I live alone so in some ways self-isolation is a bit more of the same. I can go to bed when I want and get up when I want and slob about in old t shirts and trackie bottoms – so no change there then! I’m saving money by not going to the hairdresser, going …
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You’re only young once, but you can be immature forever
I started writing this in those distant days before the dreaded virus hit us! Now that the first feelings of shell-shock and fear have dissipated somewhat and the human spirit is beginning to triumph in lots of small ways I thought that I would attempt to finish this and then moving forward try to find …
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Older and Wiser?
I‘d like to think old age does bring wisdom. The Chinese have great respect for the elderly but in this country it is only too easy to become invisible and ignored with age. I’m determined that won’t happen to me so this year I’m trying to learn new things. To be precise – two new …
EMOJIS
Emojis – What’s the Emoji for ‘What the f*** does this mean? If you Google emojis to try and find out what they are trying to say they give you helpful definitions such as ‘Grinning Face’, ‘Grinning Face with big eyes’, ‘Grinning face with smiling eyes’ and finally ’Beaming face with smiling eyes’ That is …
FOMO vs JOMO
I only learnt what FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) meant a few years ago, but now there is the even better JOMO (Joy of Missing Out). That wonderful feeling when you know you’ve got an evening in front of the fire with a good book and don’t have to go and have drinks with the …
Age Inappropriate
So, Christmas has come and gone – all jolly good fun and filled with family but it seems to put the rest of life on hold for at least a month. If, heaven help you, a plumber or electrician is required, it will always have to be in the New Year. Thank goodness for our …
I was thinking of buying a German Shepherd, but I didn’t want to learn another language just to have a dog.
Someone I know told me the other day that while on holiday in Spain he developed an ear infection after swimming. He was recommended to go to an English speaking doctor in the resort. When he went into his office he announced “I’m Mutt and Jeff” the doctor smiled politely and said ‘Good morning Mr …
The most memorable days usually end with the dirtiest clothes.
Dirty, smelly, noisy – no, these are not the three dwarves that Snow White rejected but adjectives that describe the countryside. I am a farmer’s daughter and I played in mud as a child and I live with mud as an adult. I’m used to mud and noise and smells. I know that some people …
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You don’t stop laughing when you grown old, you grow old when you stop laughing.
They say that 70 is the new 50 and certainly my grandmother was an old lady at 70 and spent most of her time reading or knitting. The most exercise she took was a short walk, probably leaning on the arm of her daughter. I know people in their 80s (and in one case 90s) …
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If you really want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.
Do you think that God sits up on a cloud and looks down on the world in despair? He must have some way of relieving his stress and I don’t imagine that he wiles away the hours playing celestial solitaire. I think he amuses himself by playing tricks on us. In every place I have …
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