Starvation. Raw. Bitter. Bleak. Biting. I can’t even imagine those days a few short months ago when flesh was exposed in sandals and sleeves considered unnecessary. Every year the first frosts seem so hard to bear. Like a bear all I want to do is hibernate, in a ball. But, sadly, it’s not possible. Instead, hats and gloves […]
Where are you going on St Andrew’s Day?
327/365 Some days you’re the statue…
Spoiled for choice with living room lighting
All too often lighting is seen as a mere afterthought in the interior design process. This is a real pity, as the right illuminations can make or break the look and atmosphere of entire rooms. If you’re on the hunt for lighting products for your living room, you’ll have lots to think about. As well […]
324/365 The pasta sandwich… culinary tautology
I may have mentioned my current drive to get all of us eating better, healthier food. Certainly eyes roll in this house when the subject comes up. (And no one saw the two leftover cookies I just scoffed, did they? Therefore they don’t count.)Anyhow, in a money where my mouth is moment, I signed Boy Two […]
323/365 A quiet kind of courage
What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done? I’ve been pondering this today, in between bouts of busyness, industrious writing and domestic doing, when I had a moment. It would be easy to line up conspicuous and heroic acts of courage, possibly ordered according to the level of recklessness. High mountains, broad oceans, parachutes […]
322/365 the site stuff
321/365 Why do you live where you live?
This is me in the kitchen of our home. I thought it fitted with today’s theme. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Funnily enough, I asked the Panther of News this the other day and, without a beat, he answered: “New Zealand.”“But it’s so far away. And you’ve never been.”“I know but it I […]