Monthly Archives: December 2020

Slough is a city in the South of England that no-one seems to like much. “Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough!It isn’t fit for humans now,” John Betjeman It is pronounced like the sound you make when you cut … Continue reading →

I came over to San Francisco because the landlord is selling the building that our apartment finds itself in. This is an opportunity for the new owner to kick us out. I really do not want to be kicked out. … Continue reading →

Swooping down the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada on I 80, I have not a care in the world. The scenery is dramatic, the novel playing from the car sound system is excellent, I am cosy, 3 maybe 4 … Continue reading →

Lock down in San Francisco. I find nothing in the rules about not traveling and so I decide to head off into the high hills of Northern California and the lost deserts of Nevada. The goal is to soak in … Continue reading →

I head North to the open country, away from the heaving miasma of San Francisco Covid. At this time of year, tens, probably thousands of er thousands of Snow Geese and Ross’ Geese come to feed and gently spend the … Continue reading →

Such a strange trip. There were only about 20 people on the huge Boeing from Tokyo to San Francisco. Boarding was very dignified as there was hardly anyone there. San Francisco airport is deserted. I walk straight from the plane … Continue reading →