I have officially finished my Open University course. All I have to do now is wait until July or August to find out what class of Degree I have managed to get. I cant quite believe Ive finished!!! I ...
I spent some time at my allotment today. I took some photos for you so you can see whats growing. I went down there expecting to have to work very hard clearing weeds. However I was somewhat gobsmack...
For years now I have walked along a certain road and at a certain point my stride has slowed to drink in the joys of a beautiful garden that nestles behind a clematis covered fence. Through rain and ...
Its a beautiful sunny day here, with the breeze blowing my washing on the line in my garden. I can see my neighbours celebrating a birthday with balloons and bunting glinting in the sunshine and the ...
First They Came - Pastor Martin NiemollerFirst they came for the CommunistsAnd I did not speak outBecause I was not a CommunistThen they came for the SocialistsAnd I did not speak outBecause I was no...
I was just having a little look on Twitter - a place I rarely visit these days - and I noticed a tweet about a list of Top Tweeters. Mmmmm .... I thought ... Top Tweeters ... Well thats a list I cert...
I have had a busy week ... There is so much going on right now that I am not writing about on here, just in case I get into trouble! Dont want to be a naughty girl now, do I? But in amongst the hard ...
In my life there are a couple of things that I hold above all others - love, kindness and honesty.Sometimes its hard to be honest. Honesty can bring you a whole pile of trouble. But, at the end of th...
As I sit in my kitchen watching the rain dribble down the window, one of the lights at the end of my tunnel is the thought of the summer holidays ... long days spent in the sunshine, reading a dog-ea...
I walked down the street, back to my house, this morning and I have to say I felt absolutely happy. The reason for this was my allotment. I had spent a good couple of hours down there, underneath a b...
Our little family went visiting in Cardiff over the Easter holidays and on our way back home we happened to see a sign to Bath. Now, I am a huge Jane Austen fan and my husband is a Time Team/amateur ...
I went down to the allotment today and put more gravel down on my pathways. I also planted some herbs ( sage and thyme ) in what will be my permanent herb bed. Then I planted a few more Charlotte pot...
I have just read a couple of posts - one by the wonderful Lo over at Its Always Something and the post she links to at Cloud Cuckoo Land. They both raise the issue of loneliness and they ce...
Its the Easter Holidays and my boys are BORED!!! The only things they are interested in doing are sitting slumped in their dressing gowns playing the x box ( I hate you x box inventor!!!) or avoiding...
I cannot tell you how excited I am!! I have just logged off from my new gym membership site having booked myself into a Pilates class and also a Yoga class! I have my gym induction on Friday and I ju...
I seem to be blogging less and less. When I first started, nobody I knew had any idea that I wrote a blog, but as the years have gone on more and more of my friends, family and work colleagues have d...
hHello!! I dont usually put my video blog doodahs up on here, but this time I am being brave!! Please take 37 seconds to watch as I have been shortlisted for a video blog award and would love your vo...
I cannot believe it has been so long since I last posted. Life has been stressful to say the least recently so my blogging has taken a back seat. Usually I post about the things that stress me out, b...
I am getting closer and closer to the end of my B.A course with the O.U. I have 3 more essays to write and then thats it ... job done. At the moment its a struggle. Not because of the course itself, ...
Having posted about Kony 2012 I have been sent a link by the fab Razmataz which questions the work of Invisible Children with regards to the viral campaign. I read the article with interes...
There are times when the little people of the world do something very special. This is one of those times and you can be a part of it. Below is a video that you need to watch. It is just under 30 min...
Today I came across a quotation from Maya Angelou. It struck a chord with me and made me think about life as it is at the moment ...“Ive learned that people will forget what you said, people will for...
Its been a funny old week. Its almost as though I live two separate lives. On one hand I spend my working life at the moment in a very strange environment - unable to talk about or indeed write about...
Tonight I am street dancing. When I say street dancing please dont imagine that I have suddenly become cool and athletic with a penchant for spinning on my head ... In fact I shall be appearing infro...
I have been blogging now for about 5 years and over that time I have built up a steady and loyal readership of which I am very proud. Each time I see another person has clicked to follow my blog my h...
Do you have days like the one Im having? Days where you can do nothing right in the eyes of your family and especially your children? I have just come downstairs from my 14 year old who tells me I am...
The lovely Kate at Kate on Thin Ice has set up a challenge for bloggers who want raise awareness of breast cancer and Breakthrough Breast Cancers campaign to fight the disease.She wants to find 90 bl...
I had my hair done on Friday and had a very lucky escape ... I was sitting in the chair, chatting away to my lovely hairdresser, having my highlights done ( Yes ... I know its a shock, but I am not a...
I posted a little while ago about having to bite my tongue and not tell someone how I felt about them. I am not a person who likes confrontation and I will avoid it if possible, but when I do eventua...
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