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- The hospital was ok despite my fears
- McDonalds breakfast on the way to work
- Trying make-up in Selfridges
- Laughing at work
- A documentary about The Smiths
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- Tea
- Wearing my long black skirt and trendily knotted bobble scarf
- A nice old lady visiting Chetham's
- Coffee in Didsbury after work
- Toby and Elita are enjoying their new flat
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- An unexpected third viewing
- Birdsong
- Three ducks at the end of the road
- Chocolate, tea, a fire and magazines
- Bed and the electric blanket
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- Brilliant warm sunshine all day
- A fun, happy and stimulating day out with Kathy at York Open Studios
- Seeing Mark Hearld and Emily Sutton's house and work
- Michael Kirkman's house and work and his Ann Stokes cup and saucer
- Lots of chatting and laughter
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- Photographing and blogging C18th bird books
- Home early
- Finding out how to roll up baggy jeans properly after all these years
- Getting into bed
- Playing Words with Friends with Lauren
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- The lovely pale pinkness of the bursting magnolia blossom
- Imogen has got a reception place
- Pegging out washing, sitting outside with a cup of coffee, having the back door open
- A successful and delicious grain-free carrot cake experiment
- The lovely smell of line-dried sheets
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- More sorting through clothes and chucking stuff out
- Having Imogen and Isaac round to play and watch the FA cup, eat, hug and laugh
- Imogen has learnt to scoot really well
- Having a laugh wearing Imogen's skirt on our heads
- Watching Endeavour
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- A calming cup of coffee in the courtyard at lunchtime
- The smell of wet pavements after rain
- Lovely C18th books about birds, shells and fishes: 'delices pour les yeuxs et l'esprit'
- Reassuring words from Clare
- Watching Andrew Graham Dixon on Dutch art
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- A lovely hot shower
- Three brave ducks flying over Wilmslow Road at rush hour
- Fergus and Michael pretending to be dead when I walked into the office
- Toby phoning
- Broccoli cheese
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- Newly done toenails
- Almond pancakes with banana and maple syrup with a cup of real coffee
- Seeing Judith
- Crisps
- A nice quiet night with the iPad: football, Words, buying a few clothes in the sale
apr 28 2013 ∞
apr 28 2013 +
- An important talk
- My beautiful clothes from Thailand have arrived
- Warm sunshine
- Feeding Imogen well, giving her a bath and reading her lots of stories
- She is finally in bed asleep
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Morning at last and no more dreams
- Kathy was pleased to see me
- Lovely lunch at Wagamama with Kathy and Fergus
- Pinterest
- A hot bath and bed
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- A nice chat with Anne
- The sound of tea being poured
- It's light til eight o'clock
- Mustard roast carrots
- A bath
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Imogen's excitement at hunting for shiny foil Easter eggs in the garden
- Imogen just being generally lovely all day, looking out for sheep and cows on the way to Great Granny and Grandad's, eating all her dinner and a piece of lemon tart, loving Max, scooting in the park, doing puzzles and playing games and colouring
- Isaac also being lovely
- Crochet by the fire
- Going to bed by myself
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Finding a good Quaker blog
- Gardening in the sunshine
- A hot bath
- Lemon and ginger tea
- Resisting chocolate
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Waking up to an amazing blizzard
- Photographing the beautiful Besler's Herbal at work
- A fire and delicious leftovers for dinner
- Watching Dad's Army to distract and cheer myself
- Words with Friends
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- A really good sleep
- Daylight at six o'clock in the morning now
- Longtailed tits
- Glamorgan sausage pie
- Watching a programme about Polly Morgan
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Getting everything super clean and hygienic
- A lovely afternoon with Imogen, making apricot flapjacks, playing pairs, painting, being silly, cooking tea, eating blueberries and watching Peppa Pig
- Fun and laughing in the bath
- Electric blanket
- and bed
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Sitting in the sun out of the wind for a little while
- The cooing and clucking of chickens in the warm sun
- A last sight of the gleaming white high fells
- Remembering to breathe deeply into my lower belly and be calm
- Back home to my own warm soft bed
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Tiny black lambs
