Well that was A Year. I started it with one arm that was incredibly painful and barely functional and ended the year with it mostly healed and, more surprisingly to me, having re-found my creative mojo. The arm, which I first damaged in September 2021, is now back at 95% mobility and merely aches when … More And that was the year that was: 2022 edition
I sat down to draft this post and my mind went entirely blank. I could have spent the last three months alone in prairie country for the amount of tumbleweed blowing through my brain. Thoughts? Memories? Anything? Nope. All I got was the human equivalent of ++?????++ Out of Cheese Error. Redo From Start.* Having … More This Sparks Joy! Autumn 22 edition
I honestly don’t know how to sum up the past twelve months. There are various clichés I could employ but none of them really capture the whole. Rollercoaster, possibly, would come closest but even that feels unsatisfying and somewhat hollow. Despite being lucky enough to have not caught COVID19 the last six months have not … More And that was the year that was: 2021
Four months have passed since I wrote one of these posts and the phrase ‘least said soonest mended’ feels like an appropriate summary. Basically some things happened, some things I’d wanted to happen didn’t, and then the clocks went back. Mostly I feel as if I stepped off the path in July and when I … More Those were the months that were: July to October 2021
If you follow my Twitter you may have seen me make reference to the fact that life is coming at me fast and from every conceivable angle right now. I don’t want to go into details – because a) it isn’t just my own life that’s affected and b) despite what most social media apps … More Pausing All Posts
For me June ended in a week of quiet contemplation. That small retreat from the world brought a lot of different things into sharp focus and resulted in a significant reset of both my priorities and how I spend my time. Sometimes you don’t realise how much stress something is bringing into your life until … More That was the month that was: June 2021
I’m not a Christian. I was brought up as one, though. I’ve been christened and confirmed and I married in a Church and took my vows, made in the sight of God, very seriously. My Christian faith disappeared as my marriage disintegrated and for a while I had no faith at all. I’m still not … More Outdoor Advent
Between the looming spectre of Brexit and the effects of the pandemic I have found myself, like so many other people across the world, occupying a state of both mental and physical flux. This uncomfortable existence has necessitated a new approach to almost every aspect of my life and, in doing so, sparked a desire … More Equinox Reflections: Growth and Change
I’ve visited various bits of France and Italy as well as zooming over a significant portion of the British Isles. Some of the trips were with friends and family, some were with Dog and some trips were on my own. All of them taught them just little more about who I am and what makes … More A Decade of Blogging: Some Reflections
As the sun came out I decided that Alban Elfed would be a good day to go for my first walk in the woods since Marmite died. It was a little bitter sweet but I definitely needed the fresh air and to see the start of the changing of the season for myself. Now for … More Walking the Day Away
Kizzia Mildmay 