I want to send a huge thank you to all my readers for enriching my days through this difficult year. Every comment, every like, every repost means the world to me. This has been a really hard year. For… Read More ›
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Our cherry tree in autumn
The cherry tree outside our bedroom window looked like this (above) a couple of weeks ago. It was such a glowing fiery colour that it looked like it would burst into flames. I cannot wait for it to bloom again… Read More ›
Miscellaneous words of wisdom
I have been thinking of things that I have heard over the years that have helped me grow as a person… Where you are in a year is a reflection of the choices you make right now When you… Read More ›
Sniff Sniff
I have always had a nose that has run a lot. I suffer from chronic sinusitis which is always present at some level, and I also get more sniffy if it is windy, cold or when the pollen arrives. It’s… Read More ›
Loving Fluffy
I adopted Fluffy in January 2011, a month after losing our previous cat. He became my special one immediately. He was so quirky, and had the most expressive face. He sleeps cuddled up close to me every single night, purring… Read More ›
Trip to the Stockholm archipelago
Both of our lives are getting busy again from Monday and we had ‘that feeling’ hanging over us yesterday, so we took a boat from our apartment into town, and then took another boat out to the Stockholm archipelago. It… Read More ›
Galen leather notebook, pencase/notebook holder, and fountain pens
I was an early adopter of traveler’s notebooks. In the beginning there was almost nothing to choose from if you did not want the basic brown and black covers made by what was then Midori, now Traveler’s Company. I stumbled… Read More ›
First long trip on the new Harley
Last week we went on a 1500km round trip south to Blekinge region in Sweden to visit my husband’s family. It was a beautiful ride, with only a couple of hours of heavy rain. Sweden is really beautiful in summer…. Read More ›
Happy Anniversary
We have been married a year already – time really has flown. It’s been an overwhelming year for almost everyone, so it is not surprising that it seems our wedding was years ago. My daughter was due to be married… Read More ›
Quite a week coming up!
It has, and will be, quite a month for us. Mollie has been with us three weeks now and is all settled with the boys. Wherever there is one, the other two are not far off. She settled in marvellously… Read More ›
