Category: life

• the dance of the butterflies

  Dec 26

    My garden was overrun by beautiful white butterflies this morning. They fluttered by with great intent, all going in the same direction. Swift little things on paper-thin wings all… more ›

• the things people tell me

  Dec 21

  I was in a long queue the other day and as you do in long queues, I smiled at the woman in front of me, I grimaced slightly and shrugged… more ›

• home for the holidays

  Dec 19

  My last day of work for the year dragged by so slowly I thought it would never end. But it did, in a flurry of goodbye skypes and e-mails –… more ›

• tree wars

  Dec 14

  As I sit here on the eve of a long summer holiday, I’m feeling quite simply, happy. Today is the last day of work for the year and just about… more ›

• love in life

  Dec 5

  I’m a great proponent of birthdays – I believe they should be made special because they belong to just you. But today, I deferred mine because I attended the funeral… more ›

• seasons

  Nov 30

  Seasons affect all of us – right now the world (well, most of it) is heading up towards the silly season where people go off their heads spending far more… more ›

• the end of weekends

  Nov 30

  My weekends are so busy at the moment that I’m seriously considering giving up at least one day of work during the week. I’ll have to do this surreptitiously because… more ›

• how to build a wedding arch

  Nov 17

  And old friend came to visit last night bearing a bottle of wine and a good collection of cheese and crackers. There’s nothing quite like catching up with a familiar… more ›

• i love you diego

  Nov 15

  Have you ever listened to words of the pina colada song? Sometimes we kick against the post when we’re with someone for a long time. We look past the core… more ›

• free to be

  Nov 12

  I’ve just finished a book set in the time of Stalin’s rule, just before and after his death. We all know a bit of the history and understand how horrendous… more ›