Seriously, I go away for six weeks and my lawn is suddenly CHEST-HIGH. And I'm not a short person. We're talking over 5 feet of lawn. My strimmer can't cope, my lawnmower can't cope. What shall I try next, a flamethrower?

More beach cleaning on the Isla de Ons yesterday - we collected 99 kilos of rubbish off one beach alone (ok, some of that was rubble...). Very satisfying!

In recent professional news, despite an interview performance worthy of someone recently returning to society after several decades lost in the jungle, I somehow seem to have found my way onto the UN Staff roster.

Last night I dreamt that I was served a cup of tea in a café by Boris Johnson, who'd got a new job as a waiter - the news that he's no longer an MP clearly made an impact on my subconscious.

Tienes que #leer 'El imperio de los cautivos (I). Pretérito imperfecto' de Boni Ofogo, Un griot que transmite el mundo oral al de la escritura. Historia muy interesante. Reflexiones sobre la sociedad, la vida, la política, las desigualdades... de un país imaginario, que no lo es

Time is money. If it takes twice as long to do something you earn half as much. This is the brutal fact at the heart of Brexit. Let’s "Brexit" a £12.99 paperback, blow by blow, and see what difference leaving the single market has made.

📢 Are you ready? Tomorrow the millions of disenfranchised UK nationals living abroad get our votes back after the last few years where decision in the UK (from Brexit to increasing the MiR) have had such an impact on our lives. bit.ly/48rrWU7

¿Alguien que haya tenido que hacer el procedimiento monitorio y recuperación de IVA por una factura impagada que pueda contestarme a un par de preguntas? ¡Gracias! #xl8

Gracias también al trabajo de Dr. Alejandro García Aragón @Jorge_de_Buen Lorenzo Borghini, Valentina Marta, Tamara Varela y Eleanor Staniforth

Another day, another #manel.

New hobby.

Between Donón and Punta Couso this evening.

Interpreting in the Philippines with jet lag after 24 hours travelling = interpreting on hard mode.

Out on the water on an unseasonably sunny day in Galicia.

First regatta today - we got disqualified for going round the wrong side of a buoy. Apart from that, we didn't do too badly 😅