Shopping by bike and cat photos

Last weekend I cycled to Nature's Larder to get some supplies. It's a wonderful whole foods shop on Holburn Street. What I love about cycling is I can park right outside just a couple of metres from the door. You can't do this with a car as there's no on-street parking in this part of… Continue reading Shopping by bike and cat photos

Lockdown with exercise #COVID2019

We are now in lockdown. I had hoped it wouldn't get to this but it seems people have not been obeying the 2m distance rule and so the government yesterday banned anyone from leaving their homes unless it's to go to work, get essential supplies (food or medicine) or go out for exercise. It is… Continue reading Lockdown with exercise #COVID2019

University staff now working from home #COVID2019

Ben is working from home starting today. After the Christchurch earthquakes, he was unable to access his office at the university for several months. This time he has had advanced warning and so yesterday he didn't leave the office until after midnight because he was packing everything he needs to work from home. The earthquakes… Continue reading University staff now working from home #COVID2019

Can bike paths save the high street?

High streets in Britain are in decline. People say this is due to online shopping and this is undoubtedly part of the cause. It's so easy to buy goods on the internet and have them delivered to your home that there's no need to go out to the shops. You can even get your groceries… Continue reading Can bike paths save the high street?

Online shopping in the UK

Yesterday I ordered some groceries online. I thought I had ordered 1kg of carrots and 1kg of bananas.  What I got instead was a single carrot in a bag and a single banana in another bag. This is one of the pitfalls of online grocery shopping. Don't get me wrong here though, I absolutely adore… Continue reading Online shopping in the UK