Posts from the category Life (and how to live it)
Waisenhausplatz
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It’s been a while since we’ve sat in the city centre of Bern to take a break amongst running errands and visiting shops. And even longer since we’ve managed to snag one of the few benches amongst the market stalls outside Starbucks on Waisenhausplatz.
Six years under my own steam
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Five-and-a-half years after joining Say Hello, I took on sole ownership of the company last summer. The past five months have been more successful than I’d even hoped.
Saving and spending more money on better quality things makes more economic sense than buying lower-quality items.
Exciting things are coming…
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I have tons and tons of drive. When I get interested in something, I can easily go overboard and spend a lot of time thinking about it. I’m no genius by any means, but if I set to something which I’m passionate about, then I can usually get up to speed relatively well. My wife…
Not a waste of fruit
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Neighbours who worry about fruit, and nature which gets there first.
Working with, not on, WordPress
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Stepping back from involvement in the future development of WordPress as a system.
Working on the rails
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Working in the web industry, I began getting fed up of trailing all the way to an office to work. When I moved to web agency Say Hello, I vowed to make the most of “remote working”.
Random things in January
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Another year and another fresh start to a series of monthly recaps. (The complete set from 2022 is here.)
Adventure is an attitude
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Going on large and small adventures has always made my life a little richer.
Lunchtime dip
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When it used to get hot back in the days when I used to work in Brienz, a lunchtime dip in the freezing waters of Lake Brienz was the thing. When I worked in Bern, I used to go to the river with colleagues and float along for 20 minutes or so to cool down.…
Age catching up
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I had a busy week. Two work projects are due for completion soon and because I felt that I was behind on them both, I decided to go back to the computer after dinner and work on them. I used to work late into the night when I was first establishing my career here, and…
Romanticising the mundane
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Everyone sees photos differently. Some simply see a place they know or blots on the landscape like electricity pylons and motorways, whilst others see a sunset or sunrise and the beauty of a single cloud, illuminated in a beautiful colour. The same photo can conjure up myriad memories for myriad people, whilst remaining completely boring…
Looking back on 200,000 kilometres
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All good things come to an end, and it’s time to say farewell to my trusty Avant.
Sunrise over the Matterhorn
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Catching the first train from Zermatt onto the mountain and photographing the most well-known peak in Switzerland.
Spoilt for choice
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With so much to do and so many beautiful places to visit, the choice can sometimes be overwhelming.
Thousands of second chances
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I spent the afternoon working at home in front of the computer, and listened to Kenneth Williams – a well-known actor, comedian and diarist – reading from his autobiography, Just Williams.
A stomp in the snow
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Note to self. When the cloud is low, the snow is falling gently and the village paths are empty, get out and enjoy it.
You can’t protect people against themselves
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Giving up on trying to make sense of the public attitude to the coronavirus.
Lightly child, lightly
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“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to suck…
