I survived a whole day of work, so that’s a win. Now for some chicken katsu curry - lovingly prepared by my better half - followed by the latest episode of “Secret Invasion”. And then, an early night.
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Snapped on my way to Soho this morning to run a workshop.
Despite my lurgy, the workshop went well. Now I’m back home, sipping a hot drink with honey and preparing to finish up for the day.
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Once again, we enjoyed a spectacular sunset from our balcony yesterday.
Just as the winds picked up and we had to tie down all our balcony furniture before it got blown away. While it always seems to be a little breezy on the 35th floor of our building, yesterday’s winds were epic.
And not in a good way.
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Hmmm. Scratchy throat. Tickly cough. Feeling quite exhausted.
My very own personal checklist for an imminent dose of something awful. Every time I get the flu or a very bad head cold, it starts the same way. So today’s mission has changed from being uber-productive to simply getting through this afternoon’s meetings and then I’ll be heading home immediately and crawling back into bed.
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A year ago, today: a beautiful sunset, snapped from my balcony. I’m a sucker for a beautiful sunset.
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Bracing myself for a London Pride today.
Heading into the West End to watch the parade, to wave at friends who are marching. To be followed by music, public shameless dancing and far too many delicious cold beers. I just know I’m going to be on my feet ALL DAY but probably won’t care by 5pm.
Hope I remember to take some pics. Last year started well, but there was a noticeable absence of any photos taken after about 6pm… which represents a significant positive correlation with cumulative beers consumed.
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Spotted in a local restaurant, here in Canary Wharf.
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There’s a guy on the DLR platform next to meet eating a Gregg’s sausage roll for breakfast. And I am SO jealous.
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Heading into the office for a few hours of YouTube video edits and a meeting with the manager of my office building.
To discuss…various shortcomings with the service they’re providing. Another case study for my talks and workshops on “difficult conversations”.
Wrapping up at lunchtime as we have a friend visiting us from Spain for the weekend and he needs entertaining / feeding / beers this afternoon.
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New shoes, just arrived. My favourite Allbirds in my favourite colour. And just in time for London Pride this weekend. 👟🏳️🌈
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A massive sneezing attack, followed by a massive nose bleed on the train, wasn’t how I wished my morning started. Hopefully the day improves from this point on…
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A quick pint in the local on the way home from work. Sunshine, beer and excellent chats. All good.
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Looking up at the Arcelor Mittal Orbit in London's Olympic Park this lunchtime.
The first time I saw it, I was really disappointed - I thought it was a waste of money, space and effort. A few years alter, it seems more like a familiar landmark and really stands out from some of the more traditional, box-like buildings dotted around the park.
The say familiarity breeds contempt. In this case, it’s more like a grudging acceptance. After all, it’s not going anywhere. You can find out more about it here
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Spotted on my lunchtime walk around the Olympic Park, Stratford.
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The view from here...
I snapped this photo from my apartment balcony on Sunday evening. I almost missed it as I was so engrossed in the coverage from Glastonbury.
The sunsets are often quite lovely from our vantage point up on the 35th floor in Canary Wharf, but Sunday was quite spectacular. I’m sure it had something to do with the heatwave we experienced last week. Sunday saw central London hit 31C which is both unusual and sadly becoming more usual.
We’ve lived in this apartment for over a year, but I’m still not taking the view for granted. We can see everything from Greenwich through to the City of London, with the Shard right in the middle. Overlooking the Thames means we always have something to look at. And the balcony means we effectively have an additional room and a lovely space to eat when the weather cooperates.
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The swans are back on the water. Nature is healing in East London…
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This morning’s very welcome and very delicious cup of coffee, at Grind, Liverpool Street.
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Good morning from a very overcast London
I’m a little relieved the weather is so disappointing today! I have four videos to edit today - a few webinar recordings and some new course materials - and it’s even more difficult to focus on this when the sun is shining outside.
I’m such a sun worshipper, it makes concentrating in the office a real challenge when I can see what I’m missing outside. And living in London, the sun is never guaranteed. Thankfully, the forecast is better for tomorrow and the weekend, so I’ll hopefully get some time in the sun then. A real exercise in delayed gratification.
Before all that, I have a coffee appointment over at Liverpool Street - another excuse to enjoy the newish Elizabeth Line (it’ll always be Crossrail to me) and get there at something approaching light speed.
But first, a second coffee here at home, to raise my conscious awareness a little more before navigating public transport.