They tried their best to keep going ... who knows if or when they will be able to reopen ...
Wit or Wisdom
Author: Ruth
Life in West London; married to The Brainy One; mum to The Boy Child.
This is where I share most aspects of my everyday life.
I hope you'll stay awhile.
Covid-19 | From The Boy Child's Perspective
"When I hear the word Coronavirus, I feel a bit worried. Even as I write this on a sunny Monday morning, I am still anxious about it. I know that the chances of getting it as a child are slim, but I am nervous. Very soon London {and the wider UK} will be in lock-down, … Continue reading Covid-19 | From The Boy Child's Perspective
Tips for Successfully Working From Home
With the arrival of Covid-19, more and more of us are being told to work from home. As a seasoned worker-from-home*, I can safely say that there's a knack to it, especially if you want to be productive. Here are my tips for making the best of working from home: Have a dedicated work space. … Continue reading Tips for Successfully Working From Home
Social Distancing and What It Might Mean for Content
What now for This West London Life? If we're not going anywhere, what will I write about? The lunch we were throwing for family and close friends to mark The Boy Child becoming a teenager? Cancelled. The Road Trip to Bruges in Belgium during the Easter holidays? Cancelled. The return visit to Jersey at the … Continue reading Social Distancing and What It Might Mean for Content
The Last Hurrah Before Social Distancing
A friend of ours is about to turn 40 years old and thankfully chose to hold her birthday brunch early - the gathering was probably the last social gathering for quite a while. #socialdistancing. Our friend has been through quite a tough few years and it was lovely to see her welcome her forthcoming decade … Continue reading The Last Hurrah Before Social Distancing
For the Love of Books | Novels With a Tudor Theme
History was my favourite lesson at school and the Tudors have always been my favourite part of British history. Henry VIII and his six wives are popular with authors and there's a whole publishing industry around that period of British history. Here's a few of my favourites and are well worth a read: Hilary Mantel's … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Novels With a Tudor Theme
Project Life Revisited | Weeks 9 and 10
Week 9: Yet another winter storm - Storm Jorge, although London got off fairly lightly. I spent an afternoon with my friend at St. Mary's, Paddington (I've obscured her face to protect her privacy and made a flip-up pocket to hide the journaling). The Boy Child and I went on a Mum and Son date … Continue reading Project Life Revisited | Weeks 9 and 10
Covid-19 | How Are You Feeling?
The atmosphere in our bit of suburban West London is strange. There's a sense of waiting and I don't just mean the lengthy queues every morning outside the local branches of Superdrug and Boots. Right now, life feels ominous but semi-normal. Certain shelves in the local supermarket are empty. Dried pasta, toilet rolls and any … Continue reading Covid-19 | How Are You Feeling?
Falling from Grace
It was a rare sunny morning and there I was, minding my own business, when wham! I was spreadeagled, face down, in the middle of the road. Somehow I'd missed my footing stepping down from the kerb and, as the kids say, face planted the tarmac. It hurt. It hurt a lot. There was blood. … Continue reading Falling from Grace
Scrapping in 2020 #4
I'm still plugging away at improving The Boy Child's early years albums. Most pages are in Project Life in style, but there's room for a few additional 12x12 spreads ... I reused a favourite design to give a home to a few fun photos which were never scrapped in 2010. I then flipped the design … Continue reading Scrapping in 2020 #4