- Sitting with a cup of lovely decaf latte and a gluten-free brownie at Costa in Kendal which helped me to be calm and reclaim the situation
- New pencils and paper from Youdells art shop
- Teapigs lemon and ginger tea
- Discovering things about myself from doing a genogram and thinking through Philippa Perry's questions
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Waking up to a thick blanket of snow and the Lyth Valley white and silent and still
- Reading How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry
- Mooching round the secondhand bookshops in Sedbergh
- Deciding to be brave and stay although I was scared
- The next two episodes of Pride and Prejudice
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Driving up to the Lakes
- Jackie's egg sandwiches, exquisite felt work, and beautiful 'Ball Green' paint
- A sunny end to the day with the window open listening to birdsong and keeping warm by the woodburner
- A crescent moon and thin smoke drifting over the dusky Lyth Valley
- Wine, spag bol and books
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- Tea
- Jane spreading calmness
- Tuna baked potato with nice salad for lunch
- Home
- Bed
apr 7 2013 ∞
apr 7 2013 +
- A hug
- Seeing Judith
- Snow dust
- Happy Imogen in her school uniform playing baby rats with me
- A fire and the last episode of Lewis
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- The Cheshire countryside and little brick houses
- Little pancakes with butter and jam
- A fire with kiln dried logs
- Pinterest and WWF
- Dreaming of decorating a new house
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Anne phoned and we had a nice chat
- A browse round Sharston Books
- A nice new soft thermal vest
- Reading
- Watching Lewis
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- A noisy song thrush
- A lovely day with Anne on her birthday
- More beautiful sunshine
- Gluten-free pizza
- A glass of wine
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- A seismic shift that hurt but helped
- The house is tidy
- Cooking and eating nice food
- A fire, crochet and the iPad
- More of a sense of peace than I've had recently
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Bullfinches in the garden
- Bacon and eggs
- Reading about Keith Vaughan
- Watching Lewis
- Sleep
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Sitting in the sun in the Reading Room at lunchtime
- Still sunny at home time
- Seeing David's lovely Keith Vaughan painting hanging on his back room wall
- Bed
- A good sleep
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Shopping for veggies and fruit
- Seeing lovely Judith
- A surprise visit from Imogen all excited about her Book Start bag
- A hug from Isaac
- The sound of bell ringing practice at St James
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Imogen had a good night's sleep even if I didn't
- Being able to spend time with Imogen and be kind and gentle with her
- Wonderful peace and quiet on my own in the house all afternoon
- Red Clover tea
- Telling myself it's hormones, it's hormones, it'll feel better in a few days
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- A nice day to myself
- Yesterday Toby got a job
- The garden looks lovely
- Blackbirds
- Liverpool nearly won their Europa League game
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Gardening in the sun, enjoying the quiet and the crows
- The garden looks beautiful
- Apricot flapjack
- Tea and talking to Clare
- Getting the bed really hot with the electric blanket on 9 while I was in the bathroom
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Early morning sunshine, a hot shower, a cup of tea, and so much relief that the night is over
- The beautiful Shropshire countryside
- A day with Gretel
- Stroking Pumpkin the ginger cat
- Home safe
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- A nice hot shower
- Quickly into work because its half term
- Writing about James Crossley
- Rice with bolognese sauce and cheese
- Early to bed
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Snow flurries
- Chatting at work
- Looking at the John Reed diaries
- A fire and something to eat
- Early bed and reading
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Late afternoon sunshine
- Little pancakes with butter
- A text from Imogen
- Talking to Gretel
- A hug and a conversation
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- My Cornelia O'Donovan print has arrived, beautifully packaged and including a handwritten note and two lovely notecards
- Opening the car door to silence and birdsong
- Drawing, cutting and sticking colourful snakes with Imogen and watching her gradually de-stress and become absorbed and happy
- Imogen confidently helping to make a fire
- Counting peas at teatime
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- The quiet of the garden
- A bath
- Nobody needed me or had a crisis
- A fire and my Farrow and Ball book
- Amaryllis and hyacinths in bowls with twigs
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Fresh squeezed orange juice
- Huge exciting flurries of snow
- More thinking, more writing
