Posts Tagged: Family

A relatively quiet week but ended with a great weekend away in London. Formula One Degree of Separation We enjoyed watch the Brawn documentary on Disney+ and I really enjoyed realising my one degree of separation from the main protagonists. Episode one opens with footage of Ross Brawn whilst at Beatrix Lola using a rollingContinue Reading ›

Much of this week was consumed by whatever lurgy I picked up in Bristol only returning to work on Thursday. None More Black One highlight of the week was the arrival of my MacBook Pro. All I’ve done so far is to set it up, but I can report it’s a thing of beauty andContinue Reading ›

Stirling Moss sadly passed away today aged 90. I was lucky enough to see Moss drive at a number of classic events over the years, but I’ll never forget seeing him race at the 1999 Goodwood Revival meeting. In the early days of the Revival, before the grandstands were built, you could stand much closer toContinue Reading ›

Last month my son and I headed to Birmingham for The Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music. Originally were going to attend An Afternoon With Wolfgang Flur, one of the original members of Kraftwerk, but it turned into a full day of Synth Geekery. Midlands Modular Meet This was a late addition to the programme,Continue Reading ›

I love this brilliant little sketch of David Byrne from my talented daughter, makes me smile every time I look at it.

Earlier this year I took my daughter to the National Gallery in London, which houses one the most amazing collections of pre-Twentieth Century art in the world. Surrounded by incredible art from Van Gogh, Turner, Monet, Matisse, Cezanne, Vermeer to name just a few favourites an inexplicable number of visitors seemed more intent on the virtual worldContinue Reading ›