An older house near some water. Ideally by a quiet beach, with some hills or even mountains nearby. Pets. A dog for taking out in the hills and a dog for curling up on the […]
building a life less ordinary
Tag: hopes and dreams
It is well within my soul
Lately, I’ve started to feel … I don’t know… really at peace with myself. Those who know me best know that peaceful is rarely a word anyone would use to describe any aspect of me […]
Samhainn
The Celtic festival of Samhainn brings the end of the harvest season and the start of the winter. Beltane – the end of winter – feels a long way away at the moment but the […]
September
I started writing this post a couple of weeks ago when September had just arrived. It’s one of my favourite months of the year. Not just because my birthday is in September and I normally […]
The emergence of Must
Last April, I became aware of a Thing called the 100 Day Project. It was created by the artist Elle Luna, partly as a follow up to her book The Crossroads of Should and Must, […]
World, keep on turning
There’s an almost back-to-school feeling in the air lately. The race is run. Not almost run, like in the song, but actually run. The immediate recovery is complete, and now it’s right back to normality. […]
Another big one
When I started this blog last year after deciding my old one had come to an end, I thought I’d be writing about running a lot. It’s one of the things that’s most important in […]
pale blinds drawn all day
It felt like ages since I’d seen the sun. It was hammering with rain on this morning’s dog walk, and again when I walked from the bus station into work. I had a couple of […]
I heard the news today, oh boy
Somehow it’s the middle of January already. I’m sat on the sofa, disentangling one greyhound from a phone charging cable while maintaining a respectful distance from the other, who will startle and bolt for her […]
Daydreaming
The last few weeks have been rather more jam-packed than even I’m used to, and not with good things. Each night I’ve been arriving home utterly drained, with a to-do list longer than I can […]
