttercross again, and I’m approving of his choice of music – Chopin’s Opus 9 No.1 Nocturne. What an appropriate thing to hear just before our impending Palma/Valldemossa trip next week. A Prelude even! I’m down at Nando’s and it’s a warm day. So warm I even… Read more →