On Bread and Love
“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, […]
Reflecting on 2018 and a Giveaway!
Reflection is always valuable, but the end of the year provides the perfect excuse to pause and reflect on one’s
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The Rise and Rise of Renaissance Woman
A year or two ago I went to an event at the excellent Five Leaves Bookshop and got chatting to
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High sensitivity and social media – some guidelines that help me
Although much has been written about the ills of social media, I have a sense that HSPs feel
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Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
Like ice-cream, every summer holiday has its own particular “flavour”. Now that both my children have returned to school and
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The End of an Era
Four years ago today I published a post about the bittersweet experience of watching our children go through certain milestones.
Finding Your Style
Creatives, particularly those newer to their craft, sometimes despair that there’s nothing truly original left to create – that it’s
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On Failing my Best Friend (Again and Again)
I have this friend. Actually, she’s my best friend. We go way back, like, to before primary school.
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An Update on an Old Intention (aka How Ideas Mutate and Grow)
In October 2016 I did something unusual: I posted an ‘Intention’ (note the capital I) on my blog.
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Luke Skywalker’s Midlife Crisis
A New Hope (the first of the original Star Wars trilogy) was first screened in cinemas in 1977.
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The Dread of the Tax Return (especially if you’re an HSP)
So… January has come and gone, and with it the deadline for filing personal tax returns. For various reasons, which
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Imagination, Inspiration, and Ursula Le Guin
Since my husband is a scientist and I’m an ex-scientist, we both love science fiction (reading and writing it).
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