So, we are most likely all aware of the current, almost global, it seems, penchant for panic buying due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Top of the list for far too long has been, of all things, toilet paper. Kudos to…
Category: Moving Forward
Some things take quite a while to move from the acquisition stage, through the development and then re-development stages and into the final creation stage! A long time ago I purchased a variety of coloured polyester netting from Lincraft. I…
It’s a wonderful thing when the idea to adapt something to your own ends works out! For quite some time I have wanted to crochet a long, lacy jacket, I even had the pattern picked out. I just couldn’t bring…
So it’s come around again, as it does with the passing of time. That time of year when lots of people succumb to the societal pressures of gift giving. There was a time I too partook of the expectations, it…
Apricot jam has a special place in my heart. I long for the days when I knew someone, who knew someone, who had apricot trees and shared the fruit around with those who would appreciate it. The offer was most…
Remember when you used to be able to buy a decent, flavoursome corn relish? I do. I miss being able to grab a bottle of corn, or gherkin relish, and chucking it in a mixing bowl along with a block…
The effort it takes to do some of those things you know you should, but just don’t have the where-with-all to do at any given moment, deserves recognition and reward, at least in my world it does! Dentistry is probably…
There’s nothing quite like watching The Great Bake Off shows to inspire me to reach for the butter, sugar, eggs, flour and milk. It’s not just the recipes that are inspiring, it’s the wonderful camaraderie of the contestants. The Great…
and don’t come again another day! Since that visit to the dentist back in June I’ve had a near continuous migraine, only the level of it varies. My latest meds hide some of the pain behind a wall, which is…
“It’s no use screaming, there’s no one to hear you.” These words are still as true today as they were the day they were said to me by the person who abducted and assaulted me. It’s been 47 years and…