Advent
‘Tis the season to be jolly. To be honest we don’t go particularly overboard. If I reframe Christmas dinner in my head as a fancy roast it doesn’t cause much stress. Hot Stuff has already made a Christmas pudding. He’d…
Lovely Grey Day ... Revisited
Living in the realm of curiosity
Lovely Grey Day ... Revisited
Living in the realm of curiosity
Wilja
In these days where ugly vegetables are gaining respectability let me put in a word for the Wilja. This variety of potato is another one of the items that we buy in bulk from the farm gate in rural Somerset.…
Oh-My
I wonder if I became a student occupational therapist just to gain unfettered access to a marvellously resourced art room and pottery. In the late nineties the course had a more practical and less academic bias than it does now.…
One a Month
What a lovely image I found today on Pixabay. Thanks to Herman the chap who uploaded it. Just in case you haven’t discovered it the website is a great source of free images. If you hunt around a bit you…
Circles
Today I’ll share something that I learnt years ago. It’s been oh so helpful from a sanity preserving perspective. A bit of research indicated that the concept of circles of influence and concern originates from Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of…
Bernard Moss: Fisherman
Soon after I bought my house in Brixham, the heart of the UK trawler fleet, the inevitable happened. I gave my heart to a burly fisherman who’d been vying for my affection from the very first time that I clapped…