Today he fixed the light a second time but this time it didn’t involve smashing the old one with a hammer, just a bit of jiggery pokery with a screw driver, then drove all the stuff to the tip while I went and bought the Christmas tree which incidentally is going to require a blog all to itself…..
As I type the rain is currently HAMMERING on the window and the wind is howling; the light is diminishing daily and there are many weather related struggles rearing their ugly heads. For example the recycling dilemma. Do I put the recycling out and risk getting it blown all over the place, so I have … More Surviving Winter Blues
As if I could ever forget…… Bonfire night is nearly upon us. For those readers not in the UK, it’s an opportunity to light a big fire and set off fireworks, to remember someone who tried to blow up the houses of parliament a long time ago. Weird huh? Anyway, on the whole I am enormously … More Remember Remember 5th November
The time of year has come round again when the clocks go back. I’ve had 46 years of this so I know the drill. We gain an extra hour, but the rest of my life disappears down a vortex to pay for it. I wake up not knowing if it’s 8am, 7am, Sunday, July or … More Gaining and hour and losing a week.
Earlier in the week, I reached 36,000 views on the blog and today I reached 1000 followers. After a week where I was traumatized watching Emmerdale (guilty pleasure, don’t judge me) This was a lovely milestone to reach. Incidentally, I don’t watch Coronation Street but happened to have that on in the sitting room tonight … More A milestone of a week.
This week I discovered I had a somewhat tenuous claim to fame, but it was exciting none the less. I had shared a Maya Angelou quote on FB and my American aunt told me she had once sat on the same panel as her. I’ve always loved Maya Angelou’s writing, poems, and inspirational survival instinct; … More Tenuous Claims to Fame
I’ve heard it all now. I was listening to the radio this morning and a woman was on there speaking about being a ‘flexitarian’ She went on to explain her husband was a vegetarian and was encouraging her to do the same. However, she didn’t want to commit to a strictly no meat diet so basically, … More Flexitarianism, I Did It Before It Was Cool
Did you know today is world smile day? For me it’s been less smile and more grimace. It all started a few days ago when I went along to my first ever Fatburn Extreme class. It’s the latest lard busting exercise class that I’ve seen and read about and is said to be very effective, so I … More Exercise, it’s good for you……apparently
If there’s a repeated message that comes from this blog since I started it in January, it’s how you all love the blog names which started off with just family but has extended to friends.People often ask me what their name would be if they got a mention and even came up with their own … More How We Got our Blog Names
In fact, I can honestly say that was the hardest one of the whole exercise to give up. It was a rough morning anyway as I was also force-fed a melt in the mouth home made meringue … More The Benefits of Drinking Water (and struggles)
Norq From Ork 