Looking Back
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” - Robert BraultA year ago we could never have imagined the state of the world
Life as it is now
Thoughts, ponderings, stories and details about my life as it is now.
Who Promised you a Rose Garden?
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it
Keep on Dancing
I have always believed that life rewards action, yet so often I worry about the outcome of my choices, the consequences of my actions. I toil over the result, the cost – loss or
Happy Thanksgiving
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough." - Meister EckhartI am not American, although I do have many cousins living there and
My Gran
In memory of Joan Sheila AmmonI started writing this article on the day I heard my grandmother had passed away. I then had to re-write parts of it later as it took me
Losing Oneself
“Once you lose yourself, you have two choices: find the person you used to be, or lose that person completely.” - H.G. WellsShe said she thinks I may be having a mid
Happiness
"Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes." - Charles DickensWhen I experience it, this state of happiness, the emotion of
Born for Society
“Man was born for society. However little He may be attached to the World, He never can wholly forget it, or bear to be wholly forgotten by it." ― Matthew Gregory LewisI have been
Wings to the Mind
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” - PlatoI have just finished cleaning up after dinner and am now sitting on
A Lazy Sunday
I have bought a large container of cherries and plan to make a cherry crumble this afternoon, to have after the roast dinner. Summer in London means berries and inspiration for berry-inspired deserts
Brave the Storm
"And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But
Quotes for Wednesday
“There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” - Alfred WainwrightWe are supposed to be going for a walk. - a long one down Bayswater road to what I believe to