Daffodils

There's going to be a time when you won't see another daffodil. In the village, beyond the primary school, is a bank of grass that...

How can I help you?

What problem are you struggling to solve using your Bullet Journal? When I created The Alastair Method for the Bullet Journal community, it was to...

Running on Snow

Up and at 'em. 7.30 in the morn. Workday looming ahead of the morning's brightening. "Carpe diem - seize the day!" the big thought, the...

2023 - A Depth Year

I haven't bought a new book since December 31st. Sitting in the lounge, on the shelf below the coffee table is a brand new, unopened...

Embracing Twixtmas

Around this time a few years ago I wrote a small piece about the bit between Christmas and New Year where I was contemplating that...

Actually, I'm not OK

(On simple things to keep your head above water...) For the first time in a very long time, when I think about the future, it...

Haircut Memories

As you approach the small Sussex town of Uckfield from the top of the hill, houses begin to give way to the old high street....

Introducing Hello pages

How can we be more social, without relying on social media? For a while now I have been thinking about this problem. So I decided...

Hello

Hello, I'm Alastair Johnston. Here is how I prefer to keep in touch, and why: This is an example of a Hello page. If you...