MANY THANKS to readers who have kindly posted reviews of my books…so appreciated! Bought some dahlia bulbs the other day in Lidl…must plant them sometime soon. Love those perky flowers! Really enjoyed the documentary...
The sky is blue at the moment but it’s definitely weather for a thick winter coat and one of my many colourful scarves. Glad to see that there still seem to be plenty of...
Elizabeth Lesser is co-founder and senior advisor of the Omega Institute and the author of ‘Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow’ and ‘The Seeker’s Guide’. She’s been interviewed on Oprah and...
Here is a bit of light reading about writing. The ‘tips’ could be longer and there could be more of them…but it isn’t that kind of blog. The tips are more like little nudges;...
Re-read David Lodge’s novel ‘Therapy‘ recently…it’s so funny and poignant and honest and humane. I enjoyed ‘Therapy‘ so much I’ve decided to re-read his campus novel ‘Changing Places‘. It’s such a hoot and,...
I have done quite a bit of social media stuff today (with the help of wheat ‘thins’ Tesco biscuits, Hummus, 85% cocoa chocolate, mint and Chai tea). I even got around to putting some...
Happy New Year Sweeties! And many thanks to dear pal Philip Casey for giving my website a new template thingy. He’s a real whizz on the computer stuff. Weather is somewhat murky in County...
Immensely grateful that the local supermarkets don’t seem to be playing those shouty ‘It’s Christmas!’ type songs quite so loudly…some of them have even opted for softer melodies. I am not a big fan...
Haven’t posted a new blog for a while because of various website technical thingys. This led to many a phone conversation along the lines of “You want me to press what? Yes I think...
Really enjoyed the lovely sunny straw hat and hammock type weather but for some reason it sometimes made me want to do more housekeeping. Fine in moderation but… You know what I mean. Pottered...
Lovely and sunny today. Yippee! It feels like summer! Have put seedlings on the kitchen windowsill along with some other grown from seed plants that need to be potted out sometime soon. My little...
Pretending it’s summer is not as complicated as it sounds and here are some self-help tips: * The right soundtrack is indispensable. Summer Breeze by the Isley Brothers is perfect and you can even...
Wow it’s taken me quite a while to upload this photo. For some reason a copy I made of it in ‘my documents’ didn’t upload and the Internet connection was dodgy…along with strange sea-like...
