What a year it’s been already.  Glorious hellebores smiling at me by the front door and everything to look forward to as the garden matures.  Snowdrops next …

I’ve been known by many different names over the years and most of them polite.  Come to think of it, they’ve all been polite …

There are times when only a list will do. After a few hectic months at work, I’m conscious that I’ve been losing sight of the things I need to do for me.

It could be a new idea, an aspiration or a glass of sparkling water and perhaps a glass of champagne, although it’s always better when the sun shines.

A glorious day in the garden to celebrate the arrival of Spring. I missed that extra hour in bed as a rather fierce sounding hornet woke me up this morning, but it spurred me on to …

There’s a Blackbird in the garden this afternoon, who’s learned to hover over the Sarcococca and knock off the shiny black berries. Once they’re on the ground, he rummages around …

Shredding unwanted papers, a handful of mobile devices reset to factory settings and a trip to the tip – what more could a girl want?

We often mean what we say at the time but when our thinking moves on, we sometimes forget to tell others that we’ve changed our view. Instead, we leave them guessing …

I received some liberating advice earlier this week. A further instalment to my observations about how we work. It seems that now I need to be a foot fidget. I’m excited by the prospect. Why not join me?

I find writing so calming yet inspiring and it draws on my creativity; it’s satisfying. When I write I relax and get ideas …

Some time ago (mid-July) I shared my latest wedding cake plans and mentioned that I’d keep you posted on progress. And it’s been an eventful couple of months. Here’s what happened …

The bees are sunbathing in our garden, the goldfish are hiding in the shade and it’s the beginning of another fabulous week of Summer. What’s on your “to do” list for this week?

Some of my innovative and early reflections on working and career flexibility were almost lost to the tip recently. I’ve just found some cue cards I wrote 20 years ago …

Live in the moment – how often have I written or spoken that phrase? And how often have I taken my own advice?

Another week and fresh opportunities for us all to shine bright. If you’re anything like me, you’ll begin each week with a plan and then see where it takes you.

It’s a gloriously sunny Saturday morning and the Tits are already at work …

Fantastic achievements, new opportunities and fresh challenges, that’s what Springtime means to me. Bring it on, I say, anything’s possible now. Let’s cheer …..

This week I’ve been taught how to use some of the features of Zoom which I didn’t know existed, so that’s two learning triumphs on the same day. My teacher clearly knows her stuff …

How’s your year going so far? Today it’s drizzling, it’s chilly yet it’s bright at the same time. It wasn’t long before I concluded that, “at the same time bright” is my 2021 vision.

I didn’t expect to write something which brought together my ongoing work in resourcing and my interests in cooking and sewing under a single heading in this way, but here it is. The technology is capable, but it seems that the humans are not.