‘What a difference a day makes’. As well as being a lovely song it’s often something I think about a lot – how you can
Month: July 2016
Club 10 award – NAILED it!
It’s a warm sunny day, and as I promised myself last week I am again walking to Slimming World. On the way there’s a house
Lifelong friends
‘Don’t you think th….’ began the sentence – but I couldn’t hear the end of it. My colleague’s lips were moving and she was looking
Breadcrumbs
There’s a rumble of thunder as I type, setting the tone adequately for how I feel at the moment. It heralded the arrival of torrential
People watching
It’s Wednesday afternoon. Despite a damp start to the day it’s now become unexpectedly sunny with a cool breeze. There’s cloud cover but I’m taking
Six month anniversary
The park this morning was a tough sell when my alarm went off at 5.30am. Although I didn’t really need to get up that early today
Time travelling
I awoke at 5am today for a visit the most regal area of my house. As I sat reading the morning news in the resplendent calm of the throne room
Hasta la vista 3 stone.
Absent from my walks lately have been the Swanlings (known by pedants as cygnets). I’ve not seen them for quite a while, and had wondered
The steal of the century
I’m in a reflective mood this evening. I have been for most of the day, including yesterday afternoon. In many ways the end of my
Espionage in the park
Pokemon hunters didn’t appear in great numbers today but they were definitely out and about this morning. A young blonde girl in denim shorts seemed
Balloons
It appears that little Pokemon are loose in the park. Or at least I assume that’s what’s causing nerds to be wandering about waving their
Twice around the park
I arrived at the right time. Not early, not late. JUST at the moment the park was waking up. Today I’d got up early for
Repatriation
Today is the day I need to take my own advice – and to direct some of the care I show to others back at
Gifted by the Pope or signed by Elvis
I’ve spent some time today emptying the odds and sods from my drawers at work, so that when we finally leave the office for the
Ulrik the cat
Whilst reading a fellow blogger’s post today (which mirrored my own thoughts on Wednesday) I was thinking that we all have low moments where things seem absolutely
Mr Magoo
My eyes are tired, mostly because I can’t sleep. I think if it’s at all possible they’re also stressing (a bit like the rest of me)

Food glorious food
I’ve been trying lately to vary things up a quite a bit with what I eat. In the past variety has not been something that
On target dieting
Apart from a brief trip out yesterday to get some essentials (mainly of the brown caffeinated kind) today is my first proper day out of
Most hated photo
There are quite a few pictures of me on my computer. The vast majority of them I have no love for. One or two I like a
Appetite disturbed
As is typical when it comes to the best laid plans of mice and men the only thing that can be considered a certainty in