Happy June. We’ve been having lovely weather. Not to hot. Very humid and pollen-y though. Loads of things bursting into bloom (my peonies look white this year rather than pink). The new rose is working on blooming (the two older… Continue Reading
I had most of this post written and was looking forward to talking about my optician appointment, after Musette’s post on cataracts. But, best laid plans. I gave myself half an hour to drive what usually takes 10 minutes. Unsigned… Continue Reading
I’ve been sort of awol the past week and a bit. Short holiday plus getting tooth extracted in anticipation of braces on lower teeth next month. I discovered I don’t really do bounce-back as quickly as I used to. Anyway,… Continue Reading
Off on small holiday, an hour west of where I live, on the Atlantic coast. A cottage, coastal walks, seafood, the newest John Connolly book. The dog is holidaying too. He turned 12 recently but is still sprightly – and… Continue Reading
I’m still working on the Colour Theory post. I’ll get there – probably a couple more weeks. Happy May. We’ve had glorious weather in the past week: warm and sunny, with only one day verging on hot. Really proper spring… Continue Reading
I wrote a whole post called Colour Theory (not the proper theory itself but my thinking on how our approach to colour changes over time). It got ditched. Is this something you’d be interested in reading about? If yes, I’ll… Continue Reading
Last week was busy. I’m not used to being that busy anymore. So, positive and negative. Anyway, I was in town on Friday and had originally planned to find something perfume to write about from our one remaining department store’s… Continue Reading