- Tea
- Cereal and milk
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- A decent night's sleep
- Lovely Isaac being positive and making pancakes
- Gentling Imogen with love, cuddles, understanding, porridge, books and Show Me Show Me
- Watching the second half of City vs Liverpool on my own with a cup of tea and some food
- Quiet
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Helping to put up the exhibition
- Feeling amongst friends at work
- A fire
- Wine
- Bed
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- A very busy productive morning at work
- Super-crazy gusts of wind and the clouds scudding across the sky
- My lovely friend Kathy
- Watching Carol Klein
- Watching football
mar 13 2013 ∞
mar 13 2013 +
- Tea in bed and some writing
- The last blowsy floppy blooms of the white hyacinths
- A ginger cat in the garden
- Fetching Imogen from after-school club and seeing her happy and bright in her school uniform
- Sean helping me to feel better about printing and less like an idiot
feb 14 2013 ∞
feb 14 2013 +
- Seeing a little fox outside in the road in the pinky early morning light
- The house is clean and tidy because we had a viewing
- Isaac phoned asking how to cook spinach and yesterday Toby wanted to know how to cook a roast chicken dinner
- Lasagne
- Watching a terrible Midsomer Murders to take my mind off things
feb 14 2013 ∞
feb 14 2013 +
- A long sleep
- Dancing for a whole half hour
- Cauliflower cheese
- Banana and coconut bread
- Working things out and thinking
feb 14 2013 ∞
feb 14 2013 +
- A lovely hug with Isaac
- Bright sunlight streaming into the house
- Watching the jackdaws fly over to roost, high up in the clear bright winter sky with a waxing moon in the east and a pinky wash in the west
- Sausage, leek, butternut squash and bean casserole with roasted brussel sprouts
- Clean sheets
feb 14 2013 ∞
feb 14 2013 +
- A soft small cuddling person waking me up at quarter to seven, wanting porridge
- A visit to see the animals and fish at Pets at Home
- Warm tomato soup for lunch and a little helper to get it ready with
- Collapsing by the fire
- Beautiful Amaryllis 'Papilio'
feb 14 2013 ∞
feb 14 2013 +
- Making three seven-letter words on WWF and getting my highest ever single word score
- Michael bought me chocolate
- A lovely bath
- A nice evening by the fire with Carol Klein, nice wine and food, Country Living and the iPad
- Beautiful Amaryllis 'Papilio' buds
feb 14 2013 ∞
feb 14 2013 +
- Waking up to a frosty garden
- A busy day of feeling useful and laughing
- Getting home and being warm
- Soup and oatcakes with stilton and a glass of red wine
- Dreaming of Farrow and Ball paint
feb 14 2013 ∞
feb 14 2013 +
- Sleeping late
- A bath
- My Farrow and Ball Living with Colour book has come
- Heinz Sandwich Spread
- Bed
jan 15 2013 ∞
jan 15 2013 +
- A walk along the river
- Chocolate with bits of Daim bar in
- Hundreds of jackdaws flying over at half past three
- Making biscuits with Imogen
- Pinterest
jan 15 2013 ∞
jan 15 2013 +
- My little contribution to the Library Committee meeting went ok and I presented myself well
- Lemon drizzle cake and two big cups of leaf tea
- Isaac came to rescue me with his jump leads
- A fire, and cheese and crackers
- Early to bed
jan 15 2013 ∞
jan 15 2013 +
- The sound of jackdaws returning from their roost at dawn
- Feeling a bit calmer and more centred today
- Thinking about what it means to be strong
- Beautiful hyacinths with hazel twigs, moss and ivy
- Gratitude that the operation is over and E is safe and recovering
jan 9 2013 ∞
jan 9 2013 +
- A woodpecker in the lime tree
- Warmth and bed
- Chocolate recovered from the dustbin
- Emails from friends
- The way extreme tiredness trumps worry and you just give in to sleep
jan 9 2013 ∞
jan 9 2013 +
- A long cup of tea before getting up properly
- A good, busy day
- Speaking to Toby on the phone
- Home to curl up on the sofa
- A last evening with the Christmas tree and its beautiful smell
jan 9 2013 ∞
jan 9 2013 +
- Leaf tea at work
- It's nice to see everybody
- My travelling people are home safely
- Possibilities
- Hope
jan 9 2013 ∞
jan 9 2013 +
- More good talking
- Shopping and lunch out in Didsbury
- 'Completing' 2012 and deciding I am going to aim to be fully myself in 2013
- Dancing to disco music
- A lovely dinner of steak, Stilton and trifle and watching Local Hero
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- The smell of ground coffee beans, pâté, cheese and bread at the Cheese Hamlet
- Coffee with Clare at the Didsbury Deli
- Imogen is calmer and happier now
- The dynamic between Sarah and Isaac
- Lots of talking and eating by the fire
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- Lunch, warmth, masses of inspiration and good conversation with Graham and Kathy
- Looking out from the Oldham Road down to the airport approach lights
- The fleeting scent of Christmas Box as I walk to the front door in the dark
- A glass of red wine
- Deciding tomorrow is for getting my head together
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- Spending all day in my pyjamas
