A week off work, largely spent pottering around at home. My wife and the boys were still going to school, so it didn’t feel quite right to spend the morning lounging around in bed while they dashed about as they got ready to leave the house.
Despite the early starts, it was lovely to not have anywhere that I needed to rush off to. On Monday I did a hard 100km ride out to Ampthill and back. It’s a loop that I had previously ridden a few times with my eldest son when he was enthusiastic about cycling. This time felt much harder as I was pushing myself, and I felt the effects of the ride for a few days afterwards.
The rest of the week was filled with domestic chores, catching up on the washing, and ironing all the things. I also managed to spend a whole morning at Deco Audio, thumbing my way through their entire collection of physical music and walking away with 19 new CDs for a fraction of what I would pay elsewhere.
I had dinner and drinks with a couple of close friends as one of them is working on a job nearby. I also had a lovely lunch and catch-up with Mat at Jester, over spicy avocado toast.

Media
Articles
- Fascinating to learn about the Bouba/kiki effect.
Video
- Carol (2015) was excellent. A slow-burner of a film with brilliant acting.
Books
- Needed something light to read for the holiday, so picked up Nick Duerden’s Exit Stage Left: The Curious Afterlife of Pop Stars.
Next week: A family Christmas.
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