Distance is relative. You can fly from London to Australia in 24 hours, but that doesn't take too much effort. You get to an airport, you sit down for 12 hours, change planes and sit down for another 12 hours. It's a long distance but not in terms of efforts required to cover that distance.… Continue reading How far the distance?
Adventures in fermenting #4
It looks like the frozen and half-half pineapple kvas were the most successful - or at least the most bubbly. Maybe it's something that happens to the pineapple during the canning process that kills of bacteria or makes it less 'alive' than frozen fruit. We've tried the half-half bottle of pineapple kvas and it was… Continue reading Adventures in fermenting #4
Instruments
I grew up in a house with a piano, so I knew that eventually I would have piano lessons. Both my sisters had had piano lessons, and my middle sister went on to study music, that's how good she was. My brother instead had guitar lessons - for a while - but apparently he didn't… Continue reading Instruments
Notes to self
Don't forget you have yoga booked for this eveningVitamins - who has the best deal on cod liver oil tablets?Study needs cleaningIn fact the whole house could do with being run over with the vacuumNeed to finalise planting plan for garden next weekendWhen shops reopen, remember to buy new heads for your electric toothbrushWhen the… Continue reading Notes to self
Morning music
I don’t usually do poetry but here is my attempt at haiku. I started to draft this in bed this morning. You’ll understand when you read it. Four thirty. Bird song. It wakes me. It is Sunday. I should be sleeping. Six a.m. Cat sings, Jumps on bed, paw in my face. Might as well… Continue reading Morning music
How was your week? (17.2020)
Mine was not too bad actually. I'm feeling a bit better in myself than I have been for the past few weeks. I've made peace with yoga again. I did three classes this week and didn't cry or give up on any of them. So what if I can't do acro yoga or a side… Continue reading How was your week? (17.2020)
Three things
Three things I have learned in lockdown: How to make beer breadWhich local corner shops are best to go to for various grocery itemsWhere the German Bakery is Three things I am doing in lockdown that I didn't do before: Using the breadmaker (when there is bread flour to be had)Playing board games and canasta… Continue reading Three things
Fragrance
She was my friend and my flatmate, we agreed on lots of things, but we didn't share the same taste in perfume. Getting ready for a night out she would put on her preferred fragrance, I think it was Elizabeth Arden Red Door. I would wrinkle my nose and insist she smelt of menthol, as… Continue reading Fragrance
Song challenge – part 2
Part 2 of the 30 day song challenge - my song picks for a series of categories. A song to drive to - Born to be wild - Steppenwolf This is probably an obvious choice, considering the opening lines, "Get your motor runnin', head out on the highway." I don't have a car these days,… Continue reading Song challenge – part 2
Moving slowly
There's been a lot of advice about how during these (insert word of preference here) times, we should be kind to ourselves, that we should resist the exhortation to be super productive because this is a stressful time and we may be more stressed than we realise, that dealing with ‘everything’ may mean we are… Continue reading Moving slowly
Tales from Tobhamhor 