I love blogging, but I’ve come to realise that I need to take the occasional break from it, or it starts to feel like work. So while my boys are on holidays, I’m going to take a little breather to spend some time with them. I’ll still be reading and replying to comments, there just [...]
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Breather
Posted in Musings on January 18, 2012 | 42 Comments »
New Year’s Resolutions 2012
Posted in Musings on January 5, 2012 | 74 Comments »
1. In 2012, I resolve not to put a knife in the sink ever again. I am too old to be sitting in Casualty, waiting to be stitched. 2. In 2012, I resolve to do 20 sit-ups a day, and to walk on the treadmill or workout on the rowing machine at least three times [...]
A Bowl of Noodles
Posted in Food & Friends, Musings on December 14, 2011 | 61 Comments »
I’ve been making this simple recipe for over a decade. The cooked egg noodles are stir-fried with meat and vegetables, then seasoned with oyster sauce. When I made it last week, I used egg noodles that I’d bought from Ray and Barbara at Harkola. The dish included locally grown enoki mushrooms from Mary, ham offcuts [...]
Big Boy Loves Me
Posted in Food & Friends, Musings on November 19, 2011 | 37 Comments »
When my children were little, I loved them so much that it would occasionally cause my heart to ache. I’m not speaking metaphorically either – sometimes the feeling would be so overwhelming that I’d actually feel physical discomfort. They were so loving and trusting and perfect that I never wanted them to grow up. I [...]
A Ring for Sarah
Posted in Musings on November 9, 2011 | 49 Comments »
I’ve bought a ring for Sarah. She passed away last week, after an extended battle with cancer. She was Pete’s cousin, and my friend. Sarah was warm, funny and above all, honest – both with her words and her feelings. My occasional phone conversations with her would lower my heart rate, in the same way [...]
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