Here is a store of memories, experiences and thoughts both old and new. If you’re feeling intrigued or inclined please dive in and have a read
What’s the story?
Barack Obama once said, ‘no one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his background or his religion.’ His words are undeniably a powerful statement concerning racism, but they are also far more expansive. In every culture, people live out stories that have been created by humans who came…
Life in the Balance
So the Man, the Husband, has been home from work for two weeks. He surprised me most spectacularly, turning up and ringing the doorbell a couple of weeks ago, about two weeks ahead of when I was expecting him back. He informs me that the words of greeting I spouted were ‘holy shit sticks you’re…
Things we can learn from a razor
In 2019 I swapped out my regular razors for a traditional safety razor as part of my ongoing efforts to reduce my plastic usage and overall waste creation. Who knew an inanimate object such as this could teach so much. I read that the manner of using safety razors was different, shorter strokes, and alternative…
Lost: One sense of humour
When I first started this blog some years ago, as a memoir of my adventures in Los Angeles, it leaned toward comical. I am a massive believer in laughter and not taking life too seriously wherever possible. Sadly, it transpires that I may have lost my sense of witty writing, somewhere over the Atlantic ocean.…
A Midsummer Walk in the Woods
The course of true love never did run smoothWilliam Shakespeare, ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ Dusk was falling as she walked out of the yard and disappeared into the trees. This time of day was always the most magical as the creatures of the forest, in all their forms, came to life enjoying the soft warmth…
Jack of all trades; Master of my own destiny
I remember at the tender age of 12 when people started asking ‘what are you going to do with your life?’ What was I going to do with my life? I hadn’t even worked out who I was or what options were available. Yet knowing what you were going to do, was branded about as…
COVID can it instigate the new Age of Enlightenment?
As the world is beginning to open up step by step during this pandemic I have been taking time to think about what I have learned from it, what the world may have learned from it, and perhaps of greatest importance what we should be taking from it before we all rush to get back…
Stranger Days
One of the things I find incredibly strange during this time of COVID-19 is the stock piling of ammunition and weapons. If the result of this for humanity is that people are willing to kill for the sakes of toilet roll or a piece of chicken then we really are in trouble. I like to…
To meat or not to meat?
These days I eat meat. I was a vegetarian by personal, not parental choice for 18 years. Then in 2019 I actually went pretty much vegan, kind of by accident, from July through to October. I had it in my mind to extend to full veganism purely on the basis of research I’d done on…
Yog’ing my way across BC
Since I have been Ga-Larry-vanting of late, completing my 200 hr yoga & meditation teacher training at an off-grid ashram in magnificent Northern BC, but more importantly since one keen fan requested on the back of this, a new installment to be added to the blog, here I am. And this one goes out to…
A muddy ending
This morning I went for a glorious walk in a nearby woods. The walk was full of breezes, bird song, spring and signs a plenty. It was on this long walk I slipped over and reached a not exactly monumental decision. The woodland paths were thick with mud and as I peaked the top of…
Oh sod it all!!
It has been one of those types of weeks. I have felt miserable and stressed. My Thyroid illness hasn’t helped and when the MRI that was finally meant to put my mind at rest about the old tits thing got cancelled due to a broken machine, then re-booked and then moved again it really didn’t…
The Greatest Showman
I love this film. Loads of people love this film and I believe it’s because the timing of its release is perfect. We are at a point in time where we all need to believe that we can strive for better, whilst also being grounded to remember what’s really important. And it’s not the ‘stuff’…
The British Countryside: inspiring writing since time immemorial
I love the British countryside, indeed I’ve had many people tell me I should work for the Tourist Board and one day who knows! For now however, I indulge in it solely for my own benefit with solitary walks to relax the mind. For anyone who knows me they’ll be accustomed to me approaching life…
Journeys through the Shire
I’m slow getting round to writing this I know. Nonetheless just over a week ago I was enjoying a wonderful holiday with Man, showing him the delights of Herefordshire and a little beyond! We started the adventure with my balloons at the airport. I won’t lie Man kind of wrecked the full impact by not…
He’s here!!
So I didn’t write at weekend because I did a mid week piece and had nothing else to say. I spent much of the week in a pretty low mood due to finding out my Hashimoto’s has got worse. Silver lining is it does explain my severe mood swings and excessive tiredness, well described by…
We interrupt your day for an urgent announcement
So I’m in London. Within minutes of getting in, whilst waiting for the tube I felt energy surging through me, I felt excited to be off exploring the old town again. This on top of my missing LA and a few other things have me worrying – have I become a townie??? Shock horror. Beyond…
Hmmmm?
