Musings :: Moments :: Memories
When I started to make this list, the first decision I had to make was right in the first section. I wrote 'In 2023, I want' and immediately felt uncomfortable. Saying I want something seems so forward, direct and impolite. I almost changed it to 'would like' to make it sound less aggressive but I… Continue reading More and Less
Last year, my word was Bold. I think that I became bolder in 2022. I still have work to do. I do want to choose a new word, though, for this year. A friend asked me yesterday about this and how I choose it. Sometimes I need a verb, and sometimes an adjective. This year,… Continue reading My Word of the Year – Connection
Each year, I make a fun list of things to aim to do - some are easy and some are very difficult. Last year, I managed to get a lot of these things done but I also have some things I want to carry over for 2023 and some I want to let go of… Continue reading Looking back on my 22 in 2022 list
In the minutes and hours before the clock strikes twelve, the house is filled with friends reuniting. We had spent the day preparing: moving sofas, clearing rooms, cleaning, sprucing, filling the larder. When everyone arrives, the house is alive. Food is shared and drinks are poured. The children play hide and seek, despite the teenage… Continue reading Happy New Year
Autumn has been tricky now for a few years. Although it is traditionally my favourite season, the past few autumns have felt hectic and overwhelming rather than cosy and comfortable. My change in working pattern has given me just enough space to enjoy this time of year which fills up so quickly with parties, birthdays… Continue reading My favourite season is my favourite again
The first day of the summer holidays was a weird vibe. Exhaustion combined with the usual anticlimax meant that all of us were out of sorts one way or another. Add Covid in the house into the mix and the disruption from the garage conversion currently underway and it was not the blissful peace that… Continue reading False Start
Friday just gone was Evelina's last Friday at Primary School. After seven years of being in her little one class entry school, always being the oldest in the school (the school opened with her class so now she is in Year 6, the school is full for the first time), having a lovely group of… Continue reading Beginning of an Ending
Harper and I took advantage of the cooler evening to go for a longer walk this evening. The skies were on point.
Cooking on the barbeque in the summer and having just grilled meat with salad for most of our meals is the best. I know this is true. I am not cut out to be a primary teacher. Spending a couple of hours with some Year One age children (i.e. Austin's age) whilst I chaperoned at… Continue reading I Know This is True
I want to remember the smile on Evelina's face when she pulled off an awesome lift in her Acro show today. I want to remember the simple joy of a family barbeque and the sun bathing the garden in golden light. I want to remember how we ate and laughed and hugged. I want to… Continue reading I Want to Remember
Notes From My Day 