Book therapy
So this week I had one of those days where for no particular reason I felt a bit down. Actually it was probably caused by a combination of things like not getting enough sleep (staying up late watching Le Tour),… (READ MORE)
It’s Winter-time In My City
While the season officially began at the start of June, winter felt like it hadn’t actually properly arrived until last week. I was a little unprepared for it to be honest, so was caught out in cold temperatures without a… (READ MORE)
Do you like to mull too?
I like to mull and ponder and ruminate (all of which are excellent words). I like to take my time to think thoroughly about things, because often that’s how the best answers are found. When spending time mulling over something,… (READ MORE)
For you autumn, with love.
While it may not be autumn in your part of the world, I hope you forgive me this seasonal indulgence. As many of you already know, I’m a cold weather girl – so autumn and winter are my favourite times… (READ MORE)
Another Soggy Saturday
Much the same as it was last Saturday, today was a cold and rainy sort of day. Not that I’m complaining … I’m definitely a cold weather girl. The last few days have felt like winter’s last hurrah before spring… (READ MORE)
Brown paper packages
You know that age old truism* about how really wonderful things come packaged in brown paper? Well I had two lovely brown paper packages arrive home this week – one by mail and one from a store. The first was… (READ MORE)
Floral beauties of winter…
Winter is my favourite time of year. The fashion is wonderful (all those beautiful coats, jackets, boots, gloves and hats), the weather alternates between crisp, crystal clear blue-sky days and perfectly mood-filled rainy, gray-cloud days. It’s the best time of… (READ MORE)
Grow my pretties…
Well after successfully enduring their artificial winter in my fridge for the past few weeks, all the tulip bulbs are now in the ground (or rather, in the pot). I’ve split my divine mix of 45 bulbs through three separate… (READ MORE)
Men of Men in Trees
While Men in Trees is about much more than men, the show just wouldn’t have the same appeal or frame storylines in quite the same way without the quality and quantity of men who call Elmo home. Men in Trees… (READ MORE)