Sometimes we just fall in love for no reason at all, and sometimes there are a million reasons, but in the end, it's true what they say: the heart wants what the heart wants. I'm not sure what it is about
There's a Czech saying I know. It doesn't translate very well, but reads that, when one isn't feeling well, one is not in her right skin. That's been me all week. A toothache turned into an abscess, turned into 10 days
Well here we are again. The summer is here and it's time for me to move countries for a couple of months. So I've cuddled our babies, hugged my children, and especially Chloe, who I hate to leave for two
Aw hell! It just wasn't a good day to push myself. I went for a walk to run some errands and walked past some lovely street art. Both city consigned and not so city consigned, but both equally lovely. It put me
Yesterday I took a walk on the beach at sunset and I thought about how intensely I miss Robert now that he's had to return to E. Then I looked to the West, into the setting sun, and then at
I’m looking at the photo of the mantelpiece in the morning light on the last day of 2014. I’m looking at my Christmas candles which were new and tall just a few days ago, now burned down to the candle
It's amazing how long one can stare at the screen. The words and stoicism for this post didn't come till now and the terror still hasn't stopped, and, mainly, coming to the decision to publish this at all,
Yesterday I painted in my very personal journal. I found some words and painted a poppy around them. Today I spent Remembrance Day with my mother. We remembered my father and his years of dedication to veterans as the head
I was walking around the garden and contemplating the challenge when it occurred that the garden is still a rainbow of colour. So, for some inspiration, I gathered that rainbow and brought it indoors. And from that rainbow came this: A little collage,
Well, I must admit that this operation has knocked me on my butt! Here I was all lah-di-dah thinking, "right, op on Monday, yoga class on Wednesday." Well, not exactly what I managed. Actually, not even close to what I managed. I