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 …
Category archives: Moments
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 …
The right tool for the job
It’s not just toys for boys. I may not feel the need to browse hardware stores, but I like equipment just the same. In my case, it’s usually kitchen related. But every now and then, I find something that does just what I want, in a way that makes it stand apart from regular equipment. …
Going my way?
It’s not about asking for a lift. But those days when things go OK – in fact, go to plan, or if we’re lucky, even better – they do lift us. So today’s thing to treasure is life going better than expected. Sudden rays of sunshine when the forecast was for cloud. What brightens the …
Getting ahead
Lots to write about with autumn all around. Beautiful day today. Brights skies, crisp leaves, all right, more slushy leaves than crisp ones, but still. Yes, the nights are drawing in, but on days like this, it’s easier to pretend they’re not. But what was the thing to treasure today? Being five minutes’ ahead of …