Since this blog was set up to keep my friends and family of England updated on my adventures in America, and since I’m no longer in America, I’m not really sure it still has a point or what to write if I’m honest. So I shall tell some realities of moving home. One, it’s kind…
Tears in LA
In my last few days in LA as I struggled with the sadness myself of leaving, so did the city itself cry. The downpours of rain kissed a final goodbye to Little Britain in Playa Del Rey taking with it our trusty Union Jack rug from our balcony. All this said I (and a fair…
My weekend in Hawaii
The morning i prepared to leave Maui I wanted to cry. I’m not sure exactly why. The fact that I knew the end of this American adventure was less than a week away. The fact that Maui itself is so perfect its impossible to want to leave. Either way it was sad because Maui, especially…
Easing back in
So it appears my two week writing break turned into something a little longer. I was terribly distracted by a number of things from which I bring great news. I was enjoying spending time with Man in Canadia, then I was not so much enjoying packing up final elements of my life in LA, which…
Happy Holidays!!
Wishing you all a super happy holiday season. May you all get the time to relax and spend time with people you love. I’m going to be adventuring up in Canada so will of course be unable to physically be in the proximity of lots of important people to me. However I will be there…
Destiny Cake
I said I’d update you all on my destiny and cooking this week. There is both a short term and longer term destiny. For now however, I’m so caught up in the short term pressing issue of needing to pack up my life in LA, I can not take you on the adventure of my…
This is what credit cards were made for!
I’ve just booked myself three nights into the most amazing hotel on Maui in January as my final trip on my US visa. It would not be happening without credit card, I possibly have gone overboard but I don’t care. I’m off to Travaasa, Hana on Maui. It’s an amazing resort in a beautiful area…
Sartorial insanity
It is strange that one of the biggest things playing on my mind at the moment is my wardrobe, or more precisely I should say the items in the wardrobe. I’ve always been a keen follower of fashion. Over the years I hoarded 100’s of copies of Vogue magazine, keenly followed The Clothes Show in…
Newsflash
This likely only means something to people who resided in the UK in the last 20 years and not all of those will get it either. However, last night a colleague was filming a short Instagram story as we found ourselves unable to get into Chateau Marmont for a little tipple. Unexpected entertainment came from…
Ballsed that one up
I read in relation to the Autoimmune Paleo protocol that most people mess up at the end of the elimination phase when they rush to re-introduce everything, thereby not easing their body back in and not giving the space necessary to work out which of the various known allergens are affecting them. Well they’re not…
Holding pattern
Sorry guys literally as per the title. I’ve been flying back to LA this weekend. I feel drained and tired and failed to write. I will say that Air New Zealand is far to superior to any other airline I have ever flown and I’ve flown a lot. They offer true non dairy milk as…
Boobing brilliant
Short mid-term post to let anyone who read this and heard of my woes, hear the good news. And the good news is… Having secured an appointment with a highly regarded UK breast cancer consultant today I had another scan and he said there is nothing abnormal showing that would cause him to biopsy never…
Avoiding a pin prick to the eye
I title today’s piece as such since it was debatable for some time as to whether I’d prefer to stick a pin in my eye or write a post when I’m feeling so uninspired. Thankfully I realised in the nick of time that a pin prick to the eye really could be quite problematic and…
Cakes away!!!
