We have no idea how acts of love and kindness can have a ripple effect, many years after the figurative pebble has been dropped into the proverbial pond. In 2008 I returned to the City of Canterbury to begin my tenure at the well known family run Funeral Directors, C. W. Lyons & Son Ltd.Continue reading “Paying It Forward…”
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No Makeup, No Problem…
I decided not to wear makeup today. Now to many of you, that might be a shock. But along with the high (something for the weekend sir?) heels and the lacy whatevers, today was a day for getting down and dirty. So it was to be no makeup, but instead, jeans with a t-shirt comboContinue reading “No Makeup, No Problem…”
There will always be Change
Today is actually, literally, my first day off from work this year and as such you might expect something slightly different to the waking up regime chez moi. However, with Ruby to attend to, everyone who has an animal or creature of habit will know, that time, or dog, waits for no man. So CharlotteContinue reading “There will always be Change”
Being a Bright Spark
During this Bank Holiday weekend, I set myself the challenge of entering the Shed and sorting out the contents, as my dear friend Barry, has been cathartically clearing out his own. As I am not one to not look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth, with open arms I welcomed important ‘stock’ from hisContinue reading “Being a Bright Spark”
Being Loved
It’s five minutes to six in the morning. I know this because I’ve been awake for some time now and had to listen while the birds perform their morning dawn chorus. They always start at the first crack of sparrow’s fart and witter on for the next two hours extolling the virtues of their ownContinue reading “Being Loved”
Being Probed
It’s Sunday afternoon. Harriet has been released from Lockdown at the Care Home and she is unable to go back to work there until she has 1. Been tested for Covid-19 and 2. Been given the all-clear. As several of our family are designated as ‘Key Workers’ in the Covid-19 pandemic, we have each receivedContinue reading “Being Probed”
Being Moist
There’s only one word for it in my vocabulary and that is Moist. Although others might shy away from this five-letter word and do everything within their power to avoid saying it, there can be no real alternative, it is the genuine article, it is the real deal, it has to be Moist. Dew ladenContinue reading “Being Moist”
Being Completely Relaxed
In 1983, the British band, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, released ‘Relax’. With its throbbing rhythm, slapping baseline and pulsating synth chords, relaxation is not something that readily springs to my mind…. However, as we are all undergoing differing anxiety and stress levels while the present pandemic sweeps across the globe, Charlotte has suggested that, asContinue reading “Being Completely Relaxed”
Being Confined to Barracks
It’s been some considerable time now. Long enough for most of us to forget when it all began. The Great Confinement will undoubtedly become fabled like the stories of old, which started with the immortal line, “During the war…” and were swiftly followed by other such lines as… “Do you remember…” “…the crispy bacon?…” “…theContinue reading “Being Confined to Barracks”
Being Labelled
A few chapters ago you may recall to mind in the blog entitled Isolation, the topic of my working life’s symmetry; how my office now is a mirrored reflection of where it all started. For this next chapter in Life’s Rich Tapestry, we gravitate from our present situation of Isolation, Retreat, Social Distancing and YogaContinue reading “Being Labelled”
Carry On Regardless 