Today is the last day of the school holidays and Idgy returns to the land of books and lessons tomorrow. I feel guilty that I haven’t been able to take her out and about this holiday due to the damn foot, however being a teenager she seems to be quite happy with lazing in bed [...]
I had big plans for today, I should be sharing a recipe with you, I should be snapping photos and working on this new book. I should be doing so many things. I am covered in should and shedding tears again I’m afraid. Yesterday darling little Finzean died in my arms, the photo above was [...]
Idgy was beside herself yesterday, her joy was unbound – A Snow Day! The school bus didn’t come and none of the neighbouring folks had any space in their cars, what joy a day off school. Now looking at the pathetic level of snow in this pic she took yesterday you’d be forgiven for thinking [...]
We all have our own views on the snow. I love it. I love that gorgeous scrunch as your step on to it. I love the sight and feel of the tiny fluffy dancers as they flutter and fall from the sky. I love it’s stillness and muffled silence. I love that it masks the [...]
Finzean was a strange addition to our little home back in June. He came in like a furry tornado. Gave poor old Harry a new lease on life for his last few weeks, scared the shit out of the cats and has caused general mayhem ever since. [...]
There is rubbish everywhere this morning. Torn bags in the bushes and branches on the ground. The front door is a hazard in it’s own right and I am already a victim of wood wars! But I am getting ahead of myself. Do let me bore you to death with the tale of my sleepless [...]
