Buttered Toast

What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I haven’t commuted in a long time but I can remember sitting in a crowded train carriage on murky grey mornings with other sleepy commuters absorbed by their phones. The train would weave its way passed countless flats and sub-divided maisonettes asContinue reading “Buttered Toast”

The thing that is always there

What could you do differently? There are loads of things that I could do differently. Literally loads. It comes in loads. It chugs along from laundry bag to washer to dryer to hanging line to folding bag and back to the cupboard only to make space for the next load that follows it each stepContinue reading “The thing that is always there”

Looking Up

Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? It’s January. Term has started. I’m finding my rhythm again. I’m a mum of school kids and one home-schooled child. There are school runs, club sign-ups, drama auditions, medical appointments, curriculum purchases. Oh and they need to be fed. My youngest isContinue reading “Looking Up”

My Haphazard College Degree

What colleges have you attended? I went to two and a half. I worked hard at high school, did extremely well, and finished burnt out and not knowing where I was. I wanted a year off to work in the church, but like many good girls, I did what was expected of me and wentContinue reading “My Haphazard College Degree”

I thought I was a dog person. Now I’m confused.

Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? This little thing. I’ve never been a cat person but look who arrived for Christmas. This kitten has brought new realms of play to our home. She is soft, she cuddles, she purrs. Then at times she gets this wild look in herContinue reading “I thought I was a dog person. Now I’m confused.”