Category: Monthly Musing

We’ve had a rare middle-of-the-week day out today. Both daughters are on holiday from school and university and my husband took the day off too. We decided to go cycling along the North Wales...

Usually, the idea for the Monthly Musing comes to me some time during the month – something I’ve read or seen, perhaps triggered by a comment by my husband, a friend or one of...

“I don’t want to go for a walk. My boots hurt. It’s too cold. It’s too far. Why can’t we just stay at home? …” When we set out for a walk with the...

I was absolutely convinced, when I woke up on the morning of my thirteenth birthday, that the world was going to be different. Having officially become a Teenager, there was going to be a...

I’ve just looked back at my Monthly Musing for Januarylast year and it was all about taking care, and in particular, taking care of myself. It’s been something that I’ve thought about quite regularly...

Here we are, in those few magical days between Christmas and New Year when the world stops, or at least slows down, and we can metaphorically get off. At least, that’s how it used...