This past week has brought to us so many images of people coming together – to remember – and to pay their respects to our late Queen. People have travelled – from far and near – crowds have gathered – for many hours – in order to walk past the Queen’s coffin – as her…

As I prepared to post my blog today – I realised that uppermost in so many hearts and minds – would be our queen – who died yesterday. I felt that I couldn’t let such a momentous time in our history go by – without some recognition. First and foremost – my prayers are for…

My intent- as the day began – was to draft my blog post for this week – but – guess what – I got distracted! On opening up my computer – I was faced with a previous page I had been working on – but this was no blog page – instead it was ‘work…

This past week we had a day at the coast – a part of the coast that holds many memories for us all – from childhood – through teen years and into adulthood – and a trip that we have undertaken for the past three years. It was a great day – and we were…

During these periods of very hot weather I have learnt that a daily re-adjustment is necessary. The day begins- and ends – with a refreshing coolness -and I need to take advantage of those times – use them to the best of my advantage – doing the things that may prove too difficult as the…

These words – ‘in my element’ – were resounding in my mind – singing in my heart – as I worked in the garden yesterday – and my soul was filled with joy. I found this quote – which seeks to explain what ‘being in your element’ is all about – “Being in your element…

There’s an old red telephone box – in the middle of our village – it stands there with pride – holding memories of times past – bringing to mind the purpose for which it existed – and although that purpose is no longer needed – it still plays an important roll in the life of…

During these past few days – as we were expecting – and then experiencing – such high temperatures – the news seemed to be full of ‘doom and gloom.’ So often it seems that the topic of so much news and conversation – focuses on difficulties faced -and fears of what might happen – and…

I woke this morning – with a phrase going through my head – ‘Leave the past – and live in the present’ and I found it very pertinent – as I switched on my computer – to discover that the draft I had written yesterday – for this blog – had disappeared again. This was…

This past week we celebrated our 56th Wedding Anniversary – and for me – one of the things that made it special – was reading all the messages – sent by so many people. The variety was amazing – friends from far and wide – friends from many years ago – and recent ‘new friends’…