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The Daily Cog

An illustrated journal of small days

Saturday 8th August 2026

A group of children, huddled together with tools in hand, are repairing a rustic wooden fence in a sun-dappled backyard, surrounded by curious animals peeking through the gaps.
A group of children, huddled together with tools in hand, are repairing a rustic wooden fence in a sun-dappled backyard, surrounded by curious animals peeking through the gaps.

The Fence

Today we fixed the hole in the fence where kids and foxes and cats get in.

Recorded at 19:36

A lone journalist stands on a deserted Clacton beach, microphone in hand, while indifferent beachgoers stroll by, avoiding eye contact.
A lone journalist stands on a deserted Clacton beach, microphone in hand, while indifferent beachgoers stroll by, avoiding eye contact.

Clacton

Pino thevitalian journalist went to Clacton but nobody would speak to him, why?

Recorded at 21:25

A cozy candlelit table set for three in a quaint Italian restaurant, with plates of pasta, glasses of Chianti, and a cheerful farewell atmosphere.
A cozy candlelit table set for three in a quaint Italian restaurant, with plates of pasta, glasses of Chianti, and a cheerful farewell atmosphere.

Dinner with Pino the journalist.

Mary, Elusabetta and I had a final dinner with Pino the Italian journalist before he leaves for Italy. Ciao!

Recorded at 21:29