Save the Dot!

I extended my staycation just a teeny tiny bit.  I wish I could say it was all ‘staycation’, but after two weeks off, chaos descended and I had to get ready for my ‘new normal’. It’s definitely not my ‘old normal’, or...

A Prayer for Reality

August already.  Does that mean I have to start thinking about the end of the year, like when the big jolly giant dressed in red comes to visit? Or should I just continue entertaining the young one by day and working in the moonlight, taking each day as it comes? This...

Zooming Marvellous Party

I went to my first kids zoom party this week.  Two parties, in fact, both within the space of 24 hours.  I had a child bouncing off the walls and a budgie that had perfected the art of gate crashing by the end of them. Both parties were a great success and I take my...

Is Lockdown Over?

Well, suffice to say I’ve missed a few things.  For starters, I didn’t post an offering last week.  You’d think with it being the last week of the school term, winding down would be a given.  Not for me, on Monday the week revved up like a racing car...

A Bit of Creative Flash

The weather was terrible last week.  It made it tough to get fresh air and exercise.  We had to find pockets of opportunity to get out and alternative ways to get active. Instead of writing a ‘column’ about something, I decided this week to find a...