- Delicious roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings and a glass of wine
- A little posy of winter flowers and greenery
- Relaxing and enjoying the peace and quiet
- North and South , my jigsaw, chocolate, Words with Friends
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- An even more sodden walk by the even higher river, involving perilous wading and diversions
- A gentle time of cooking, tea, mince pies and Christmas music including my annual moment with 'Bethlehem Down'
- A little dug-up primrose from the garden brought into the house in a pot, symbol of blossoming hope and new life
- Nine Lessons and Carols, until it was spoilt
- A big glass of red wine, cheesy leek and bacon pasta bake, and the first episode of North and South
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- It is the winter solstice and every day will get lighter now
- A walk in wellies round the sodden Mersey woods and fields
- Reading Christmas cards and letters from friends
- Chicken casserole with prunes, and spiced red cabbage
- Starting my Christmas jigsaw
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- A lazy start
- Seeing a good doctor who took me seriously
- A last hug with Toby
- Cosy at home with a fire
- Keeping anxiety small to medium
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- Another good sleep
- A bath
- The beautiful scent of the Christmas tree
- Lovely kind sensible Auntie Judith
- John Mayer: "Pain throws your heart to the ground/Love turns the whole thing around/Fear is a friend who's misunderstood/But the heart of life is good, I know it's good"
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- Imogen's sweetness, smiles and hugs
- Shafts of bright sunlight
- Hugs and kindness
- Soup, a fire and the telly on
- A pile of magazines
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- More throwing stuff out
- A lovely frosty walk by the river
- Soup and cheese
- A lovely fire
- Looking through old County Livings
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- Coffee and toast
- Cathartic throwing out of STUFF
- Remembering about faith and trust
- Tearing pictures out of Country Living
- A freezing, foggy winters night with the street lights hazy and the road still and quiet
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- Imogen's beautiful long silky hair
- A hug with Isaac
- His kindness and maturity
- Playing dominoes with Imogen, Great Granny and Great Grandad
- Fresh passion fruit and orange with Greek yoghurt
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- Clean bouncy hair
- The low winter sun rising above Ladybarn Park
- Chatting with Kathy
- Chick pea stew
- Watching The Royle Family
jan 1 2013 ∞
jan 1 2013 +
- Hand colouring the beautiful Christmas cards at work
- Michael's kindness
- Tea and a fire
- Flourishing by Maureen Gaffney
- A more relaxed atmosphere
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- An apology
- The house looks gorgeous for its photo shoot
- Gluten free pizza
- Imogen's funny little Manc accent
- Bed
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- Getting things done
- The cellar is beautifully clean and tidy
- A hug with Isaac
- A positive talk
- Almondy Daim cake
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- A still, frosty morning and a sunny cold afternoon: winter is here
- Getting Imogen ready for school
- Shopping in Tescos with Toby
- Watching Ray Mears
- Almondy Daim cake
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- The house is all clean
- A better valuation than I expected
- A beautiful evening sky
- John Mayer Continuum
- A hopeful conversation
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- Sweeping leaves in the mild autumn air
- Knowing I can make a new place nice
- Crochet
- The smell of kiln-dried logs
- A fire
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- A tiny peck of hope
- Kind friends
- Isaiah 42:3
- Toby being here
- Chicken stew and a wood fire
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- Fierce wind
- Gangs of leaves scampering along the road
- Tidying my art room
- Florentines
- Watching catch-up TV on the iPad
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- Some time to crochet
- Maz's canopy and light are done at last
- Good talks with Toby
- Chocolate
- Early to bed
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- Breakfast in bed with Imogen in the middle happy and smiling and eating up her porridge
- Going shoe-shopping in John Lewis with Imogen and getting excited at the Christmas decorations and laughing so much at the Dyson Air Blade dryer making her hands flap about
- Imogen so pleased and proud to have done her new Peppa Pig jigsaw
- Walking in Fletcher Moss all together
- Collapsing by the fire with tea and comfort food and Words with Friends
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- A fairly easy day at work
- All the things I hoped would be on offer for lunch are there
- Home for tea and toast
- Reading by the fire
- Toby is here!
