Vent Repentant
Venting Exams are over! I’m feeling a little bit guilty about my earlier vent. Life is picking up. The car has been taken to the repair shop. I chose not to include details in my last blog of how I had rammed it up the back-end of a pick-up truck as part of yesterday’s independent […]
Leaving Bangkok – a Full House in Broughton
A House Full It’s a long time since we’ve all been together. I wonder when we might all be at an airport going somewhere! It’s sad that we couldn’t all go back and say goodbye to Bangkok. I haven’t written anything on my family page for such a long time. Largely, because during the corona […]
Celebrations, Cards and Can’t be Bothered
Celebrations there’s nothing worse than when only one half of the partnership remembers cards! It was my wedding anniversary today (23 years!) and I was very lucky to receive a lovely card and gift from the old fella. This has gone hand in hand with compliments and kindness throughout the day. I’m feeling a bit […]
Trying to stay Patient and Positive
Exploring how to be positive and patient I’ve written before about being positive and as a rule I’m quite good at keeping a glass half-full approach to life. Remembering to be grateful and kind is key. I have to admit though that in the last couple of weeks I’ve struggled to be patient or positive. At […]
Stay Calm and Cycle
Stay Calm and Cycle It’s unusual for Mick and I to be out on our bikes together as Mick cycles twice as far and twice as fast as me! What a week we’ve had. Having waited so long to get my lovely dad home we only managed six days before he had to go back […]
Leaving Bangkok
Returning from Overseas I woke up this morning to a typically wet and drizzly English day. The sky is a blanket of grey cloud and there’s a chill in the air. When I don’t need to go anywhere I quite enjoy a rainy day. Settling indoors with a book and, ideally, a bar of chocolate […]