This is just a quick catch-up post so if anyone is still reading and enjoying this blog (and actually I know at least a couple do, including my cousin who told me so on Monday!) they have something to tide them over for a while. I didn’t eat chocolate for all of Lent, not that I had to work…

We’re a little past Lent’s halfway mark but it got me thinking about midpoints. A midpoint – of a life, a career or course of study, even something as simple as a garage clean-out – can be a tricky thing. The initial enthusiasm and certainty has worn off or evaporated in the face of concrete realities. The…

I think I’ve taken a photo of every single bunch of flowers I’ve received from my husband. These are nice, though not technically a bunch or even a posy. They were a surprise and came with this morning’s coffee* which made me happy and that’s what counts. They’re from a pot at the front of…

I’m feeling a bit flat at the moment – partly because I’m not 100% well due to a flare up of an autoimmune condition I’ve been blessed with – but mainly because it’s mid-February and I’m still haven’t really worked out what I’m going to be doing with myself this year. Our kindy kid is…