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- Busy at work
- Hearing music from the Baronial Hall
- A fire and football
- Toast and Nutella
- Kindness and prayers
dec 6 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- A little chink of tenderness
- Imogen had a nice day and enjoyed her first time at after-school club where she made fruit kebabs
- A jolly tea with Isaac and Imogen
- 'Can I have my painting ousel out?'
- A positive text
nov 13 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- A good sleep, waking up refreshed and feeling happy, looking out over the sunny estuary
- An (abbreviated) walk along the shore and over the Knott
- Seeing art at Abbot Hall gallery
- A short but still beautiful starling murmuration
- Delicious gluten-free fish and chips and a pot of tea at the Arnside fish and chip cafe
nov 13 2012 ∞
dec 6 2012 +
- I have booked some time away
- Getting a referral to the cardiologist
- Finding out that you can order your whole Christmas dinner from M&S
- Wise words
- Barleycup
nov 13 2012 ∞
nov 13 2012 +
- Frost
- A lovely warm house
- Finishing the Peggy Angus book
- Fetching Imogen from her last day at nursery
- Must've forgotten to fill this last one in...
nov 13 2012 ∞
nov 13 2012 +
- All together for the afternoon, cooking lunch for my boys and meeting Elita
- Victoria sponge
- Imogen being so clever at cutting out and good at counting her satsuma pieces
- Reading Art for Life by Carolyn Trant
- Having sparklers in the back garden
nov 13 2012 ∞
nov 13 2012 +
- Kathy is at work after all
- Fun and laughing
- A busy productive day
- The most dramatic sky at teatime, half lucent, clear and bright, half black and foreboding, with an inkspotted, swirling middle
- Out in Chorlton and Didsbury with Anne and Jim
nov 13 2012 ∞
nov 13 2012 +
- My hair goes right
- So does my make-up
- A good day at work
- A phone call from Toby
- Dinner cooked for me
nov 13 2012 ∞
nov 13 2012 +
- A lovely surprise text from Isaac
- Walking by the river with Anne and Muffin
- Hearing Toby happy and excited about the future
- Cooking for my family
- Imogen's happy joy and energy
oct 30 2012 ∞
oct 30 2012 +
- Another gorgeous bright sunny day
- Imogen excited about dancing class
- Seeing Judith
- Mustardy chicken and cauliflower couscous
- A lovely fire with kiln dried logs
oct 30 2012 ∞
oct 30 2012 +
- Bad blood test results but at least I know now
- The toilet is unblocked
- Planting bulbs and sweeping leaves
- Getting excited about my print course at Hot Bed Press and loving being there again
- Tofu with noodles
oct 30 2012 ∞
oct 30 2012 +
- Puy lentil and feta salad
- A warm mild day
- Blackberries
- Planting bulbs for indoors
- Early bed
oct 30 2012 ∞
oct 30 2012 +
- Imogen enjoying a tray of breakfast in bed
- Imogen weak with hysterical laughter from throwing lion and monkey around the bed together
- 'I asked Bitey if he wanted to come to my picnic and he ignored me'
- Spotting Rapunzel's castle in Didsbury Park
- Clare's kindness and common sense
oct 30 2012 ∞
oct 30 2012 +
- Fun and interest with Robert Dow marginalia
- New Bobbi Brown lippy and being tested for Boots No7 foundation
- Everyone at work is jolly and nice
- Pasta with bacon and tomato sauce
- Our Friends in the North
oct 30 2012 ∞
oct 30 2012 +
- The mellow sunlight on the turning leaves
- Jane's common sense and humour
- The teachers at Imogen's school seem kind
- Spring bulbs have arrived
- Hugs
oct 30 2012 ∞
oct 30 2012 +
- Restraint
- Ducks flying over the Cheshire countryside
- Those silver-leaf maples on the A34
- World of Interiors
- Tasty baked chicken and delicious cauliflower couscous
oct 30 2012 ∞
oct 30 2012 +
- Rye toast and marmalade
- Being able to help and encourage
- Lovely Imogen, happy and full of life
- Tea
- My daylight bulb in my artroom
oct 13 2012 ∞
oct 13 2012 +
- A morning of thinking, resting, reading, writing and praying which has led to a greater understanding and a shift somewhere which may help things change
