Retuning

Retuning

Sep 20, 2017 | Inspiration

Recently The Minimalists’ tweeted the following:     Let it go. Change the channel. Turn it off. Unsubscribe. Unfriend. Unfollow. Mute. Block. Walk away. Breathe.     A simple reminder to unplug every now and again. So far so good but no. As...
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Sep 20, 2017 | Adventures

It’s my beloved husband’s birthday today. We decided a while ago that we don’t want things but adventures together. These adventures can be tiny, like a new dog walk, or big, where we need to get on a plane.   His birthday adventure is a trip to...
Spy Master

Spy Master

Sep 19, 2017 | Culture

My love of John Le Carré has given me a fascination for the early years of the security and intelligence services. The history is by turns head thumpingly annoying, serendipitous, awesome adventure tale, calamitous and inspiring.     My friend Tom pointed me...
Preparing For The Freeze

Preparing For The Freeze

Sep 19, 2017 | Nesting

I would hate to be dramatic but there are some things in life that make me a proper grumpy socks. As a friend once said   “Tired Fizzy = nowty* Fizzy. Hungry Fizzy = nowty Fizzy.”   You can add to the list of things that make me grumpy being...