Over the past months I’ve been doing lots of research into Hashimoto’s Autoimmune condition which I was diagnosed with in the early summer. In simple terms an autoimmune condition is when your own antibodies turn on your body, the good parts, not just any nasties that have been hanging around. In the case of Hashimoto’s…
Tits
What an unusual title you may think, but I wanted to discuss an issue that is affecting me and tens of thousands of others globally. I’m currently in the midst of what is commonly referred to as a breast cancer ‘scare’, which is a fair choice of phrase I think, as it is a bit…
Sinners & Saints
Perhaps not as interesting a piece as you might expect. Largely it’s about cake. The image of the day is of Sinners & Saints bakery on Lincoln Blvd. I’ve mentioned them before but they’re so amazing they deserve a whole piece. They are the only bakery that I’ve been to that prove gluten free, dairy…
Sweden
It is here that we shall complete the journey into Europe that I took a couple of weeks ago, yet feels like it was an eternity ago sadly. The downside of which is…can I even remember what I did? And the answer is ‘yes as there is a memory trigger’. And the question is ‘what…
Dacau
This piece understandably has a more somber tone than the usual holiday post and deserves a space of its own. Whilst in Germany we visited Dacau, known as the blue print for Hitlers Concentration camps. It was a sobering and eye opening experience not least of all, as it served as a reminder of how…
Germany & Sweden
I’d say we arrived in Munich upbeat and raring to go, admittedly it was more half asleep and desperate for our beds. Nonetheless, having joined forces with our gang of merry man and women we soldiered on to hit the town after our delayed flights landed us 5 hrs late. Munich centre itself is stunning…
Catalina Wine Mixing
Last weekend saw our return to the Catalina Wine Mixer. I am now hollibobbing in Germany trying to recount the festivities to write about them and quite frankly I may have mixed a bit too much and am struggling. Importantly the wine mixer marked one year of the lovely Man being around so that alone…
Sound baths and Twin anchors
What a combination you say. Well I said I’d tell you about my crystal Sound Bath but I was too super chill to tell you last weekend, aka I couldn’t be arsed. Then this week I’ve been in Chicago which kicked off in a great spot called Twin Anchors. We shall start with the Sound…
Grace, Grit, Gratitude
Sadly I’ve had no new comical spooky experiences with which to bring joy to the world. By the end of yesterday I did feel like death incarnate mind you. Yesterday we did 16.5 miles of hiking, gaining 4,650 ft in elevation to reach the summit of San Bernardino Peak at 10,600 ft. It was a…
When the best laid plans go wrong
‘What went wrong?’ I hear you ask. What went wrong is that I tried to be diligent and save money by booking into a ‘zen’ yurt rather than a normal hotel on a work trip. ‘But why was that such a rubbish idea Emma, it sounds delightful?’. It was a shit idea because it was…
Comedy of errors
A worryingly sad reminder of our impatience and expectation for instant results and responses came last week, via what I can only refer to as a comedy of errors. Whilst in the UK working I left my laptop cable at head office, not realizing until I got back to my parents a 3 hour drive…
Oh it’s Sunday again
What a week. It’s flown by. For anyone who lives away from home whether in a foreign country or a long distance within your own country, I’m sure you’re accustomed to trying to fit so much in. I’ve been back for one week and it feels both like an eternity and no time at all.…
In the twilight zone
Perhaps not quite in the twilight zone but that moment when you’re not sleeping properly due to jet lag. So it’s 2.47am and you’re wide awake despite only 8 hours sleep in the last two days. What to do… write, or at least start to write a blog post of course. I may fall asleep…
Num num in my tum
All I wish to talk about today is these cupcakes. Straight from Sinners & Saints bakery on Lincoln Ave, Los Angeles. I have every intent of eating both of them to myself this very afternoon! These cupcakes are what keep the whole Hashimoto, no dairy no gluten thing, acceptable. They are pure joy in bakery…
Mind me migraine
Sadly this weekend has not been quite as intended. Following my unplanned extended travel from East to West, that left me with approximately 4 hours sleep in 48hrs, my weekend began with a severe migraine. My migraine triggered bleckyness also (hopefully the meaning of that is decipherable to all), leaving me confined to barracks for…
Hatred of travel
Most people who travel frequently for work will tell you it ain’t as glamorous as it seems. Tonight we have another delay. I haven’t even left my departing airport yet although I was due to over 3 hrs ago. As a result I miss my connection. Meaning I don’t get to destination tonight but I…
Tron-uh and Canadia at large
Where oh where is Tron-uh you ask? Why in Canada! Spelt in what I deem to be the phonetic version of how the locals say it. Not only have I been to Tron-uh but I hit a bucket list number with a visit to Niagara Falls and of course a standard visit to Kelowna to…
Haha hoho
Found him. Hoho as Pooh Bear might say to a heffalump, although thankfully this small fellow was non so fierce. Whilst working away and casually not looking for the white squirrels of Trinity Bellwoods, who should I spy out my window. So here is the photographic evidence of the white squizzel and that i am…
Today it rained
Today I was inspired to write early by an unexpected downpour that happened to be in Toronto, yet location is kind of irrelevant. Except the reason I was outdoors was in search of the elusive white squirrels of Trinity Bellwoods in said city. As I was crawling amongst the undergrowth I noticed the skies darken…
Middle Earth
Well not quite Middle Earth more middle America or maybe it is middle earth if you believe in an above and below earth – hmmm one to ponder hey. The point is that this week I’ve been in the mid-west and the mid-west is pretty darned nice. It was admittedly a flying visit with one…
Hashiwhatto?
