Catch up January 15, 2010

It’s official, I’m a ‘stop n’ start’ blogger. Life just seems to take over and there is never any time. I have no idea how you lot (aka my blog list…except for Housewife in the Highlands, who seems to have screeched to a halt at about the same time as me in May last year) [...]

Heaven on earth April 26, 2009

Last night I looked out my window and saw this: a perfect ‘arc en ciel’ that spanned the entire valley.  As I stepped outside to get a closer look, I was bathed in the most ethereal pink light I have ever seen. I felt as if I had died and gone to heaven.  Beautiful.

Curiosity (could have) killed the cat April 22, 2009

For those of you who follow my blog on a regular basis, you will know that I have had more than my fair share of ‘close encounters’ with shady Frenchmen. However, here is one with a less than happy ending – I was lucky, but another girl less so.   It took place six months [...]

Une bonne nouvelle (good news) March 17, 2009

Well, it would seem that 4 months of studying for a TEFL certificate has finally paid off. I’ve got a job! I’m now officially self-sufficient and able to work anywhere in the world. I AM FREE. I have a skill, a job for life. YES. For those of you who have been following my blog [...]

Cake November 25, 2008

As I write this, the oven is whirring away and the smell of Nigella’s Chocolate Cloud Cake is wafting through the air. Ooooh, it is diviiiiiiiiine…retribution for having a dirty oven. Sadly, the cake is long gone. It was made (and eaten) on Sunday and all that remains is what I am smelling now, some soon-to-be-burnt, chocolaty [...]

Wheelie useful November 18, 2008

Brace yourselves. After several months without transport I have a new…wheelbarrow.       Yes, that is my shopping inside. I love it. It is easy to park, builds muscles, costs nothing to run and is environmentally friendly. Ask your partner for one for Christmas. It is never too late to start saving the planet. [...]

Reeling – Part 2 November 13, 2008

I have come to a decision. I am not going to confront my ex about K and her 6 yr old daughter (I forgot to mention that she has a daughter in my last post) moving in, I am going to wait for him to tell me. I have my reasons for this:   If [...]

Reeling November 12, 2008

A conversation over dinner with Sonny:   Sonny: “K is moving in with Papa.” Me: “What do you mean?” Sonny: “She is not going to live in her house anymore.” Me: “Do you know when she is moving in?” Sonny: “In December…I think.”   I knew this day would come, but I wasn’t quite sure [...]

Who would have thought it? (and with a dodgy ticker too!) October 16, 2008

Imagine this. There is a lovely old man in your street who you say hello to most days. You know that he lives on his own so sometimes you stop to say more than hello. On one of these occasions, whilst admiring his garden, he invites you to come in and have a look around [...]

Wordless Wednesday October 15, 2008

 For once, Sonny is lost for words. Or (thanks to East Anglian Troy)   “Well Mama, can I call these Frogmen?”