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I do not normally get up early on a Sunday morning but I have a business meeting to attend By "business" I mean I want to discuss a matter of some importance which is my potential contribution to a philanthropic community-based organisation which started in one country and has now spread to many countries.  I met my friend at Marylebone station and after a brief sojourn at a local restaurant...

I will give you a clue. It is from south London. It is the only steep hill facing directly towards the city and it is the only road where this applies. A small prize will be given for those who can recognise the road. We went to visit to friends in East Dulwich near the Horniman Museum, which so far as I'm concerned is a gem of educational value unparalleled in south London. My wife worked with...

We awoke and went to breakfast as usual. To say that their breakfast arrangements are laid-back is to understate the situation. There is a choice of hard-boiled eggs, cheese, ham slices, bread, cornflakes, fruit juice of two types. The only catch is you have to find out where the crockery is and if the supplies run out you have to do your own washing-up. At first I was a bit upset by this but...

You are going to join us on our exciting journey to Londinium (the old name for London), the place where I spent 50 years of my life. We now visit it two or three times a year. since we have no free places to stay now I decided to use booking.com and see what I could find. I simply wasn't going to pay £100+  a night upwards which would stress my budget so I thought I'd have a look at the much...

The buzz of the London Marathon, which I very much enjoy,  induces in me a hyper multitasking mindset. Today I have simultaneously:  watched the Marathon on TV, vacuumed the bungalow in which we live, baked a loaf of gluten-free bread, sipped libations of wine, and written this diary. I have today decided to call myself "the Modern Samuel Pepys" because not many people understand the concept of...

My partner Françoise heard that her best friend was near to death, so I have taken her to the bus station in Bath to go on a quick day return to London. he is already unconscious and has not taken food or drink, which is one of the signs of impeding demise but we decided that although he may not recognise her consciously the power of her thought and her caring would in some way communicate with...