So this week I was diagnosed as having the autoimmune disorder, disease, whatever you wish to call it, Hashimoto Thyroiditis. In simple terms my own body is trying to kill off its own thyroid gland and in turn send various of my other organs into slow mode. I am not alone although it’s frequency seems…
My Mayan
This week I continue on my journey toward the light (oh how I can imagine a few choice faces inadvertently being pulled as you read! Hehe) and as part of this I went to a lecture by an ancient Mayan teacher. It is so intriguing to watch how the movements of today were part of…
Damn that key
Today started well with 9am yoga bringing zen like calm to my inner being, ready to be further expanded later as I would be uplifted to make it to my 5.30pm Kundalini yoga class at the Ra Ma institute in Venice (Ra means Sun and Ma means moon). Following a nice lunch local to home,…
All gone quiet
That is I went quiet. I was enjoying time with Man and failed to find anything I could give enough time too aside from badgering him. Bad blogging form right? Yeah I know but I can live with that, and I know you can all live without my voice in your head; after all our…
These days
Some days you just have to do the stuff you’d rather delay. In this case my UK tax return preparation (I’m too lazy or easily confused to do the full return myself so I only pull the info together and hand over). I have combined tax return with Yoga, Running, Astrology and a Sound bath.…
An Independence Day interlude
Today on July the 4th I break once more from my own weekend posting tradition to bring some wise thoughts to the table. Guess where I’ve been this morning?? Yes dear followers I’ve been yogi’ing myself again, and it was sitting near enough on the lap of your fellow yogi’s room only today such was…
What’s occurring?
Well what indeed you ask, and I ask, and many others might ask. I am reading a fantastic book. It’s highly unusual for me to read non fiction but that is what today’s choice is and I’m already half way through. My book of choice is ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’. The book…
Yogaaaahhh
So basically I was so totally relaxed this Sunday I forgot to write anything. I did have a very busy weekend planned but on the back of a stressful week I decided to clear out and give some time back to me. Yes doesn’t that sound so self indulgent and very of the time, but…
Creeping up to San Jacinto
Today I hiked San Jacinto Peak with a summit elevation of 10,834 ft. The creeping doesn’t so much refer to the ascent of the mountain as the travel to reach the mountain and more specifically the lodgings of the night before. However, before I digress fully I should today like to refer you to picture…
NYC bound
This is not a story from Law & Order: SVU, rather I am simply in the process of heading to NYC for a few days with work. I’ve just had a lovely couple of days with the Man and having dropped him at the airport earlier I am about to head back there myself. An…
Random thoughts – UPDATE
Sometimes I am hit with random thoughts such as… why does someone keep throwing a turtle on the knee of singer Charlie Puth? I can’t imagine either of them are impressed by this. Amongst the variety of things one might do to get someone’s attention this seems a little extreme to me. So I had…
Chi town and Wiscaansin
Obviously or perhaps not, yet in the title I refer to Chicago and Wisconsin. I attempted to write Wisconsin as per the accent but my phonetic spelling is probably as bad as my attempt to do the accent itself. Irrelevant to all of the former blurb I am here for work. The trip started with…
Joshua Tree the second part
Oh the adventures of Joshua Tree. So I left you pre Saturday afternoon nap. The nap went a little wrong in that it was meant to be 40 minutes. The plan was to head to well known haunt Pappy’s and Harriet’s for about 5.30pm; we woke at 6.15pm, three and a half hours later. Being…
Hotel Motel, definitely Motel
Myself and a friend have ventured off to Joshua Tree for a weekend of relaxation and a visitation of Pioneertown’s most famous of bars. Thankfully we booked ourselves some great looking last minute accommodation. Take note of the word ‘looking’ referencing what we saw on booking it. Travel out from LA to the desert was…
What’s your perfect Sunday?
Anyone in the know will realise the title is a line from the outstanding Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. For others it is a simply a question relevant to today’s content. Now my Sunday wasn’t entirely perfect since it began with a dodgy constitution which amongst other things put pay to the…
Get away!
I was having a nice quiet relaxed breakfast in my favorite breakfast place (Bette’s Ocean View Cafe on 4th St, Berkeley that doesn’t actually have any ocean views). The place is for a change pretty empty. I’m sat at the breakfast bar rather than at a table and the rest of breakfast bar is empty.…
Get out!
