No covid this weekend. J'arrive!

20,000 steps in Paris yesterday...

On Palm Sunday and election day in Paris: songs under Ponte Saint Martin before croissants, Sacre Coeur, Street art, lunch, shopping with Parisian style and resting my feet in an Aussie bar teaching the rules to my new French mate Boris! All before supper...

..if I go surfing on the south coast, do I now need to ensure I wear my wedding ring & carry my passport to make sure (?) I can make it back to the beach safely? *(or eventually get back from Rwanda?!) **NB to self, must now replace wedding ring lost swimming at sea in Madiera..

In 1987 my A-level dissertation was on QEI's preparations for the Spanish Armada in 1587-88, examined original maps of beacons on the east coast & spent a long time delving into the local impact of an international event. For QEII, I light a fire - as a would-be historian

Thrings expands footprint with historic firm merger insidermedia.com/news/south-wes…

I had a new companion in my WFH office today

Hot Sundays and no home pool. Holiday soon..... So an early evening for the pre-holiday infinity (paddling) pool, a bottle of rosé, blue skies, and hot air balloons and banana leaves as a canopy! When in Bath... do as the Romans once did in Bath!

Just going to the airport to go to somewhere hot for a change!

Is this a new map of Middle Earth on the Bath Skyline Walk to celebrate the start of Rings of Power series?

Out for a curry last night - failed to realise that they close at 10.00 or so now as there is no after pub trade and we kept them open. Sat there trying to work out how small restaurants will survive fuel rises unless we help them keep very busy and efficiently use every KWatt.

x.com/jrmallcock/sta… This cannot continue. Needs an energy price fix for restaurant businesses unless the new PM expects restaurants to serve raw food in the dark to customers wearing winter coats indoors OR CLOSE! Energy companies need loans until the wholesale price drops

Following the recent case on camping on Dartmoor, will The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to support the Ten Tors challenge on Duchy Land? My son would be very disappointed if this epic challenge ceased. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e… The Prince and Princess of Wales

I've got tears in my eyes after reading this. Well done george. If you need a bit of a lift read this... BBC News - University of Cambridge student says his success is due to a pupil referral unit bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…