Tagged: 2021

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...

A selection of huge planters filled with plants in front of the RHS Bridgewater welcome building. The wooden-clad centre is behind with the RHS name and logo in silver letters

RHS Bridgewater

We have many roles within our own lifetimes – children, parents, partners, friends, workers – we should never think of ourselves as just doing one thing, and amongst my other roles, I am both...

A blue sky with wispy clouds is visible between green tree tops and a cream sun parasol

Recharging

It’s just gone noon on Sunday. Here in Winwick, it’s 28 degrees which makes it a hot day here (but perhaps not surprising given that I’m convinced we never get much snow here because...

A blue-petalled flower against green leaves with a yellow flower in the background

July days

I’m not quite sure how we have arrived in July when I am sure it was much earlier in the year the last time I looked! I think that being off the blog for...

And she’s back!

Helloooo!  It’s lovely to be back on the blog again – I’ve missed you! It’s been a long few weeks whilst I got my blog posts transferred over from Blogger but here I am...

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...