Uncharted Waters I started my new job this week. Being that we are four weeks into term, and I have a) never worked as a librarian before and b) never worked in the UK before, I have I think a healthy level of nerves and a good deal of excitement as well. I am also… Continue reading Boat Life #1: Bilge Bumps and Batteries
Daily writing promptWhatโs one thing you wish you had started doing earlier in life?View all responses Gratitude As my first WWOOFing experience draws to a close - I have a lot to be thankful for, and a lot to look forward to. I'm looking forward to seeing my wife again. I'm also looking forward to… Continue reading Back to Reality
Pampa. Trou perdu. Coin perdu. C'est moi, je suis lร maintenant, en France, ร la campagne, dans une ferme vegan, et je passe un temps fantastique ici. Je me perds On Tuesday, I went by plane, train, bus, on foot, and by car to arrive at ce beau lieu. I woke up in a narrowboat… Continue reading C’est quoi, le WWOOFing?
I had to share this piece from a wonderful fellow blogger based in ลtautahi. It makes for heavy reading, but I at least feel a sense of solidarity and feeble hope that there are older generations out there who take the science seriously and want to help, inform and support others. https://realruth.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/climate-crisis-4/ Heat, Fires and… Continue reading I Can’t Pretend it Isn’t Happening
2025 is a wrap, and the last time I posted was Boxing Day 2024. What a jam-packed year it has been. Some general highlights and Big Things that Happened to Me: I moved back home(ish) after eight years in Christchurch - Very Momentous. My partner and I bought a house!? (The homeowner life feels simultaneously… Continue reading Baby’s First Overnight Tramp!
Daily writing promptWhat are your feelings about eating meat?View all responses I knew this day would come. Activist Beginnings My feelings about eating meat? Not a fan, aye. I told my mum I wanted to stop eating meat when I was eight years old. Understandably, she didn't take me seriously initially, but after many meals… Continue reading A Vegetable Vigilante: My Childhood Protest
Daily writing promptDo you play in your daily life? What says โplaytimeโ to you?View all responses I think as humans we are naturally a playful species. I can only hope that as I continue to age I still play as shamelessly as I currently do. Funnily enough, my first question when planning my overseas birthday… Continue reading Unexpected Playtime Pleasures
Three and a half years on from Confronting Sexual Purity Culture part one - where do I sit? How is my relationship to my sexuality, and how have I continued to confront sexual purity culture. Where am I at now? Nowadays, I'm fairly free of the guilt, anxiety and fear that was once a crippling… Continue reading Confronting Sexual Purity Culture (Part 2)
As part of my room re-organisation, I've been stumbling across more forgotten poetry. Reading through this one gives me a sense of perspective and gratitude for the dad I have. He's a pretty cool dude, and I'm all about celebrating the good things as much as I can. My Dad is. 15/5/2022 I'm sixMy dad… Continue reading My Dad is. (2022 Poem)
My girlfriend recently got into pet-sitting through Pawshake, a website that matches animal-loving sitters with animal-leaving holidaymakers. I was brought along for the ride. Eventually, I helped us realise that it might not be for us. We love the doggos, don't get me wrong - and I even warmed to the geriatric cat we cared… Continue reading Sitting On Strangers’ Pets
