Larry was making the most of his freedom. After three hours cooped up and airborne, he relished the opportunity to stand on his own two tottering feet. My husband queued at the hire car counter; Larry wandered wherever he fancied. We took turns, his siblings and I, being his shadow. We held a hand, or […]
Catching Beauty and Winging It
Dear Reader, I am struck, once again, by the rapidity with which thoughts can move and their corresponding feelings shift.
Life, Laundry and Learning from the Inside Out
Dear Reader, My youngest son is a laundry fiend.
Losing the Plot
Dear Reader, I feel a bit of a fraud.
Difference is Something We Learn to See
Dear Reader, Whilst I cooked supper for the family this evening, hundreds upon hundreds of people gathered in Bristol to unite in love and solidarity for all those lives lost and wounded in Orlando on Sunday.
Strops and Flip Flops
Dear Reader, Whilst we were at camp, my daughter, along with a few friends, built a den in the woods. They wove sticks into walls, tied a tarp to a tree, laid a groundsheet beneath it and built a fire. Their chosen site was on a slope which you could scramble up to, then slide […]
What’s the Point?
Dear Reader, There was a sense of quiet industry around the harbourside today. A gentle hum of life ticking over.