Category Archives: Blog

Elsie the quadruped

23 Feb Filed under Blog, Family Photos. 1 Comment.

On the eve of being nine months old, our little girl Elsie has crawled across the floor today. A full three months ahead of Lily, she seems very eager to get moving. Mild panic as we realised we needed to get hold of a stair … Read More →

Good Sense of Humus

13 Feb Filed under Blog. No comments.

Just had a few random tracks playing in the background when I was working yesterday and heard one of my old tracks pop up – GSOH. I really enjoyed listening to it again after a long layoff. High point for me is still the lovely … Read More →

Refrigerated convert

6 Feb Filed under Blog. 1 Comment.

God – what a great day out.  I normally sit at my desk in a fairly uniform day at work.  Not that it’s unenjoyable – I love my job – but once in a while you get to do something that’s a bit more fun. … Read More →

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Abigail’s Legacy – a haunting coincidence

30 Jan Filed under Blog. No comments.

Sometimes some coincidences are a bit too wierd. Katie and I lost a lovely friend just before Chtistmas in 2001 – Abigail. Abi was only just 30 and died of cancer, and as always seems the case in these dreadful losses, the last few months … Read More →

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Omnipresent

20 Jan Filed under Blog. No comments.

Omnipresent Originally uploaded by Dave Haygarth Teatime in the Haygarth house, and Elsie’s at the end of her third hour of eating, Lily, who has an allergy to sitting at the table, has arisen and decides to make herself omnipresent

Happy Birthday to Royksopp… and me

9 Jan Filed under Blog. 1 Comment.

Today, I am 39. To celebrate, Röysopp have released a fantastic new tune for me. (Well. For their tenth birthday actually) Happy Birthday to us. Have a listen… it grows. I thought it was a cover of the fab Altered Images tune at first.

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Lily’s first bike race

7 Dec Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Sport. 3 Comments.

My annual payback day came on Saturday – the day when I organise a bike race of my own, and as usual it was one intense combination of utter stress and deep satisfaction. It’s not just me doing things – obviously – and this year … Read More →

Jenny with Elvis

Jenny, 16, going on 17

25 Nov Filed under Blog, Family Photos, Video. 1 Comment.

It’s my eldest niece’s 17th birthday on 26th November and it really, honestly feels like a couple of years since she looked like the photo below rather than like this. Anyway… talking like that just makes me sound old, something I’m happy to keep on … Read More →

Me, Bobby and Hamish…. 20 years on

19 Nov Filed under Blog. 3 Comments.

Me, Bobby and Hamish Originally uploaded by Dave Haygarth Had the ENORMOUS pleasure of catching up with two friends who I last saw in 1988 last weekend. Yep – read it – more than 20 whole flippin year have gone by since I last saw … Read More →

Taking a bit of a break

Cyclocross National Trophy round 4, Mallory Park

19 Nov Filed under Blog, Sport. No comments.

Things seem to be going along fine for me in the big cyclocrosses this year; nothing stunning happening but I feel that little bit stronger than last year and my training’s a bit more focused and targeted. The Mallory Park venue has mixed memories for … Read More →