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Blog 108 -7.8.18..Roll out the soda, pretzels and beer…
I’ve got a stinking cold and sore throat…the kind you might get once a stressful period is over and you can finally afford to collapse in a heap… yes…we have a beautiful new extended kitchen…and yes, it was worth it. … Continue reading
Blog 107 – 30.6.18. And so we went…
And so we went….to Rutland. Never heard of Rutland? Good. We’d like to keep it that way. We escaped the building dust for a week by driving 2 hours or so north of London to England’s smallest county.
Blog 105 – 1.6.18. Like Beirut….
I remember from my youth that untidy teenage bedrooms, car pile ups, dodgy council estates or any chaotic situation would be described as ‘like living in Beirut’…i.e. a war zone….
Blog 104 – 13.4.18. Home wasn’t built in a day….
Shhh…look…just don’t jinx me by telling anyone. I don’t know quite how it happened…really I don’t. We have a….shhhh…great builder. Yep. They exist and they are right here in south London…shhh now. Don’t blab about it. Please. In case our … Continue reading
Blog 103 – 5.3.18 Somebody…please talk to me…
Walking to the shops today I bumped into Clara and her mum from St.W’s primary school (where I volunteer). Clara was smiling from ear to ear as soon as we spotted each other…
Blog 102 – 1.3.18. Let it go, let it go, let it snow…
So…we don’t do extremes, eh? Scotland and parts of the South West are on a Red weather warning (which I understand hasn’t happened before) as Storm Emma from the Atlantic and the Beast from East/Siberia create the perfect storm by … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday life in London, Good Life, London, Looking for the Good, Uncategorized
Tagged building works, kitchen extension, letting go, London, snow, weather
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Blog 101 – 14.1.18. Well, isn’t that just Great?…
It’s not so cold in London, just now. Apparently we’re due for a bit of sleet. We live in an old and somewhat draughty Victorian house with cold ceramic-tiled floors…soon to be remedied with underfloor heating. In the 1940s, after … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Great Britain, London, Looking for the Good, Uncategorized
Tagged education, gratitude, healthcare, London, moderate Britain, National Trust, recycling, welfare state
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Blog 100 – 20.12.17. I shop, therefore I am…
It’s the end of term at St.W’s primary school (where I volunteer) today…we had a party, and the Yr 2s (6-7 year olds) are very happy and looking forward to Christmas. For some reason there was a pile of Argos … Continue reading
