So. . . I promised to tell you about two more belated-birthday surprises I enjoyed last week. The first was a two-part gift, something I’ve hankered after for years, decades even, but somehow could never…
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The out-of-towners have left us, and although we miss them, I’m soaking in the Quiet and the Slow. . . . It won’t last long — we have a sleepover with a Six and a…
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We’re back in Bordeaux where I’ve been catching up on some online coursework, playing with watercolour, washing clothes and hanging them out in the sunshine, and visiting a favourite little Bar-Cave with Pater. It’s been…
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This Mother’s Day, I’m watching my granddaughter’s excitement about the gift she’s hidden away for her mother — she bought it with her Papa yesterday on the way home from swimming lessons, and she managed…
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Some of you will remember a post I wrote almost two years ago, about my young nephew’s diagnosiswith cancer (Ewing’s Sarcoma) the week before his daughter’s birth. So many of you left thoughtful comments on…
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