Bit late this month, but here are the board games I played the most in July. Generally, plays are down - probably a combination of better weather and things opening out again after all the lockdowns. Top of the list again is Imperium Classics with 6 plays. I have set myself the aim to play solo all the combinations of nations, so there...

Here is a summary of the board games I played the most during June. Top of the list is the fantastic Imperium Classics with 10 plays. I love this game - whether it is playing solo against the clever bot or against my kids. It is so elegant and clever, as well as massively replayable. I also bought Imperium Legends, although that only g...

For the last month or so I have started logging my board game plays for .. reasons.. Anyway I thought it might be therapeutic (and possibly mildly interesting) to document the last month's worth of plays. Top of the list was - unsurprisingly Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island. I am trying to complete each initial scenario...

It is MS Awareness Week this week, and I have been pondering my contribution. You probably already know the basics of what MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (if not have a read of this), but what is it like to have MS? Having MS is a journey - us MSers (we are not MS sufferers by the way. - I do not suffer it, I just have it!) are all at differe...

After years of dabbling, this year I have started journalling. Not digitally - this is full on analogue with pen and paper. I use a simple weekly spread for tasks and plans for the week, with a simple tracker for a few personal goals (sleep, exercise etc). I am also keeping an analogue log of things like the books I have read, a record...

I have always been a sucker for branded merchandise!

For the last few months years I have been idly pondering having somewhere on the web where I can post idle musings, excitments and successes - not for likes but just because. Social media was out - I quit everything Facebook owned a while back and I barely use Twitter nowadays. It still has a spark of joy but it is buried deep amongst ...