December 2016 in the Life of Ben (Blog)
Haircut 23 (30th December 2016)
Writing this in 2024. Previous documented one was Haircut 22 in September 2016.
This was in Fleet, on a day when I cycled to the hairdresser. Had a jacket potato and caught up on recorded TV. Checked e-mails later on.
The next day I was back in London. Fiona and I went to a great party at Molly and Ben’s place to see in the New Year. They were living about 4 miles West of us.
Xmas 2016 (30th December 2016)
(More to follow.)
Gifts I Bought
- Card for sister
- Card for parents
- Card for Fiona
- Card for my web host
- Belle and Sebastian Girls in Peacetime want to Dance
Gifts I Received
- Vulpine thermal cap, red, medium
- Vulpine Merino Beanie (Petrol) replaces the non-cycling warm hat I lost en route to Fleet last time.
- Hoy Vulpine Roubaix Knee Warmers (Medium) should grip better than the slightly loose Large pair I have.
- Fox’s biscuit box
- Victoria biscuit box
- Chocolate orange
- Chocolate reindeer
- Money towards a new rack for Sectuer
The rack has lower support bars to support the floppy version 1 panniers from Good Ordering. They are really worn out now and quite tatty from curling around into the rear wheel. Triangular sided racks expect panniers to have a solid backplate; these ones don’t because they can be worn as a backpack.
Their versatility and stylish looks are unbeatable for the price. I got them free! Fiona had free replacements sent to her when the plastic carribiners snapped. The final version she received has a properly hinged metal part. The zip top properly encloses the main luggage area, too.