Not in the sense of wiping slates clean or ringing any changes – but it’s always important to start off on a good note – preferably topped with a rainbow of healthy fresh fruits. Making a conscious decision to log the Good Stuff every day has certainly highlighted the amount of it that’s around –…

At the risk of losing the attention of 99% of readers, it is now officially still light at 5pm. In January. For the horse owners amongst us, this is a Big Thing. A really good, Big Thing. The number of times we strange horsey types can be heard to mutter ‘it’ll be worth it in…

Following two days of having rather a lot of time on my hands, I’ve come to the conclusion that time is the great divide. As opposed to North / South. Or anything else for that matter. Well time and manners, maybe. It may be the case that there are more people in the North who…

This weekend has been both action packed and relaxing. As all the best weekends should be. Granted, it might be stretching the definition of ‘action’ somewhat to include shopping, eating, reading and sleeping in that category, but I’m pretty sure they are all actions of sorts. In any case, I’ve certainly packed them all in….

The highlight of the day today was lunch with a good friend. Which is, as I understand it, the correct way to refer to lunch with someone to whom you have just given the web address of your blog. Along with the requisite intellectual discourse and witty banter, I enjoyed my freebie of the day…

Here we are. January. Month of overcrowded gyms, generous charity shop donations (sorry Gran), and emergency purchases of limited-stock sale items that nobody needs. Justified on the basis that a reduction is pretty much a saving, and a few comfort buys are entirely necessary to get you through Austerity Month. I will be mainly chasing…