Category: Monthly Musing

“Where are you going to put that?!” We’re in IKEA and not so small daughter has emerged from behind a large stand of houseplants with yet another plant and pot in her hands. “But...

“… and as horrible as it sounds, every one of you sitting here is an offender …” Everyone in the room shifted uncomfortably in their seats – including me. I was at a Motorway...

I’ve just been having a conversation with my husband about mindful knitting.  Or mindless knitting, perhaps, as I think it can be both. We didn’t start off talking about knitting; we were talking about...

Can you remember being a teenager – sixteen, seventeen, eighteen or perhaps even a little bit older – and thinking you knew it all?  That the world was there for the taking and you...

“We need to have a conversation about boundaries,” said my husband. Uh oh.  This did not sound like a conversation that was going to be fun. “We need to talk about your boundaries,” he...

“What are your resolutions for next year?” We were at a family party and after all of the catching up, discussions about football, being shocked at how much taller all of the children were,...