Category: Monthly Musing

A selection of Japanese books - learning the language, the art of Spirited Away and a Wagamama cook book

Monthly Musing – July 2021 – Pathways

Small daughter’s obsession with Japan and the Far East continues.  She’s been fascinated by that part of the world for a good few years now and has decided she’s going to live there when...

Monthly Musing – June 2021 – Comfort zones

“Christine, you’re on in 10 minutes.” I’m sitting in the green room of the Yarn Lane TV studio, a place that I had never even heard of six months ago, and I’m calmly waiting...

Monthly Musing – May 2021 – Bring the fun back

“So what have you done that’s fun recently? I was chatting to one of my oldest friends on the phone – not oldest in years but in the length of time that I have...

Monthly Musing – April 2021 – Little boxes

Small daughter was telling me something about her day at school, and laughing so hard at the time that she couldn’t get her words out.  It was funny and frustrating at the same time...

Monthly Musing – March 2021 – Can-do thinking

I love it when you read a magazine article and it stops you in your tracks. The one that I was reading was all about someone whose Grandma had commented disparagingly on the drawing...

Monthly Musing – January 2021 – Clearing out

“Flipping heck, I’d forgotten all about that!” I’ve been tidying up in my little study room today.  It’s not a very big space and I’ve got four bookcases, a desk and a drawer unit...