Author Archives: John Sanders

Sunday, 7th September, 2025 Gorgeous morning of blue sky and sunshine with a temperature of 22C/70F at 8.00 am after a really warm, moonlit night. Haircut day. At least I don’t need it dyeing. It’s dying of its own accord. … Continue reading →

Sunday, 31st August, 2025 August is on its way out with warmth and sunshine. Didn’t drop below 18C/65F over night. The aim is to stay in shorts and tee shirts, to keep the window vents open and not to get … Continue reading →

Sunday, 24th August, 2025 Another week of Life begins. For me it is in the furnace and the bustling optimism of one of Europe’s most interesting capital cities. There is building and rebuilding going on everywhere. Building is a true … Continue reading →

Sunday, 17th August, 2025 A gorgeously warm and sunny morning. Woke up thinking about Solomon Street (If you read yesterday’s Blog post) and about History. Yesterday, I managed to get the Founder of and Lecturer at the Oldham Local History … Continue reading →

Sunday, 10th August, 2025 Glorious morning, Dear Reader, and it’s going to be a glorious week. And then to Athens where the daytime temeperature will be 36C/97F. It won’t fall at night time much below 25C/77F except in an airconditioned … Continue reading →

Sunday, 3rd August, 2025 Was feeling a bit empty and sad last night. Not sure what to do. I’d finished watching the cricket and a ridiculous spy thriller which didn’t thrill. Flicking the channels and some ‘music’ suddenly caught my … Continue reading →

Sunday, 27th July, 2025 A dull morning but very warm. Political programmes over Breakfast. Good to see Bob Geldof sounding off about the Israeli genocide in Gaza. It needs the unelected to speak truth to power. I have been scanning … Continue reading →

Sunday, 20th July, 2025 Rained over night again. Lovely and warm and the grass is greening back up already. There are hospipe bans in some parts of the country although not in ours. Their introduction so often provokes heavy rain. … Continue reading →

Sunday, 13th July, 2025 Up early after a late night. Out early on what is forecast to be an extremely hot day. By 10.00 am, I had done an 8 mile walk and a 30 mins swim. I have earned … Continue reading →

Sunday, 6th July, 2025 Up early even though we went to bed late. We watched a film which was made 20 years ago and features a very young Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. Closer is about … Continue reading →