Writing about whatever comes to mind
What started as a simple WordPress blog chronicling the renovation of a flat in Budapest has grown legs.
I had no plan for it, other than to keep interested parties around the world informed of what I was up to. My postage budget had been diverted to paint and time was in short supply; blogging seemed an efficient way to stay in touch.
Thirteen years later, it is an intrinsic part of what I do. I write about life in Hungary, the country in which I finally got to unpack my bottom drawer.
I write about my travels, about music, food, spirituality, politics, life, death, cemeteries. I write about whatever comes to mind. There is no plan.
If you’ve just found me, welcome to a work in progress. Feel free to engage, to comment, to add to what I’ve written. Let’s chat.
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My most recent posts
2025 Grateful 25: Well-becoming
The only social media site I’m paying much attention to these days is LinkedIn. Mostly it’s because I’m fascinated by the way people are using
2025 Grateful 26: The Price
I spend way too much time watching series on Netflix or Disney. I know that. And I need to do something about it. Limit my
2025 Grateful 27: Sunflowers and silence
This is one of my favourite times of year. Apart from the heat. I hate the heat. Today, though, it’s a blessedly cool 16 degrees
2025 Grateful 28: The gift that keeps on giving
We’re five years into an 18-month renovation. We’re at the point now where I walk into a room and feel not the anxiety of yore