- A nice bath
- Lighting a fire
- Rory is home
- Hugs
oct 13 2012 ∞
oct 13 2012 +
- A pleasurable sense of time slowly unfolding ahead of me
- More golden sunshine
- Doing some painting and enjoying the size of the work
- A walk by the Mersey in the lovely soft afternoon light: slowly turning leaves, autumn-flowering crocus and a kestrel over the meadows
- The comfort of friends
oct 13 2012 ∞
oct 13 2012 +
- Potting up scented pelargoniums
- Sitting having lunch outside in the sun at Cafe Rouge, just me and Isaac
- A lovely fire
- Les Gouts des Autres
- Clean fresh-smelling sheets
oct 13 2012 ∞
oct 13 2012 +
- Laughing at work
- Wearing my new, cheap, comfy boots
- Some better news
- Cheese on toast with chilli jam and soup for tea
- A lovely fire with kiln dried logs
oct 13 2012 ∞
oct 13 2012 +
- A morning to be still and thoughtful and recover myself a little
- Shopping at Unicorn grocery
- Flowers and a Wispa from Rory
- Isaac being jolly and nice
- A bath
oct 13 2012 ∞
oct 13 2012 +
- Golden autumn sunshine and a soft fresh wind
- Talking on the sofa with Anne
- Watching the birds on the new feeder
- A kind text from Isaac
- Words with Friends
oct 13 2012 ∞
oct 13 2012 +
- Toast and marmalade
- Sunshine
- Norwich 2-5 Liverpool
- Plums
- Early to bed with books
oct 13 2012 ∞
oct 13 2012 +
- A very high skein of geese honking overhead, on their way to Norfolk for the winter
- Pottering about and doing jobs
- Mozarella and tomato salad for lunch
- Writing a blog post
- A tidy art room
sep 27 2012 ∞
sep 27 2012 +
- Excited about seeing Toby
- Cheap comfy boots from Tesco and when I snip the tassels off they look like they could be Stella McCartney
- Seeing Toby albeit very briefly
- Feeling lovely and warm
- I didn't see a spider in the front room this evening
sep 27 2012 ∞
sep 27 2012 +
- An exerting walk in Lyme Park
- The countryside around Kettleshulme
- Tea and cake
- An article about Beth Orton
- A bath
sep 27 2012 ∞
sep 27 2012 +
- New blonder hair
- My lovely friend Anne
- Being warm
- A nice bath
- I seem to have missed one off...
sep 27 2012 ∞
sep 27 2012 +
- David B's tank top, gentle manner and musty house full of books and art
- A nice warm house
- Corned beef hash again
- A whole day without anybody needing me or anything going wrong
- A useful talk
sep 27 2012 ∞
sep 27 2012 +
- Beautiful sunshine
- Talking to Sue S
- Great news
- Corned beef hash
- Mouthwash
sep 27 2012 ∞
sep 27 2012 +
- A nice lie-in
- Playing in the sunny park
- Chatting with Clare
- Imogen fast asleep
- Me fast asleep
sep 27 2012 ∞
sep 27 2012 +
- A little time in the kitchen making lentil soup and granola, hard boiling eggs and sorting cupboards
- Talking to Anne about all sorts of things
- Late evening sunshine
- Clive's Pies for dinner
- Anne's lovely words of kindness and encouragement
sep 27 2012 ∞
sep 27 2012 +
- Resting and thinking
- A walk round Fletcher Moss in the sun and wind
- Raspberries
- A lovely log fire
- Friends
sep 12 2012 ∞
sep 12 2012 +
- The power of hugs and prayers
- An apology
- The majestic Vulcan approaching silently, low over Alderley Edge in the thin sun, like the scariest, most beautiful thing that was ever in the sky
- Amazingly, people had a nice day and my fears were unfounded
- Notting Hill even though it's slushy crap
sep 12 2012 ∞
sep 12 2012 +
- Sunshine streaming through the window and onto my skin as I'm having a lovely hot shower
- Squirrels chasing each other up and down trees and along the fence-tops
- Rice pudding with jam
- The sound of the old school bell ringing at one o'clock
- Being busy and useful at work
sep 12 2012 ∞
sep 12 2012 +
- Returning shoes I didn't really like
- Free school lunch is back
- A nice afternoon of working and talking
- Kindness
- Sleep
sep 12 2012 ∞
jan 2 2013 +
- Sunshine
- Just resting in bed and absorbing some calm and peace
- Making chicken-and-chips dinner for everyone
