Category Archives: 2024

Daily thoughts… Day 30 of 366

One of my Women’s Institute activities is to help run a Singing Group. We meet monthly for a friendly sing-along with CDs and are gradually finding some favourite songs, which are varied and slightly eclectic 🎵 This evening we enjoyed singing a couple by ABBA, Yesterday (Beatles), Three Little Birds (Bob Marley) and did SouthContinue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 30 of 366”

Daily thoughts… Day 29 of 366

Managed to get some yoga done this evening as I have a busy week coming up (as always!). It took me back to a three-month trip in 2017 where I spent a week at a Zen Buddhist temple on Kyushu island, Japan. It was no longer a working temple; I actually found it on AirBnB!Continue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 29 of 366”

Daily thoughts… Day 28 of 366

Last December (2023) I went to the Barbican to see Simon Reeve on his ‘To the Ends of the Earth’ tour. I’m not quite sure what I was expecting, in the second half he touched on some deeply personal topics and I think it’s probably the most honest and raw shows I have ever seenContinue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 28 of 366”

Daily thoughts… Day 27 of 366

Maintaining kit is time well spent, as is having the right kit for the circumstance. As the saying goes: “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” (Alfred Wainwright), although no outwear will ever keep you 100% dry and eventually your boots wear out and need repairing. While I’m talking about a tangible conceptContinue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 27 of 366”

Daily thoughts… Day 26 of 366

In my bid to connect with old friends and new in this special year, I was really pleased to be able to catch up with this lovely lady today! Known affectionately as ‘Mumsie’ to many, we first met when I was about 14 or 15 years old when a group of us used to knockContinue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 26 of 366”

Daily thoughts… Day 25 of 366

If you have been reading these posts for a while, you may remember on Day 4 I mentioned I was an Army cadet, and what a huge positive influence cadets had was on my life. By the time I was 16 I’d decided that I wanted to join the Army as an engineer and, against advice,Continue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 25 of 366”

Daily thoughts… Day 24 of 366

After a random conversation in an online meeting at work about Lego during COVID, I mentioned that I had a Lego ‘street’ and took a quick snap and uploaded it as my background on Teams to show the group. Since then it’s become a talking point at practically every meeting I have, and really breaksContinue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 24 of 366”

Daily thoughts… Day 23 of 366

Penning this quickly before bed, I have spent most of the evening hoovering the house and fumigating each room as last night I noticed some FLEAS on my beloved Hamish! Poor thing was scratching like mad and then I saw little crawly things on top of his head. I felt awful banishing him to theContinue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 23 of 366”

Daily thoughts… Day 22 of 366

Hope you’ve had a good start to the week? I’ve hit the ground running with a day of meetings and helping out on an interview panel, somehow managing to achieve my step goal in the process. As you may have read in a previous post I’m doing a little fitness challenge with my niece, tryingContinue reading “Daily thoughts… Day 22 of 366”