I woke at 3am, read for a bit, then went back to sleep, waking again when I heard movement upstairs. I emerged from my basement to find my schoolfriend K, her husband T and their daughter B, who I was meeting for the first time, getting themselves ready for work or school, helped by their 19-year-old cat Sam. I was shown where the bagels and coffee were and joined in the breakfast chaos.

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I am back from a week and a half in San Francisco, which remains one of my favourite places on God's green earth.

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I'd been meaning to visit Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex for some time, First World War aeroplanes being my first and perhaps greatest (just like the world war) aviation love. What nudged me into it in the end was their hosting a Bike Day, which brought motorcycles into the mix as a bonus.

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I spent my weekend taking the second part of the PADI Open Water scuba diving qualification.

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A few months ago, my friend and ex-flatmate sent me this:

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