Be warned... giraffe stance will not enable you to paint your toenails. ### The truth is, I no longer know what I can do until I try it and find I can't. Cutting toenails on my right foot, for instance... and varnishing them. The doctor on the phone asked if I could bring my right … Continue reading Giraffe Stance
Pondkeeping
I just had a minor panic when I went to feed the fish and the pond was practically empty. The fish were huddled over the pump in the bottom well of the pond. Had I left it until I came back from shopping the water would have gone and the pump would have cut out … Continue reading Pondkeeping
Making Amends
For those outside the UK who asked, here is my story recently published in The People's Friend. These knitting needles had an agenda of their own. They were of a length my gran would have branded “pickle-stabbers” and Sandy used to say my ten thumbs weren’t safe in charge of a cocktail stick. The memory … Continue reading Making Amends
Buttons
No, not about Cindy-Ella's dog in my book The Godmother (shameless plug). This post is about the kind of buttons that fasten up through buttonholes (or not). ### Why do duvet covers have to have all those buttons that take forever to do up (when you're already shattered from stuffing the duvet into the thing)? … Continue reading Buttons
On the Other Hand
According to oprah.com, your brain never stops growing. Scientists once believed that some of our brain cells died off when we got older. But it's now clear that we not only hang on to our neurons—we grow new ones, too. Throughout a person's lifetime, the brain continually reshapes itself in response to what it learns. … Continue reading On the Other Hand
The Hum
### When I’m lying in bed at night I hear a background hum, or maybe it’s a vibration. It runs for a short while and then stops and quickly starts up again for another short burst, and then it continues for a longer period before starting the sequence again. It sounds like a motor starting … Continue reading The Hum
BBQ rules
So-o-o true... gotta love this blog post from Garfield Hug https://garfieldhug.wordpress.com/2022/05/27/bbq-rules/
That Which Is Write
Confession: the first thing I learned about ‘that’ is that it never needs a comma before it. It sounded too good to be true! Now I try it for size in my sentence, and if it sounds right, I use it. This is, of course, an over-simplification, but it works more often than not. It … Continue reading That Which Is Write
Guess Who’s Author of the Week
People's Friend have designated me this week's Writer of the Week ! I'm thrilled to be this week's Writer of the Week over at the Peoples' Friend website. My story will be published under the title 'Making Amends' in this week's issue, out in the UK on May 18th. ###
Dance It Off
Those who have been following my recent posts will know I've been working on losing weight for a couple of months. I just asked Alexa (other smart speakers are available) for dance music in a bid to work off a cheese muffin (I did mention my approach to dieting was haphazard, didn't I?) The first … Continue reading Dance It Off
Writing Wrinkles 