I have been so pleasantly surprised, and heartened to read comments on my stale old blog! How lovely to think people might still remember m...

In our family, we have always known of the existence of 'the others'. They have visited us, quite frequently, really. You know t...

There is a phrase that is attributed to the Irish, 'May you always have enough'. I find this is my measure of my life. I don't...

Once upon a time, Cake tins were held in high esteem, and were reused over and over again. Life as a cake tin was once quite a grand posi...

 The term running on "E", dates back to the days when we lived in New Zealand. Invariably I was the one who drove the car to tak...

When The Lights go Down Days go by with rapid succession, seemingly faster as I age. Posts write themselves in my head, but I fail t...

It seems so long since I have posted on this dear old Blog, I have more or less lost the art of writing. My life has changed so much recen...

ihave be able to access my blog to begin posting again

I will try to remember the long distant past, with some of my Life's Free Treats from childhood. A friend mentioned that she likes ...

Warning: Very depressed, and dark post follows. Please do not read further if you are distressed by raw emotions. It seems so long si...

These may not seem like winter's gifts to anyone. However they were our "gifts" however hideous they may seem, and indeed are...

I am trying to renovate my life. I am realising I need to be shedding much of what I once enjoyed and loved, and moving on to new 'n...

I call this pic, which I shamelessly stole from some email or other, my "familiar"  my friendly Crow, telling the Cosmic Clown...