Guido 'Four Mobiles' Fawkes is still in France and last week he posted a picture of his blogging location.
On Saturday I took a photo of my own favourite blogging location. My home is just outside The Close of Salisbury Cathedral and I often blog from a wooden bench below Britain's tallest spire. I enjoy the view on the right whenever I look up. I didn't agree with Edward Heath on
many things but I share the love he had for this jewel of England - but not, unfortunately, an income to live within The Close's walls.
Everything I need to blog is contained within the black bag you see propped up against the bench:
- One 17-inch Mac with a backup battery
- One mobile phone (Blackberry)
- One portable scanner
- One Vodafone mobile connect card
- One iPod
- One FM radio
- One digital camera
- One wooden ruler and LAMY fountain pen
- One tin of M&S mints.
- Lots of cables.
It's a mobile office that accompanies me to Portcullis House or to Starbucks coffee shops across the world. If I lose that bag I'm sunk.
That a G4 powerbook you've got there or one of the nice new intel macbook pros?
Posted by: Chris | July 03, 2006 at 14:50
Pre-Intel, Chris.
Posted by: Editor | July 03, 2006 at 14:51
If you lose that bag we're all sunk.
Posted by: buxtehude | July 03, 2006 at 15:08
Looks much more efficient than Tory Radio - which you point out to me every time we meet.
Mind you it is a great excuse for me to have to get more and more gadgets!
Posted by: Jonathan Sheppard | July 03, 2006 at 15:09
M&S mints - clearly a discerning blogger.
Posted by: Mark Fulford | July 03, 2006 at 15:18
Hope there are no muggers reading!!
Posted by: Andrew Woodman | July 03, 2006 at 16:39
A wooden rule for rapping those of us who occasionally overstep the mark in our comments, eh? You've let the secret out of the bag now, Tim. ;-)
Posted by: Cllr Graham Smith | July 03, 2006 at 16:55
M & S mints? Tim, are you a sucker for a bit of re-branding!?
Wiltshire is certainly a fine part of the world
Posted by: Tory Solicitor | July 03, 2006 at 17:23
andrew, maybe it's an elaborate sting
Posted by: Tory Solicitor | July 03, 2006 at 17:24
I'll come and join you: I live just down the A36 from you.
Posted by: David Belchamber | July 03, 2006 at 18:42
Not when it rains though... right?
Posted by: Chris Palmer | July 03, 2006 at 20:17
You must be as brown as a berry by now!
Posted by: Patsy Sergeant | July 03, 2006 at 20:25
thats why this website is so good, its done on a mac, how much do you want to bet that LabourHome is done using windows. I went on it and couldnt even figure out how to leave a comment!
Posted by: Michael | July 03, 2006 at 23:47
Being at Salisbury Cathedral got me to wishing that OLD St. Paul's was still around. As impressive as Wren's church is, the largest gothic cathedral in the world dwarfed Salisbury, and would've surely been quite a sight.
Maybe one day they'll finish St. John the Divine in New York. I mean, it's only been, what, a little over a hundred years or so?
Posted by: Dave J | July 04, 2006 at 02:05
Daily Mail? oh dear
Posted by: RobC | July 04, 2006 at 09:30
I can read nearly all of the other papers online, Rob!
Posted by: Editor | July 04, 2006 at 09:32
I can't believe that Tim reads the Daily Mail. We're all doomed! Actually you should copy their approach to spice up the frontpage, eg:
"Duncan speaks out on Gordon Brown: should your child be exposed to the killer vaccine?"
"Cameron invited to some party by a friend - house prices plummet as gypsies celebrate on YOUR council tax"
"Diana - the real story - she was apparently married for a time to PRINCE CHARLES. When will Cameron SPEAK OUT?"
Oops - sorry - that's more like the Telegraph since Heffer arrived.
PS you're a lucky bloke Tim it looks beautiful there.
Posted by: Graeme Archer | July 04, 2006 at 11:21
PPS They have starbucks in Wiltshire? Harrumph.
Posted by: Graeme Archer | July 04, 2006 at 11:23
Do you remember the policeman in his sentry box who used to stand guard outside Edward Heath's Cathedaral Close house in the 70's, has that been listed?
Posted by: mark | March 14, 2007 at 11:32
One good picture deserves another, Tim!
Posted by: Cllr Robin Millar | March 16, 2007 at 12:38