The Brainy One and I don't go overboard with presents for each other at Christmas. Last year, I gave him a book about Michael Caine and he gave me a diary and a pair of Ugg slippers. All of which were welcome. But the best present we received came from friends ... I would never … Continue reading What Was Your Best/Favourite Christmas Present?
Mindful of the fact we don't have a lot of storage space left to use, I've been thinking about this year's scrapbooking goals. It's a given that often times, scrapbooking is a kind of therapy for me, so there's no way I'm ready (or want) to stop. I'll continue with a year-long album, which usually becomes … Continue reading Scrapping in 2019 | The Goals
"Steady on, Mum! That's your third!"
A new year. A new beginning. I've pretty much dispensed with resolutions these last few years, and, for 2019, have settled on stopping doing the things that aren't good for me.Living in the past: It’s easy to live in the past to avoid dealing with problems or difficulties in the here and now. Even though … Continue reading Five Things to Stop Doing
I wrote my first {short} blog post on the 2nd February, 2008. During 2018, I wrote a series of posts called On This Day where I randomly selected dates to look back at. I can hardly believe that as I move into year eleven, here I am, still tapping away at the keyboard and hitting … Continue reading 10 Things About 10 Years of Blogging
Happy New Year to you and yours!Throughout 2018, one thing was crystal clear, I absolutely write for me, and for me alone. That you, a reader, may have found something of interest is always a bonus. (I have a post about my thoughts on 10 years of blogging going live later this week.) Becoming more … Continue reading Blog Review | 2018
Last weekend, we had friends to stay and we treated them to the Christmas Sing-a-long at the Royal Albert Hall. It's a lot of fun.Ordinarily, whenever we go to a carol concert or the Panto, we throw on a Christmas jumper and call it done. I was, therefore, rather alarmed when my friend, she of … Continue reading Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall
Every year, The Brainy One and I choose a day in December to go Christmas shopping. I say Christmas shopping, but what actually happens is this (or something very similar) ... To Green Park on the Underground. A quick stop at Fortnum and Mason to see their decorated stairwell, which although pretty, wasn't a patch … Continue reading Weekday Walks | Christmas Shopping
Back in the Summer, I made The Boy Child a Secret Keeper ... after I'd had a chat with him about Santa. He wasn't very impressed with neither me nor the 'secret', truth be told, but he rallied when I pointed out he could still write a Christmas Wish List. Did you notice that he … Continue reading Dear Mum and Dad
I'm sure you've heard or read the famous words attributed to Samuel Johnson ... "Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." And while … Continue reading Sing London
