Hello everyone I do hope you had a good Christmas and New Year and a bit of a break from work, although, if you’re a woman, and the majority of my readers are, I bet you did a lot of cooking 🙂 Throughout these ‘holidays’ or Twixmas, as some media
Let’s celebrate our different tastes and views! Films & books to enjoy or not in the New Year!
Hello everyone I do hope you’ve all had an excellent Christmas. We did although it wasn’t quite as we expected. In fact, we had our family Christmas Day on the 22nd, which was such a delight. I cooked a steak and ale pie with mash and gravy, which was much
The continuing impact of the move and how I’m dealing with it
We love living in the centre of Brighton and this has made quite a difference to our cultural life. Last Sunday we went to a gig. OK, it was in the afternoon, but it was a right rock-on affair with the Alter Eagles showcasing all the original Eagles songs. Who
Second-hand September and an out-of-doors Brighton weekend
Hello again I expect most of you know that this is a month where we are supposed to not buy anything new. Despite it being London Fashion Week influencers and models have asked us to only buy second-hand clothes throughout September. One of those influencers, Stella Tennant (grand-daughter of one of
Healthy Living – we all know how!
Hello And a big thank you for the thoughtful comments on my last post, which looked at climate change. I think it’s critically important that we don’t get too depressed about the situation. While there are huge issues to tackle (constant growth, transport including the car and flights, the use
Fitness and wellbeing Part 1 Exercise
Hello everyone I wonder if that title put you off? Actually, I just want to be absolutely honest with you about i) the challenge and then ii) the benefits of exercise. The challenge There are so many reasons why we don’t exercise enough: we don’t feel like it today; we
How do you relax on a short break?
Hello everyone I’ve been away for 4 days taking a short break. It was great. We had glorious weather and for two of those days we stayed in Cedar Falls Health Farm in Somerset. I’ve been going to Cedar Falls for years having spotted it whilst driving past one time,
A little bit of this and that
Hello everyone I thought I’d give you some snippets about this and that and items that have interested me these past few days. My eye is nearly back to normal. Here I am once again in the gym getting ready for Pilates. Yup, I’ve got a hole in my tights!
Is your face ‘you’? Your image, your look, your self – who and what are we?
See the title? I could also be saying, who am I? Wow – that’s a big question, but I’m feeling somewhat discombobulated (I love that word) at the moment. We’ve just returned to our flat, after a week away. But not quite. Our bathroom is a plaster shell and we
Something to be proud of – and a big thank you!
Hey, I went to Pride last Saturday and stood in the heat and watched the Parade. The above pic was taken during the week on a quiet day in a back street, therefore, no crowds unlike Saturday. But, so proud of Pride and Brighton – it’s why I moved to