A lovely invitation to sit down

For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Wisterias are blooming on our street

For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

We’re looking after this gorgeous friend

Friends of ours asked if we could look after their beautiful dog for a few days while they went away. We were thrilled! Our son has wanted to look after a dog since he was six years old. Now at almost 16 he’s finally got the opportunity to do so. She is such a lovely […]

White Flowers Against That Spring Sky

Enjoying Spring in London very much. The blossoms are so beautiful. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Spring is here. Magnolias are blooming.

For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

It was a big sky day

It was a warm day. I could feel spring coming. I walked out to the Common, sat at a bench, and had an early lunch while enjoying the view. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

No hot chocolate today

My husband is a journalist working for an international news agency. He usually comes home after our son goes to bed and has been missing him grow up. So my husband started catching up with our son over hot chocolate on the days he wasn’t working. Just the two of them, after school — to […]

Blooming Odd

This masterpiece is by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder. Called A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, it was painted around 1609! It hangs in the National Gallery, London. It’s a beautiful vase of flowers. There’s nothing odd about that, you may say. But you’d be wrong. These flowers could not exist together in […]

On the Flight from Prague

To the young man behind me on the flight to London from Prague, Hello my friend. I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation with that young woman next to you. You say you’re from Prague and ask where she is from. She says she’s from Newcastle, not London. She’s polite and friendly, but is a little […]

I just need a little time

Our boy has recovered from his mild bout of COVID. He was back at his computer when he raised his head and asked me: Him: Mum can I spend time in central London with my friends next weekend? “No,” screams my heart. You could hear it from six blocks away. “You’re six years old. You […]

So this is Magic the Gathering…

It was fun! I think… What I understood of it anyway. I think I got about 80% of what was going on. It was a close first game with our boy hanging on by his fingernails to win. He’s now asking for another match, but I think I need some time to recover! 😁 For […]

Positive Test Results

Our son tested positive for covid at the end of January. He had a runny nose and some body aches, but no fever or cough. We didn’t think much of it until his lateral flow test turned up with two lines — a sign that meant he’d contracted covid. We were extremely worried. Until we […]