fridays

Don't go checking your calendars, it is still Thursday, well it is where I am, typing this. But Fridays are special; it doesn't matter that it's been over a year since I last had a "normal" working week, or that I only worked three days back then, nor even that Saturday can be a work…Read more fridays

eating out

It's one of my favourite things and maybe the thing I miss most since our move to the country. That or being able to walk everywhere which I suppose is related, there are plenty of nice places to go out and eat quite close by, but not many that don't involve a car journey, and…Read more eating out

dogs

To be honest this post was meant to be "doing nothing" and I have a half formed post in my head, but I'm afraid it's late and MrS needs to get up for a very early train tomorrow so it's not fair for me to stay up late writing, and I'd need time to develop…Read more dogs

cake

I'm really quite fond of cake. Partial to a slice of Victoria sandwich, tempted by tarte, greedy over fruitcake. I can gaze quite happily for minutes on end at beautiful patisserie displays. In fact I have often done that in Paris, as my visits there all too often coincide with Lent, and I always give…Read more cake

..being someone else

on stage! I've always loved being on acting; as long as someone else has written the lines (and I can remember them) I'm happy. Reading Shakespeare in class, reciting poetry at concerts, being a weasel, a munchkin, a hag. Perfecting my miming skills to ensure a place at the front of the chorus (I can't…Read more ..being someone else

a challenge

And the challenge is, to blog every day through October, #Blogtober. I read about it on on of the blogs I follow. I've been lazy lately about writing so hopefully this will give me a kick start . I'm cheating a bit with this one, blogging about blogging, but it's late and I've had a busy…Read more a challenge

Places that care

I've written before about things that make a place special for me. Places that I've found particularly friendly. The common factor in all my favourite places, is their genuine care for their guests. So I was very pleased to find another one recently. We had a short break for MrS's birthday and stayed at Coul House Hotel in Contin, Ross-shire (that's…Read more Places that care

Autumn

Autumn. Keats's "Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness....". The time for tidying up the garden, bringing in the harvest and beginning to batten down for Winter. Not for me. That first nip of Autumnal air, which here in Scotland can sometimes be sniffed in August, brings excitement. It's the season of start. Twenty three…Read more Autumn

Lists

Yes, I love lists. I start the day with great intentions and a list. Sometimes on the back of an envelope Sometimes a little more stylishly in one of my notebooks. But the lists themselves often have similar content. Domestic chores, exercise and often finishing with the exhortation "write". And as the day goes on…Read more Lists