New Year’s Praxis
I don’t find that new year’s resolutions work for me. Over the last decade I’ve developed a slightly different habit. Over the first few weeks after Christmas I try to do a few things that I want to encourage myself to do more of in the coming year. It’s as simple as that. If I […]
Favourite Photo of the Month 2021
Unsurprisingly, I haven’t travelled far in 2021, sticking as close to home as possible for most of the year. I’ve also found that sticking to routines has helped with my mental health, which has restricted my wanderings even more, despite my One Mile Matt project. Even though you’ll detect some similarities in the images and […]
When Books Have History
While I enjoy my Kindle for portability and versatility, my recent One Mile Matt project has had me diving into proper physical books for one reason or another. I’d almost forgotten how nice it can be to feel and smell the age of an old book. For October, Best-Smelling Book of the Month Award1 goes […]
One Mile Matt Progress
So, a while back I had a vague idea to get some more exercise, take a few more photos, and do some coding: my One Mile Matt project. My aim was to walk every street within a mile of my house. When I made that last post, I’d done a few walks, taken a few photos, […]
Favourite Photo of the Month, 2020
January I’d got out of the habit of riding the ferries, so I treated myself on my birthday in January. February Another month, another ferry ride. I normally wouldn’t have two similar photos so close together in my favourites, but even back before Covid-19 came along I wasn’t taking many photos. I’d just got a […]