So today I have been back on the road visiting a whole variety of existing and potential customers. This has thoroughly inspired and uplifted me. There has been a need to push through desk work recently. Apart from the work itself needing completion I also felt the ‘office’ time was needed as a balance to…
Misery part two….🤪
Nah not really I just felt like putting that as a title. Things aren’t miserable – it’s the weekend. The sun has been shining even if hidden behind clouds and the grass (or at least palm trees) are green and the sky is blue (well gray blue but whatever). I’ve not got a lot planned.…
Misery
Thankfully there has not been some re-enactment of the movie itself as that would scare the bejesus out of me, unless it was the Dawn French version of course which is pure comedy. I’m late posting because my brain is an empty vessel of anything positive to say. Then I remember that one lovely person…
Homesick
Leaving never gets easier that’s for sure. There is no doubt I’m living out an amazing opportunity that offers a great life adventure. Nonetheless it never gets easier having to leave home; in any adventure there are times that aren’t as perfect as it may seem from the outside or on social media. It’s not…
Ageing ungracefully
What I have learnt in the last week is that I’m too old for all the partying. That’s not to say I can’t do it; trust me I just spent a week doing exactly that. I can’t however recover so well. Approximately 13 hrs sleep in total over 3 days, followed by a Friday all…
Northern Warmth
Having discovered our Bed & Breakfast was on the edge of Chatsworth Park I decided this was inspiration enough to get my self out for another morning run, and I was duly rewarded. My first reward was in the form of the views with the sun rising over the gentle morning mist, shining off the…
Praise the cake
As my travels took me homeward once more I have been embracing my love of old buildings and glorious English countryside, which even in the miserable weather is amongst the most uplifting in all the world in my humble opinion. We’ve visited the beautiful Chatsworth house and gardens, Buxton which is a delightful old Spa…
NY See
This week I have once more been in the Big Apple. Probably the highlight of the trip was being upgraded to Business Class for my return flight! What a wonderful surprise and I am getting mentally prepared to savour every minute of it. Since it probably won’t happen again anytime soon. Food was another highlight…
Mount Wilson
So this summer myself and two friends have signed up to do the So Cal Six Pack. This is the ascending of the 6 highest peaks in Southern California within a set time period. We’ve actually done between 2 and 4 of them each previously, but this is about doing all 6 in the same…
Out of the park
Next on my Canadian adventures was a road trip across the mountains from Kelowna to Vancouver. Thankfully I was a chauffeured passenger and got to enjoy the views. The pass coming up to Merrit was pretty much okay weather wise whilst also very pretty with all the mountains, fir trees and snow. From Merrit the…
Kanga & Roo
In truth half the reason I wrote about TV in my last post is because I guiltily must confess that a large proportion of time in Kelowna was spent watching TV. Awful I know, but the theory is I’ll be back plenty more times to make up for this. All this said we did conduct…
Reminiscing
So I’ve been up in Kelowna. Whilst I shall have far more interesting stories to share of my travels themselves, this initial snippet relates more to British TV. Since this is my hollibobbing long Easter weekend it was imperative the time be used to relax. Therefore much lazy time was dedicated to ‘Netflix and chill’…
Fame
This post perhaps deserves its own singular focus or more to the point I forgot about it when writing my previous post so decided to do a short one. Since I made my TV debut this week how could I possibly not feature it. We have a wonderful customer in Denver, Colorado called National Interior…
Coed
So I wasn’t sure what to write about this week, since I’ve had a busy one travelling to NYC with work and nothing notable occurred, save for a mild migraine causing me to attend the majority of a training session with a wet face cloth on my head. Then this weekend I went to roof…
Snoozefest
As it happens I’m not having a snoozefest but I’m day dreaming of one and hoping I can get a mini one on the flight I’ll be shortly boarding. I am braving the red eye, otherwise known as the over night flight to New York JFK and hoping it can give me a good night.…
Things
This has been a roadtrippy kinda week. We started early on Monday and have covered Seattle and Portland this week undoubtedly passing many the wonderful towns and views in between, yet they will be for another day because we had a schedule to keep. Monday began with bitter disappointment when Deru Market in Kirkland, Seattle…
Simple things
Back to work this week and it’s been pretty hectic; catching up from being away and planning for what will be a busy couple of months of travel and moving house. Again. Anyway the point of the post is more about how one approaches the busy mind that comes with this. I can’t deny I’ve…
Murder on ice floor…
