Reviews
ONroute - How a service station saved my life
How a service station saved my life, when we found ourselves in a massive RV, on the motorway in a terrible storm.
Chris Lloyd
London-based new(ish) dad. Surveyor and planning consultant. Also, very slowly learning to write a blog at www.alondonlife.co.uk. It's not about planning, I promise.
Reviews
The Rest is Politics - Review
A quick review of Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart's podcast The Rest is Politics. It's very good, smart without being too serious.
Violet will be an only child
Due to age, ill health, and the pandemic Violet will be an only child. But maybe that isn’t a bad thing.
Reviews
Cubitts - Review
Cubitts - the perfect optician and shop for glasses. Not just for cool hipsters.
Blog
Walking with my daughter - a nice day in the new house and Violet explores Stratford
A quiet Sunday in Fish Island and the surrounding area.
Blog
We have made it into the new place!
After delay and a lot of worry we have managed to buy and move into our new home.
Reviews
Why write reviews?
Writing reviews as a form of practice
Health & Fitness
How to lose a stone in two months. No sleep and huge amounts of stress!
Weight: 17 st -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So it turns out that no sleep and huge amounts of stress can actually help you lose weight. I can’t see a problem with that!! I was surprised to find I’d lost almost a stone. Over about two months. We’ll maybe I shouldn’
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Staying in London
Why staying in London after the pandemic was hard but right for us...I hope.
Reviews
Ciao Bella - Review
Ciao Bella - A brilliant, fun and easy Italian in a great location. It makes me smile every time I go
Blog
Violet is now two...and likes CAKE!!!!
The second birthday seems a milestone to me.
Writing a blog
Is blogging for me?
This is the second of my posts in a series I think of 'writing is hard'. The first was 'writing a blog is hard'; at the time, I was feeling productive and was planning to write lots of posts; that was 28th January, and since then,