Musings :: Moments :: Memories
1. Two Ree Drummond cookbooks - I love her books and I love cooking special food for the holidays so I would particularly like A Year of Holidays. 2. Socks from Seasalt Cornwall - I love their cosy socks! 3. An apron for Christmas morning. Bonus points if it's Disney-related. 4. Some new boots -… Continue reading Five Things on My Christmas List
Around here I am visiting friends who I don't get to see nearly enough. It makes me determined to be even better at seeing friends in 2024. Around here Rich and the kiddos have been having a Day of Fun including bowling, Five Guys, shopping, arcades then the Bear Grylls Adventure with archery lessons and… Continue reading Around Here
Wilfred Owen was a soldier in World War I. He was sent to Craiglockhart Hospital suffering from shellshock where he met fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon. While there, he wrote much of his poetry. He was sent back to the front in July 1918 and was killed in action on 4th November 1918, a week before… Continue reading Lest We Forget
Currently reading: The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros (writer of Fourth Wing) Currently watching: Loki series finale. All the tears. Currently eating: Marks and Spencer pizza Currently driving: Evelina and her friend to and from the school disco! Currently listening to: Taylor Swift’s Folklore album Currently playing: Patterned on Apple Arcade
The artist's date that I was so looking forward to did not happen today. I got a call from Austin's school to say he was still in pain so I had to collect him and bring him home. This then led to me getting back in touch with our private medical insurance company to see… Continue reading Change of Plan
As I work through The Artist's Way (the writing course book by Julia Cameron), one of the suggestions for creating a life as a writer is to take weekly Artist's Dates. These are outings done alone to somewhere interesting, creative, or inspiring: a gallery, a museum, a garden, etc. Tomorrow, I will be taking myself… Continue reading An Artist’s Date and a Pivot
My 2023 Word of the Year is Connection and I think this has been such a wonderful word to keep at the heart of my choices this year (and ongoing I think). Here are just five examples of how I have put connection first: Booking trips and holidays that focus on family time; Putting down… Continue reading Five Ways I Have Chosen Connection
Look. I know I have already grown up. Supposedly. (I never actually received that Grown Ups Certificate in the post - was I meant to?). But it is still fun to think about what I would do if I could do anything. I welcome any willing investors (especially if you don't expect any return on… Continue reading 5 Things I Would Like to Do When I Grow Up
We didn't make it to a fireworks display this year. Partly this is because of our theatre trip (which Rich ended up missing because we didn't want to leave Harper alone with all the fireworks) which coincided with our town display, and partly because tonight is the last day of the half-term and we had… Continue reading Remember, remember
Tonight we are all going to see The Box of Delights at the Royal Shakespeare Company. It is a little early for Christmassy things but we got a great discount on the tickets meaning we have some of the best seats for half price. The show has been advertised as follows: A magically festive production… Continue reading Going to the Theatre
Notes From My Day 