The Chalk ♘
I grew up on the Isle of Thanet. On the Chalk and by the Sea. Now living in London, the thing I miss the most is the horizon.
All Time Great
I went to see Tom Jones at Dreamland, Margate. One of the all time greats.
Xmas 2022
My Christmas went something like this: Dad had covid, then Mum had covid, then I had Covid.
Summer Chalk
I went down to the chalk for my Dad’s 70th (!!!) birthday. Saw lots of family, ate some lovely food at a local restaurant. It was great!
Easter Chalk
A late Easter is always lovely. It can be, if you’re lucky a little like late August weather.
Summer Chalk 2021
I went back to the chalk for 5 nights for my dads Birthday this week. It was good.
Friend to All Nations | 2128
The Lifeboat Service is one of the UK’s only institutions that embodies the notion of the Moral Good. I talk about Margate’s Great Storm of 1897, the culture war, and a statues influence on my life.
Intelligent Auto Mode
Work has restarted on a few bits a pieces but I’m still largely AFK.
Weeks Fly By
The week has flown by. Everything is still terrible, but at this point in the year it feels like were accelerating already towards winter.
Christmas 2019
Christmas was really nice – thank you. Thanks for asking. I got to hang out with my family which is the most Important thing.
Lord of the Rings is better than Game Of Thrones
Lord of the Rings is better than Game Of Thrones. The significance of sailing to ‘the west’ and its place in the modern collective unconscious
Little black box of banality
I’ve been back on the chalk again. Went down late on Wednesday night.
Contradictions
I’m back on the chalk for Easter. Its nice to be home – which my teenage self would find extremely an annoying thing to hear myself saying
Stella Maris
The Shrine of Our Ladye Star of the Sea was an old chapel on the cliffs at Broadstairs. Dating back at least to the 1350s
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