A fortnight has passed since my last blog post, and a lot has changed in the landscape I love. Autumn has well and truly come. The weather has shifted; now every time I venture to the common I have to wear a coat and walking boots. But I still find the place just as magicalContinue reading “Autumn is here (20 October 2020)”
Category Archives: Old Blogs
Rainfall (24 September 2020)
The last two days the rain came. I never used to like walking in the rain, for obvious reasons. But warming up at home in fluffy pyjamas and drinking hot chocolate made up for being soaked to the bone. I thought that was how I would feel walking on the common today and yesterday; butContinue reading “Rainfall (24 September 2020)”
And so it begins (22 September 2020)
I have been wrestling with so many things over the last few months, and I know I have not been the only one. I’ve been worried about trying to get on the job ladder, about when it will be possible to move out of my family home, and about generally moving on to the nextContinue reading “And so it begins (22 September 2020)”
Chapter 2- Laughter (30th March 2020)
Book 2- Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade I guess this one is cheating, because it technically isn’t as fresh in my mind as the last one. I finished reading this book before Christmas, and proudly declared it the funniest book I ever read. Because it is. Because it’s just brilliant in so many ways.Continue reading “Chapter 2- Laughter (30th March 2020)”
The Beginning (4th March 2020)
Book 1- Case Histories by Kate Atkinson The first book in my Shelf Confidence series is the first instalment of Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie series. So yes, I am a little bit late to this particular party, as this novel was released in 2004, and there has been five books so far, with the latestContinue reading “The Beginning (4th March 2020)”
What is Shelf Confidence? (28 February 2020)
That’s a very good question, and one to which, at this stage, I do not know the answer. But hopefully, though we will see how successful it is, it will be an eye opening experience for both myself and for you. My current vision for Shelf Confidence is to motivate myself to get back intoContinue reading “What is Shelf Confidence? (28 February 2020)”
The Bible is not a weapon, Mr President (2 June 2020)
I have been debating with myself all day whether to make this blog or not. Not because I was against it’s sentiment or worried that it would be vacuous, but because I was aware that others were already criticising the issue. But now I realise that just because it has already been said, doesn’t meanContinue reading “The Bible is not a weapon, Mr President (2 June 2020)”
Lessons From Lockdown #3 (11 April 2020)
Reading too much into a Facebook chain post As everybody has been locked in their homes for a while now, there has been an upsurge in chain posts spreading positive messages on Facebook. In normal life I would ignore them completely. Mainly because I don’t like following along with a crowd (I prefer to swimContinue reading “Lessons From Lockdown #3 (11 April 2020)”
Lessons From Lockdown #2- Thriving (4 April 2020)
I have found social media in these times to be both a blessing and a curse. A positive post is followed by a negative news story. But this isn’t the only reason it is both a blessing and a curse, because sometimes even a positive post can turn into a negative if you stare atContinue reading “Lessons From Lockdown #2- Thriving (4 April 2020)”
Lessons from Lockdown #1 (or #2) (27 March 2020)
This is the fourth day that the UK has been on lockdown, yet it feels like is has been an eternity already. I guess it is some comfort to know that a quarter of the world’s population is also under lockdown, but if anything that doesn’t do much to ease the passage of time.Like manyContinue reading “Lessons from Lockdown #1 (or #2) (27 March 2020)”
Fay Dragon 