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Spanish retreat – Day 4

Posted on February 18, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 Spain, Day 4: Sunshine, Tapas, and the Heroic Quest for Wine Woke up late to a frankly illegal amount of sunshine. The sort that immediately forgives you for all past sins and makes you believe you are, at heart, … Continue reading →

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Spanish retreat – Day 3

Posted on February 17, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 Ham, hypermarkets and heroic beach strolling Today’s mission: supplies. Not just any supplies. Spanish supplies. The kind that make your fridge look like it’s about to host a tapas-themed TED Talk. We kicked things off at the local Mercadona, … Continue reading →

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Spanish retreat – Day 2

Posted on February 16, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 500km, one shoulder and the sacred Spanish lunch hour I woke up with my shoulder still auditioning for a tragic opera, but with slightly less commitment to the role than yesterday. Progress! After a lightning-round shower and a coffee … Continue reading →

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Spanish retreat – Day 1

Posted on February 15, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 The kind of sentence that smells faintly of sunscreen and irresponsibility. We left home with the precision of a German train timetable and arrived in Barcelona in 2 hours and 54 minutes. Not 3 hours. Not “about 3 hours.” … Continue reading →

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The Month That Was: January 2026

Posted on February 1, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 Or: How I Survived Technology, Weather, Whisky, and My Own Pancreas A month-long chronicle of medical adventures, technological betrayals, gastronomic triumphs, and the ongoing battle between diet intentions and French cuisine January 2026 will go down in personal history … Continue reading →

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Bullitt

Posted on January 27, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 When cars were fast, airports were easy and Steve McQueen was cool 🍿 So there I was last night, doing what any reasonable person does on a random weeknight—rewatching Bullitt for approximately the 47th time. Because apparently, I need … Continue reading →

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Pancakes

Posted on January 23, 2026 by JJS

🇫🇷 Chez nous, il y a la Chandeleur. Le 2 fĂ©vrier. Date fixe, rassurante. On parle de lumière, de soleil, de prospĂ©ritĂ©, on fait sauter une crĂŞpe avec une pièce dans la main et tout le monde fait semblant d’y … Continue reading →

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A syringe and an umbrella

Posted on January 21, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 I am now starting my third week of injecting my weekly dose of what I shall simply call the Wonder Molecule. I will not name it. I will not promote it. I will not pretend I was sent it … Continue reading →

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Looking back… and looking up

Posted on December 30, 2025 by JJS

As one sometimes does in the quiet days just before—or just after—the New Year, I found myself looking back at the main events of the past twelve months. It’s a reassuring ritual: a mix of memory, curiosity, and the comforting … Continue reading →

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A night with CoverTramp

Posted on November 22, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Or how Perpignan turned into 1979 Last night, dear readers, we did something wonderfully reckless: we drove all the way to Perpignan for a concert by a band called CoverTramp. Yes, the name does exactly what it says on … Continue reading →

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