Now…Well I’ve finally done it,.. given my notice in, ..resigned, …decided to retire? Continue reading
Category Archives: reflections
A LIGHTBULB MOMENT…..?
I’m not sure when it started, ….this feeling. … Or why. All I know is that during a recent trip to Paris and France I realised that it had underpinned lots of things that have happened in my life. Maybe it had something to do with me being sent to a different school when I … Continue reading
WHEN I’M SIXTY FOUR…….
I’ve often wondered what Paul McCartney felt when he finally reached his sixty fourth birthday. He wrote this song when he was 16 and as to all teenagers, 64 must have seemed VERY old. I was madly in love with Paul McCartney, when I was 14. as only a fourteen year old can be. … Continue reading
LE WEEKEND…..
quote of the day ““Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.” ― Albert Einstein —————————————————- In the current film “Le weekend“…A sixty something, English middle class couple go to Paris to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and bicker with … Continue reading
IT NEVER RAINS BUT WHAT IT POURS!….
Ok, so I have been absent without leave recently. Not sure why, but I developed almost a complete writing block a few weeks ago. Faced with a blank sheet of paper, keyboard, blog, email and even facebook I struggled to find words to write. After a lifetime of frantically and secretly scribbling my thoughts and … Continue reading
WHO IS YOUR INSPIRATION? ……
A heard a recent radio programme asking a British politician who been his inspiration,. It made me realise that very few public or national figures have inspired me. The exception to this being Martin Luther King,. Co-incidentally it is the 50th anniversary of his “I have a dream” in speech at the Lincoln memorial … Continue reading
THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING?…..
With Michael in hospital, and spending nights alone, ….. no more TV dramas about murders, or serial killers for me, I stick to documentaries or comedy. So the other night I watched a very interesting documentary The truth about personality The presenter Michael Mosley is a self confessed pessimist and negative thinker. He wanted … Continue reading
Baby boomers.WHEN DO YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A LITTLE OLD LADY
We have just had a couple of days in a place 35 miles away, called St-Annes-on-Sea. which (surprise!) is at the seaside. In true English summer mode, it drizzled for two days leaving us with limited options for entertainment. We sat in the comfortable hotel and read our books. We swam in the excellent … Continue reading
A WELL NEEDED WARM HUG…..
Sometimes when I am on a plane I meditate………. ie, breath deeply and chant in my head, focus on a point, usually my navel …..and try to empty my mind; because I hate flying. The idea that I am in a metal cylinder and there is nothing between me and the ground other than thousands … Continue reading
THE MYSTERY OF PARISIAN EYEBROWS.
Yesterday I took my self in hand. I had taken a picture of myself in a new hat and was horrified at how haggard I looked! These past few weeks of stress, rushed convenience meals and lack of exercise, have taken their toll. To be fair, my hairdresser (Michael!) has been in hospital, so … Continue reading
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