#25 Follow the orange beanie

#25 Follow the orange beanie

Every now and then a national challenge organised by the Alzheimer’s Research UK charity pops up; one that I feel I can realistically get involved with. February’s walk a mile a day challenge was one of those, and it came with a free orange beanie to boot! You’d think...
#23 Love is in the air… or is it?

#23 Love is in the air… or is it?

The very first challenge I was set back in July 2021 was from my friend Launa. She requested that I ask someone out for a coffee or a drink. She didn’t just mean anyone; this had to be a man – a man with dating potential. Oh heck! I make notoriously bad decisions when...
#20 Ohm…

#20 Ohm…

OK, that was a cheap shot at a title, simply because this is a challenge involving meditation. The lovely Sylvia Holder, a regular attendee at my community singing group Vocal Tonix, decided to set me a ‘nice’ challenge – something that was wholesome and kind, and...
#19 It’s a draw (off)

#19 It’s a draw (off)

Every year in the late autumn/early winter, the Port of London Authority lifts the weirs at Richmond and Teddington Locks in order to carry out maintenance on the lock gates and sluices. Basically, both locks are left fully open for a period of four weeks so that, at...