I came across some words the other day -words that have stayed with me – planting a germ of an idea – something to contemplate – as this new year begins – those words were uttered- almost I guess – as a prayer – “Open my eyes – to fresh ideas and connections – that…

No one can deny that these are days of uncertainty – that being said – life always has it’s uncertainties – and – “Uncertainty is very much a part of the world in which we live” As the year draws to a close – many of us look back on a year that has probably…

As preparations for Christmas are well underway – and we all begin to feel great anticipation – especially of spending time with family and friends – I have found these words echoing around in my mind – “Lest we forget” I know these are words used each year to remind us of the many thousands…

During these past couple of weeks- I have been busy performing a ‘labour of love’. This year I wanted to express my appreciation to so many family and friends – in the form of their Christmas cards – and so I set out to do that – by hand painting each one. This obviously involved…

They do say that – “If things are worth having – they are worth waiting for” – and I guess that’s how we had been feeling about a kitchen island that we had ordered in August. We had been told at the time that it would probably take about 3 months to arrive – but…

I was travelling on the bus the other day – well distanced from other passengers – and of course wearing my mask – which made it so easy to simply allow my mind to wander. I found myself recalling the words of a song we used to sing many years ago – I guess this…

I am so thankful for my ‘happy place’ – a small summerhouse situated at the end of our garden. It’s hard to believe that just one year ago this was a dirty – unkept space – full of junk and many cobwebs! That was when we moved into this lovely house – and to be…

The view from our kitchen window allows us to enjoy the changing colours of the seasons – and I particularly love the Cornus – or Dogwood tree – when the leaves turn a beautiful rich red-brown – as they decay – revealing the bare red branches – that will provide us with wonderful colour throughout…

A very interesting and informative event occurred this last weekend – we went for a training session with Frankie – our 11 month old dog. Frankie came to us almost 5 months ago – and although he’s doing extremely well – we were having some issues with him that we decided needed sorting out. The…

It was a cold and blustery morning – walking to the bus stop was quite exhilarating – standing waiting for the bus was less so – the cold blowing in my face – and biting at my fingers and toes – but – none of it mattered – I was on my way to meet…