Category: Monthly Musing

Monthly Musing – February 2020 – Breathe

I’m at my yoga class, twisting myself into whatever position it is and trying to stay upright (which takes more effort for some poses than others!), and I can hear my teacher saying something...

Monthly Musing – January 2020 – Gratitude

“I’m very grateful …” They’re words that are used a lot in everyday life and it wasn’t until I started the Winter Haven Knit-along (KAL) that has been running on the blog this month...

Monthly Musing – December 2019 – Counting Christmases

It’s a rainy Friday afternoon not long before Christmas and I’m feeling quite grumpy about the whole thing. There are cards to write, presents to wrap, presents to buy, food to organise … and...

Monthly Musing – November 2019 – Being thankful

Thanksgiving isn’t something that we celebrate here in the UK, although there is a part of me that wonders if we should – the sentiment, that is, not the logistics of a practice run...

A partly-knitted striped sock in shades of blue, brown and mustard on a train table next to the ball of yarn and a mobile phone in a pink case

Monthly Musing – October 2019 – Only the lonely

A recent train journey to London coincided with World Mental Health Day, which I knew nothing about until the train manager announced that every drink bought at the buffet car would be matched by...

Monthly Musing – September 2019 – Finding the “why”

I’ve got a spare few minutes and I’m scrolling through Instagram on my phone. Every other post is an advert, the current theme of which seem to be about “finding my niche”, “my purpose”...