Passed through Euston and there appeared to be some attempt at crowd management? Ushered into the station via a different exit from the Tube and people lining up by the platform their train was due to depart from. Seems that London TravelWatch report hit a nerve.

Raining inside the train. Good old Avanti West Coast. And no, this isn’t a leak from something in the overhead rack

Friday night attempt at Welsh cakes - plain, sultana, and chocolate

Happy 50th wedding anniversary to my mum and dad

Watching Cbeebies with my nephew I’ve discovered My World Kitchen, where primary age children demonstrate how to cook different dishes. And yes I will be watching them all bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Book sale haul - Mitford adjacent, fashion biography, and the debut novel by Aimée thereadparts who used to come to Hackney Book Club!

CFTE team had an amazing time at the Future of Financial Services Summit 2024 Future of Financial Services, hosted at Level 39 in London! 🚀 As the financial services industry continues to evolve, the need for talent with both expertise in mastering AI tools and finance domains becomes ever

Didn’t see that coming

Breaking news: The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of atomic bomb survivors on.ft.com/4eYzj8W

Drove a car by myself without an instructor or examiner in the car with me for the first time ever. Yes I had to phone Zipcar because I couldn’t start it and didn’t go above about 18mph in Hackney’s 20 zone and it was at 8am but I did it. Small victories.

This is shocking news. Genuinely thought it was a sick hoax at first.

Helping to justify my unhealthy Home and Bargain obsession

As if the Americans are holding an election on Viv’s birthday

I haven't been watching a lot of US election coverage but Trump doesn't sound well at all in a clip I've just heard on the radio

Putting it out there now that the reason Musk has cosied up to Trump is the hope he’ll change the rules about needing to be born in the US to be eligible for President

And again, finding it incredible in the US someone can simply come in and lead a party and win an election with no prior political experience? I may not have agreed with some UK PMs but at least they’ve got there over several years and after being elected as MPs

Oh the return of Melania’s White House Christmas decorations

Caved and signed up to Bluesky. Excited to have my full name as my handle over there bsky.app/profile/kimber…