Here's one I tucked away to dive into later and which was inspired by this post from Christie at So what? Now What? This is something which seems to come round on social media from time-to-time, and although I've never participated on those threads, I am unashamed to confess that I have neither watched nor... Continue Reading →

I was so inspired by Marty at Snakes in the Grass by his regular Thanksgiving A-Z of gratitude, that I did one last year, and I see no reason not to repeat it again this year 🙂 A is for Autumn - my favourite season of the year. In my mature years, I've struggled with... Continue Reading →

15 years ago, I fulfilled a dream - I enrolled at a University I'd fallen in love with 10 years previously. And you know what, my dream didn't let me down, not one little bit. It was quite the chore to attend - two hours of travel each way, multiple changes of trains, all for... Continue Reading →

I noticed that Wednesday falls on what would've been my father's birthday, and while it's not a notable birthday, neither ending in a zero or a five, I thought I'd share a bit about him. The second of three generations born in India, in Darjeeling, a hill stations where the government of the Raj retired... Continue Reading →

“Smell is important. It reminds a person of all the things he's been through; it is a sheath of memories and security.” Tove Jansson. author When doing my NLP training, we were taught to draw upon all our senses, and I found myself somewhat lacking in the area of smell. I could recall only two memories... Continue Reading →