Alastair Johnston

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...

...got distracted and then realised that you had completely forgotten what it was you were going to do? Austin Schrock decided to take a cheap...

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...

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...

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...

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...

About halfway through my run, I looped past the Scout Hut on the cut through via the village hall and pre-school nursery. It was quiet...

(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...

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....

I recently discovered an amazing new technology. A web of ideas, writing and media, all linked together via a network of connections. I think it's...

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, 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...