Giving caged hens get a new home
Published on 22 September 2023 in House, Life, chickens
In 2021 we got some chickens. This year we got some more as we rehomed three chickens who had lived all their lives in cages.
Posts about Life
3 long redundant pieces of COVID messaging
Published on 15 March 2023 in Life, covid-19
Covid restrictions are long gone. But how long it will take for their one time existence to still be felt, is a whole other question.
All the Swimming Pools REVIEWED! – Forest Hills, Frodsham
Published on 13 March 2023 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Cheshire, swimming
A 20m hotel swimming pool on a hill outside of Frodsham in Cheshire? But is it any good?
All the Swimming Pools REVIEWED! Life Leisure Romiley (revisited)
Published on 19 December 2022 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Life Leisure, Stockport, swimming
Since I last reviewed it, Life Leisure Romiley's had a revamp. So long cubicles separated by shower curtains then?
All The Swimming Pools REVIEWED – Oasis Leisure Centre, Covent Garden
Published on 13 June 2022 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Better, Camden, greater london, swimming
An outdoor swimming pool in the heart of central London.
Every cloud has the potential for a silver lining
Published on 4 March 2022 in Life, covid-19, cycling, exercise, swimming
Recently I was thinking about Covid-19. Hey, it’s the kind of thing that you can’t escape thinking about. And I began to wonder if there was anything positive that came out of it for me personally. And I thought of five things. Here they are.
All The Swimming Pools REVIEWED! – Tameside Wellness Centre
Published on 8 November 2021 in Life, Active Tameside, All The Swimming Pools, swimming, Tameside
Denton's swimming pool was where I learned to swim. But in recent years it's 1970s pool was shabby and a mess. Cue a brand new and impressively swanky replacement facility, the Tameside Wellness Centre.
Some utterly pointless charts about the Covid tests I’ve done since September 2020
Published on 1 November 2021 in Life, covid-19
Seeing as I had a log of all the Covid tests I have done, I decided to create some charts to visualise the data. Why? Because.
All the Swimming Pools REVIEWED! – LifeLeisure Avondale (revisited)
Published on 26 August 2021 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Greater Manchester, Life Leisure, Stockport, swimming
Some time ago I visited Life Leisure Avondale and reviewed it. And as it's had a bit of a revamp, I went back and reviewed it again. Because this is the content the internet has been crying out for.
All The Swimming Pools REVIEWED! – the new Active Hyde
Published on 19 August 2021 in Life, Active Tameside, All The Swimming Pools, Greater Manchester, swimming, Tameside
Nearly forty years after its last proper swimming pool closed its doors, Hyde - the town I grew up in - now has a brand new six lane swimming pool. When the venue of my normal Monday swim was abruptly closed, I booked in and went to check it out.