We went outside this morning into a real winter wonderland, everything buried in inches of thick, white powdery snow. Even the main road outside our house was pristine white, not a mark on it until we waded through it leaving our boots’ imprints in the pure white surface. Emma may or may not have visited […]
Snow is a funny thing, it transforms the landscape from normal (read dull!) to pristine beauty; fields and buildings covered in bright, clean white. The heavy blanket of snowy brings a surreal quiet to the daily rustlings and bustlings of nature, all sounds are muffled and muted. Each step over snow-covered grass provides the most […]
I came home from work this evening and had a cup of tea, and as I relaxed over Instagram, sipping on the hot rooi bos brew, boy oh boy did I crave something sweet. My head swirled with thoughts of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate, sweet custard creams, crunchy caramel slices, rich soft brownies… The devil […]
I’ve almost missed day 57 – I mean, technically I have because I’m writing this at midnight on the 27th February, so I didn’t do one for the 26th… And yet I’m here, tired and sleepy, wishing to go to bed but sitting at the computer writing my daily scribble. I don’t have much to […]
Lazy Sundays… I’ve never experienced a better one. I spent a lot of my morning in bed reading a brand new book by the wonderful Marian Keyes (one of the few authors almost guaranteed to always make me laugh out loud and whose take on life is rich and authentic and utterly hilarious) followed by […]
As I write this I’m frustrated and annoyed and tired of bloody technology! I had a productive morning: got up early, got my hair cut, came home and scrubbed half the kitchen with Alex (and I mean scrubbed, emptying cupboards and using brillo pads) then had a very satisfying lunch and up to that point, […]
One little thing I’d like to share, since I don’t have anything specific to write about for this scribble, is that for the past few days I’ve been really good and disciplined and have finally, FINALLY, got some control over my inner chocaholic. The cookie monster is tamed at last, however temporarily. Lately I’ve been […]
There is much in life that we usually take for granted, not realizing how wonderful it is til we lose it, be it our health, our jobs, our loved ones. One that hit me today was the incredible blessing of being young, strong and independent. As I sat in my aunt’s nursing home, surrounded by […]
Sometimes we really need to consider the other side of things, the other’s point of view. If we get caught up in our usual automatic reflexes, we’ll only understand things from that limited perspective and then wonder why other people sometimes get annoyed or upset at us. I sometimes find it hard often to look […]
It’s 10.43 pm, I’ve just finished my dinner and washed the dishes and I’m just waiting to get this daily scribble done before I can head off to bed. Why so late? We were out on the town folks! Or, as normal people would say, Alex and I headed out to the pub for a […]
Coffee and Scribbles 