Not Eating Animals So Much…

Seventeen years ago I read this book in conjunction with a community consultation on the issues surrounding World Hunger and what we could/should be doing to make a difference: I am still inspired by Frances Moore Lappe. She prompted me to refrain from eating meat as a humanitarian choice, not for health or animal rights […]

Getting Out More

After illness number four of the winter, I had a little bit of a meltdown about how confined I had felt this year. Silly me. But in his inimically pragmatic fashion, Akira insisted that the answer was just for me to get out more in the evenings. Predictably, I balked. He doesn’t get out much […]

This Moment

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see. […]

This Moment

As is so often the case…inspired by Amanda… {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in […]

Winter Sewing/Crafting Pt II

Finally my poor sewing machine has made the journey to and from the Brother Repair centre in Tennessee and is home safe, sound and in great working order again. But the wonderful generosity of Tarah meant that I managed to get a few crafty projects off the ground over the winter – especially given how […]

Springing Along

Once again we have been struck down. Sigh. This is the fourth illness for me in the past three months…too too much if you ask me, but we are bearing up. This time we all have ghastly, congestive colds that are pretty much slowing us all down, one at a time. Has kept me off […]

Quick Change

How quickly it all changes…suddenly it is sunny and gorgeous outside and all I want to do is run to the garden centre and start making plans for our summer growing…what little it might be. But the first priority is to just get outside and play, stumble, fall in the garden and let the wind […]

Ten Things of Happiness

Ten things that make me happy right now: 1. Kisses – for Flat Bear, for me, for me AND Flat Bear… 2. Climbing into crisply clean sheets on a freshly made bed… 3. China Rose Petal Tea – every day!! 4. The little one getting a move on and loving the playground… 5. The incredible […]

Recovering

Another week of ghastly gastric flu at our house. Thankfully (and I am holding my breath as I type this) Akira seems to have emerged unscathed. Which was a mercy since I was so ill for four days solid and am only just recovering today. Kazuo seems to also be on the mend, a little […]

In Which She Dreams of Spring…

…and wakes to find it is still -6degC outside. Spring… will you be here soon?