Mothers Day

My first Mothers Day as an actual mum! Would liked to spend the day at home cuddling my teething daughter…

Hanging in there

Just about. Bad blogger… Gorgeous cat, though.

Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a master Colm Tóibín is. This novel feels…

Just a quick review and some thoughts on ‘Defining Beauty’, which is currently on at the British Museum in London.…

Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee …

I went on a chilly walk a few weeks ago, and snapped some of the pathways and lanes I found. At the…

Just as we’re all getting excited about making it to the end of January, the gods of winter wake up…

The thing about winter is it’s too easy to spend ages indoors. If you’ve got a wi-fi connection and an electric blanket…

Oh, January. You’re a tough one. But you do have your moments.

I had no idea, until I heard it on the radio this morning, that today was National Poetry Day. I…