Hello ladies, I’m still alive, thank you for asking. Despite all good intentions things have been a little lax over here this year. Being at home and still unemployed, the days seem to run away with themselves. I’m always busy (just don’t ask me what I’ve been doing!). Enjoying life I guess. I’ve been spending […]

I can’t really say where this year has gone to so far or why I haven’t been blogging. I mean, I intended too, but…..oh you now…little things get in the way. I discovered Instagram – I’m blaming Instagram…. Life on the hill has been fairly quiet. It’s been a grey winter, but not too cold […]

Usually I’m full of bounce and good intentions at the start of a new year. This year? Nope. I’ve basically been out with the flu since the 27th – although it can’t actually be the flu because I had the jab. Whatever. It’s horrible and I’ve been coughing and collapsing for over a week and […]

Since I’ve been at home I’ve had time to take stock of things, tidy up, sort and organise. It’s been a bit of a shock if I’m honest. Now don’t get me wrong, the fabric and wool stash was always kind of out of control. Every year I would say that I was going to […]

I can’t say that job-searching is going spectacularly well. A little disconcerting to realise at the age of 52 that the rest of the world in all probability believes I am past my best. I guess the most important thing though is that I don’t think that. There is still some life in the old […]