Same again folks. Back to the Isle of Jura. For all that it’s good to see new places, it’s also great to have ones that stay in your mind – and that you are part of. We had been away three years. I couldn’t quite believe it was that long, but we added it up. …
Category archives: Moments
Travel in the real world
About time I put another post out there, keen to extol blogging as I am yet not doing much of it just now… Blame spring cleaning, early summer cleaning, oh there’s another cold snap, cleaning and general furniture shifting. But, for a change, blame holiday…where we deliberately kept off-line. Actually, this gets easier if you …
Fight or flight
It’s how we’re built. Danger, uncertainty, you name it, humans are driven to one of two choices quickly. We’re familiar with the phrase ‘fight or flight’ to describe how our bodies make these choices very rapidly, even where our brain is not quite tuned into what we’re doing. When it’s a sabre tooth tiger, fair …
Walentynki
That’s Valentine’s Day to you. I just fancied writing it. “Valentinky” has quite a nice ring to it too. Why Walentynki? I don’t really subscribe to the common concept of what Valentine’s Day is about in the UK. As a teenager, you just kind of sulk about it (though there are so many things to …
Party aftermath
Eat leftover cake at as many meal times as is decent. Continue enjoying high quality bread made by friend: olive, seed, walnut etc. Yum! Leave book boxes and toy boxes accessible for a while longer. Enjoy sitting room in new format; lack energy to put things back as they were. Sit at dining table and …