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all’s well that ends…well…
I realise now the name of my 365 Photo Challenge really should have been 365 days of Mindfulness. That has probably been the biggest single thing, other than improving my photography, I have taken away from shooting a new photo every day for a year. The mindfulness came in varying forms. First there was the…
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what I read in 2015
I’m poking my head up out of my summer hibernation to give you some holiday reading suggestions. About this time last year I posted ‘what I read in 2014’. It seems like a number of you are interested in what others read, as am I, so here is this year’s instalment. I continue to love that…
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the gift of a lifetime…
I’ve just read that a blog I follow is on ‘life support’. In my case it is the author of my blog who is nearly on life support. I have been struck by a chronic case of ennui. It’s a great word, unless, of course you are in that state of being… The only bright…
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cast iron Christmas, In My Kitchen-December
Here I am, half a world away from the woman who finally helped me ‘crack it’ using my cast iron frying pan! Let’s hear three cheers for the internet and blogs!! I heard about the pan on Twitter, from Bizzy Lizzy who lives across the country in Canberra. What a world! Last Christmas it was…
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after the Madmen
The advertising and promotion for the soon to be released film, Suffragette, got me to thinking…how much of the world still views women in traditional roles. Was I surprised? Unfortunately not. Only this morning I was washing clothes and windows! I understand, stereotypes have their uses, even if some have certainly outlived their original purpose. Did you know that 30%…
