New Vistas in Our 50s? One Woman’s Story. . .

When her oldest son moved on to university university five years ago, this amateur quilter (with years of experience as a Nursing Sister) began dreaming of building a new career based on her passion. Since then, she’s completed a rigorous City and Guilds course, faced a number of hurdles thrown up by life in general and Covid-19 in particular. But she launched her new business this winter and agreed to an interview (via email) which I’m very happy to present to you. Click through to read on. . .

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Messy Desk, Messy Mind? And Changes, Ahead and Behind

Arriving at my desk this morning with my cuppa, I couldn’t help but be struck by how much it resembles my messy mind of the moment. . . You will be relieved to know that…

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Painting Our Way into a (Quiet Reading) Corner

Can you believe that we’re coming up to five years of city life? Truly, it seems just yesterday — and/but also another lifetime — that I was in my February garden and on the beach…

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Too Early for a Christmas Tree? I Say, Bring on the Lights!

Yes, 2020 finally broke me. . . But not the way you might be thinking. . . It’s just that after a lifetime of refusing to bring a tree in the house before December 15th…

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Weekend Plans and A Travel Journal Page

My son and daughter-in-law arrive this afternoon to stay for the weekend with our 3-year-old granddaughter and 3-month-old grandson.  Times like this we really miss our waterfront home with a tiny guest cottage in the…

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