Sometimes, when my life feels a tad too pedestrian, and in my throes of lethargy and general ennui, I read the Peterborough column in the Daily Mail (my mum buys it. I read it second hand). It always gives me a boost. My life is wonderful. Here are some classics:
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Finding Lurrve
As someone who's been single for a couple of years now, I'm always on the lookout for some susceptible chap which I can nab as my own. My hunting ground has traditionally been the internet - okcupid, tinder, bumble - but these have provided nothing of any real longevity. And it's not for want of … Continue reading Finding Lurrve
Returning
Hello, hello? Is this thing on? So, my 'short break' from blogging turned into an eighteen month void of emptiness - let it never be said that I do things by halves! - and I suppose I should fill you in on all the exciting things that have happened to me since July 2016. Well, … Continue reading Returning
1% Inspiration
So it's been a while! I've got a year older, a year wiser and... Yeah. Anyway, apologies for long absence. But here is a story I wrote for Liars' League, a monthly competition-type thing. Enjoy! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=niQoAu3-wk4 Follow Liars' League on Twitter: https://twitter.com/liarsleague?lang=en-gb Here are the other stories (the theme was Genous and Madness): 1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fmogTpt4N0Q … Continue reading 1% Inspiration
Quickety-quick
A fleeting visit, just to show a work in progress (wip). Currently making a crochet bag for a colleague. Check out the progression! I'll post a picture when it's completely finito. Also, I've not been blogging so much lately because I've been busy writing a piece for a novel competition! Wish me luck...
Clever clever clever
The fictional Marguerite St Just was the "cleverest woman in Europe" according to her creator, Baroness Emma Orczy, yet she took about 10* chapters before she realised that her husband, Sir Percy Blakeney, was the Scarlet Pimpernel. That is despite it being PATENTLY OBVIOUS. And so brings us to today's subject: being clever. Or being … Continue reading Clever clever clever
Coming Up Roses
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Roses, not only being my favourite chocolates, are the theme of today's post. (They are not my favourite flowers. That accolade belongs to peonies). I digress. Roses. Names. What's in a … Continue reading Coming Up Roses