The next great adventure of Yellowknife was somewhat less environmental. In fact it left me smelling like a fuel drum for the remainder of the trip. What was this joy? Snow mobiling (is that what you call it or did I make that up? Looks weird) Anyway, it was great fun, despite the irritating tourist…
Larry in the sky of diamonds
So much to share about this trip and I guess I got to get pen to paper, or rather less romantically finger to screen to grasp the memories with clarity before they’re swept into the blithering mists of my god awful mind. One of the things I was most excited for in my trip and…
Under the diamond skies
So this last week I have been adventuring with Man up in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada. The trip got off to a fine start when my initial flight out of LA was delayed by two hours due to problems with the fuel guage and leaking water. Admittedly these are the type of things I’m rather happy…
Oh, Canada
I love the way we get such variances in languages between countries. Take for example the Canadian description of whole milk in the featured photo. Man is forever amazed at my Brit language choice – highlights including the old hollibobs, jollybobs if it’s a particularly fun time away or bobs if it’s just a weekend.…
Modernism
This week I attended my first Modernism week. An annual affair in Palm Springs that celebrates the mid-century Modern design aesthetic. It really was quite the vibrant affair. Bright and colorful design, blue skies, green palms, golden sun and some of the most colorful of characters as well. A highlight, was totally unrelated to any…
Ah to be out
LA is a strange old place. Probably in general. Certainly to many people and probably in a different way for me. As a country bumpkin who, save for living on the edge of Sheffield at University (during which time I spent most weekends in the Peak District), I have pretty much lived in villages or…
Beautiful Broadway
So having had my mini rant about the anxiety creating frantic pace of New York, I now speak of its glory. And it’s crowning glory surely might be Broadway. Last night with a work colleague I hit Broadway to watch Wicked for the first time. What a show. So emerald. So songful. So fabulous! Nothing…
Gimme a break
So I’m in NYC and whilst on many levels I love this city it also gives me anxiety and I doubt I could survive in this city for too long without flipping my lid. It’s 7.30am, I’m sitting down to my breakfast. Firstly, dairy free is still not well catered for here in general it…
Phone Home!!
Anyone who has lived for a period of time overseas, or indeed just a fair distance away from family and friends is most likely to be familiar with the FaceTime phenomenom. It’s glory and the moments of self loathing that temporarily hit as on an early morning you realise how shocking you can actually look.…
No pain no gain
So this weekend had a strange gait to it and by that I refer to my own ministry of funny walks. On Friday I went to the gym for a work out and my absurd Kiwi trainer friend was true to his words when he said the exercises we were doing would ‘ache a bit’.…
Victoria
In this instance I do not refer to our long standing Monarch that gave name to an era of architecture of which I am very fond. Rather I refer to the place that is Victoria, BC, Canada. Where indeed there is much of the architecture that I admire. I am just travelling back from a…
Too cool for school
Today I was out and about in Los Angeles sampling various delights of culture that were clearly far to cool for me. One eatery states for our clarity that the water served is filtered by reverse osmosis. Important to know I feel. Most worrying is to imagine the person who sits down reads that and…
Feeling hot hot hot
This is going to be short and sweet. That feeling after a couple of long days at work. You arrive home late on a flight and want to treat yourself. Not a lot in the house (surprise surprise, generally you find more edible things in a dumpster than my place). The first thing I do…
One week on
One week on and I’ve made it back to Flowerboy Project! And it has not disappointed with a delicious Lavender Boy Latte!! Perfect combination to the last couple of chapters of my book (still House of Spines, which is a bit spooky and late night reading leads to spooky dreams!). Aside from my return visit…
Westward leading
I am now back on Californian time. As ever it was amazing to see the folks back home and incredibly hard to head away again. I selfishly spent a lot of the Christmas holidays on poor form. Not intentionally but rather due to jet lagged lack of sleep for five days turning me into a…
Jet lag
Jet lag is highly lonely place to be over Christmas in a full household. I’m on night number three of waking up at 2.30am and being unable to get back to sleep (it’s now 5.17am). Thankfully this night I have a catty friend to keep me company. Occasional knocking my phone directly out of my…
A poignant Christmas reminder before we enter 2018
Oddly I came across this reminder from the classic British series ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special. In December 1914 during the heart of a most destructive, painful and heart breaking war two opposing sides unexpectedly broke with the death and destruction, walked up into no mans land and shared a game of football, some carol singing,…
Hyblyg 