Sometimes, it isn’t the new that delights, but the old that feels new. Chatting over lunch on Saturday led on to a little light paper cutting activity, and soon we were on to making Christmas snowflakes. For the uninitiated (and in case you DO want to try this at home), cut out a circle of …
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Annual tasks
Sounds dreadful when I write it. Too much like tax returns. But I’m thinking of the quieter, less marked annual occasions. Big celebrations for birthdays, Christmas and so on have a whole different set of feelings attached – this is simpler. Pared down. A point to do an annual task, and take note of the …
All together now
Weekend. No plans. It’s the best. Let there be downtime. But part of the downtime is not just time to yourself – it’s also time together. Now I tend to be a time on my own girl. That’s how I recharge. So quite a lot of the box of delights contents so far have been …
Being silly
Being silly is one of the things I love most. Michael Palin, esteemed traveller, once commented that there are two countries where people really know how to be silly: Britain – and Tonga. I would love to hear more about silliness in Tonga, but I did think it was a great starting point. So why …
A child’s smile
Bus journeys provide lots of opportunities for people watching, people listening, and space sharing (depending on how much Christmas shopping they’ve been doing). Today’s moment for my box of delights was seeing a little girl sitting on her mum’s knee. She was maybe about 2. Dressed quite like mum, though not a mini-me. A chance …