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 […]

It’s freezing cold and very snowy here at the moment – and grey, really really grey – foggy and white. I’m very happy to only go out when I absolutely have to. If the sun would shine it would probably be stunning, but there seems to be no sign of that at the moment. It […]

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 […]