Who is Diamond Geezer?

The little I know about one of the best bloggers to have ever blogged.

September 13, 2022 · 9 min

Four steps to clean cleaning

The how and the why of my eco-friendly cleaning journey.

December 31, 2021 · 19 min

PSM1... and done

I got certified as a Scrum Master, and I have some thoughts on how I got there.

August 31, 2020 · 6 min

11 gallery entrances in Paris

Being in lockdown made me miss travelling, and reminisce about intimidating entrances to commercial galleries in Paris. So I ranked them.

July 17, 2020 · 7 min

Notes from a march

I stumbled on today’s People’s Vote march by accident - and experienced some mixed feelings.

October 19, 2019 · 7 min

Swimming at the Elephant

I hadn’t swum for 20 years before joining the club a few months back. Now, I leave a brightly-lit council-run pool in Elephant and Castle each Wednesday night with a definite spring in my step.

July 31, 2019 · 3 min

8 life lessons from Amanda Lepore

Here are some tips from the documentary movie I Hate New York, and via trans icon Amanda Lepore, that you might or might not want to try at home.

November 30, 2018 · 3 min

132 Days of Duolingo

I spend around 10 minutes a day on Duolingo and I’m not convinced it’s worth it. It took a 100+ day streak before the doubts crept in.

August 7, 2018 · 6 min

Why I’m getting Artangled

I went to a lot of art shows in 2017. I don’t really know why this obsession took hold.

January 18, 2018 · 6 min

Miss Naysmith and her city

As London’s super-rich make the city their playground, it’s becoming more and more important to remember stories like Miss Naysmith’s.

June 14, 2017 · 19 min

Walking somewhere

I’d arrived in Trieste on a Friday evening, and, having dropped my backpack off, I needed to walk. So I set off, towards the sea.

April 17, 2017 · 5 min

Cat guardians

The beginning of the end of my 2016 came when I spent three days in Athens, alone.

December 31, 2016 · 7 min

Peggy and Mihaela

On two women I met on a journey back home - whatever that is.

September 10, 2016 · 10 min

War on two wheels

A common urban conflict - between a black lycra-clad cyclist and a driver of a white BMW - that's illustrative of something more.

September 2, 2016 · 11 min

Tapping the Kangaroo

Every day in London, thousands of fingers tap a cute Kangaroo logo on their smartphone screens. As a result, every lunchtime and supper time, thousands of young men have a job to do.

June 16, 2016 · 7 min

The Chinese plate

My mum’s finally finished clearing out my grandparents’ house, and she’s brought back a few boxes of things: books, pieces of jewellery, notes. Nothing valuable, just mementoes.

March 6, 2016 · 2 min

Books I read last year

I read less than I used to, and I forget most of what I read. But here's my list for the past 12 months.

January 25, 2016 · 9 min

Think again about online friendships

I go to a lot of marketing conferences. But I don't often sit through a presentation that made me reassess how I live my life.

November 29, 2014 · 5 min