Week 17

Bank holiday, London and death

28 April 2025

Monday was a bank holiday and we had the best day with friends doing a sorta pub crawl but between each others houses instead. The hosts had to provide a drink, snack and entertain us.

We had a lot of incredible snacks: blinis, tartiflette, Bánh mì, tosadas and more! Entertainment was fun too, a harmonica recital, a boat trip, balloon modelling, the Macarena.

The sun was out and it was great, I took some photos. The occasion was as a goodbye party for our friends that are moving to Australia.

On Wednesday evevning we went to London, was fun to be back in the city. I went to the office on Thursday, was good to see people IRL. Thursday night I had some beers and dinner with Rory and we met more friends Friday night in Tottenham.

The trip was cut short for me as I rushed home Saturday morning to my parent’s house to see my 97yo Grandma who’s taken a sudden turn (after being extremely healthly for her age) to say goodbye. First time I’ve had to do something like that. Was obviously difficult and sad, but I’m glad I went. She’s still with us, but I’m not sure for how much longer. She definitely knew I was there but couldn’t really respond. So it was nice to see her one last time. She’s had a very good innings.

Jon Heslop in his house
Self-portrait, 09/02/25 — Fujifilm X-Pro3, Leica Summilux-M 50 ƒ/1.4, ASPH

About me

Jon Heslop is a web developer based in Walthamstow, he lives with his wife Rebecca and their dog, Maude. He enjoys cycling, cooking and hanging out with friends.

Enough of the third person... I was born in London, grew up on the Wirral before coming of age in the Midlands (somehow that’s the accent that mostly stuck). I went to university in London and then spent a while in West Wales.

I’ve been building websites since I was a teenager and I have been very lucky with the places and people I’ve worked with over the years.

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