I hate driving in snow and ice, it scares me and I’ve had a couple of near mishaps. Once, I was coming out of an icy car park, approaching a busy road, when the car just wouldn’t stop. I was skidding towards the moving traffic sideways on. Eventually the car stopped just inches from the…
Archives for 2018
Market Blues and Snotty noses
Life is still busy here but it’s to be expected this time of year. I’m so looking forward to the kids breaking up from school and just chilling for a couple of weeks (or is that wistful thinking?) I had my IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin) last week in hospital. It was really busy but I still…
My Sunday Photo 16th December 2018
In Search of the Christmas Spirit I have been feeling like something is missing so have been searching for some Christmas Spirit. We had hoped to go to Bletchley Park this Christmas to see what it would be like to celebrate a 1940s Christmas. But sadly we had to put off our plans so I…
Secret Santa Helper
It’s that time of year, the name has been drawn and you have just a short few days to sort a gift for your Secret Santa recipient. I do love doing a Secret Santa, so much so that I have been involved in more than one some years, but it is sometimes so difficult to…
Word of the Week 14th December 2018
Hello and welcome to the new home of Word of the Week, a nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. You reflect back on the past week and sum it up in one word. Then share your word with us in a blog post, with as little or as…