- Happy, jolly, funny, helpful, sweet Imogen laughing and cuddling and eating her corn on the cob and playing 'sandy soup' and all of us singing the 'Okey Dokey', and waving her windmill out of the car window as she went off home with Daddy
- A lovely brisk walk round Fletcher Moss as the sun went down
sep 12 2012 ∞
sep 12 2012 +
- A little walk round the field and sitting by the stream in the sun
- The beautiful ancient church at Morland, the medieval faces in the chancel, jackdaws and old worn gravestones and the view over the fells
- The beautiful old houses, lanes, passageways, gardens, little bridges and peacefulness of Morland
- Two black horses rubbing noses in a field
- Bacon and eggs for tea
sep 12 2012 ∞
sep 12 2012 +
- Wood floors cleaned and waxed and the brass footplate polished and shining
- A huge load of beautiful, cheap, good quality, sustainably managed firewood delivered and put away
- A lovely sunny, windy day
- The drive up to the Eden Valley and Rory's surprise
- Our beautiful cosy cottage in Morland
sep 12 2012 ∞
sep 12 2012 +
- Bright sunshine in the morning and a lovely fresh breeze through the open window
- Drive to the park, walk four times round the park, drive home again. The perfect exercise!
- Getting things done: windows washed, phone calls made, washing dried, trees lopped, things organised
- Curling up under a blanket with The Herb of Grace
- Pasta and bolognese sauce
sep 12 2012 ∞
sep 12 2012 +
- Good talks
- Garden visiting and lunch with Anne and Jim
- Ham and mustard
- Reading cosily under the stripey blanket
- Finishing The Bird in the Tree
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- Busy at work
- Greek saffron rice from the indoor market for lunch
- The new heating is so warm!
- A Gavin and Stacey marathon
- Lovely bed
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- An energetic, happy, busy day at work
- Wearing sunglasses
- Seeded tortillas
- Spanish paella and other nice M&S things for tea
- Sorting out and uploading lots of photos
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- A long lovely sleep
- Little cotton top and stripy tights drying on the line
- Sparkling clean windows
- Bacon and eggs for tea
- Late sunshine
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- Getting up and acting as if I felt fine and it worked
- Getting the front garden and the decking tidy and back to normal again
- Imogen's loveliness, especially while looking for letters and numbers on the way to Sainsburys
- Me, trying to be cheerfully persuasive: 'We'll go to the park tomorrow!' Imogen, sulkily: 'I don't like tomorrow'.
- Sitting outside on the bench in the dark with the scent of phlox and honeysuckle wafting in the breeze
aug 28 2012 ∞
sep 11 2012 +
- Sorting through clothes and trying things on
- Blackbirds feasting on berries
- Dinner out at the Didsbury
- A piece of plain chocolate
- It's getting dark earlier
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- Waking up to the cool fresh smoothness of the new sheets
- Three times round the park
- Washing on the line
- Lunch with Clare
- The quiet of the garden after tea
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- Imogen helping me to peg out the washing
- 'I am drawing a secret monster. He eats oranges, pears and bits of tissue'
- Playing, scooting, laughing and having ice cream in Didsbury Park
- Apple and blackberry crumble
- Remembering to trust and hope
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- Chatting with Kathy and Fergus at work
- Sitting in the sun at lunchtime
- Gluten-free teacakes
- The last of Michael Wood's Great British History programmes
- Thinking about clothes
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- Anne is back in Didsbury
- Sunshine
- Werthers Originals
- Bed
- Tea and chocolate
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- Practising positivity
- Lovely bustling cuddly soft curled-up laughing bossy funny scooting Imogen
- Ham salad and buttery potatoes for tea
- A nice hot bath
- The distraction of Words with Friends
aug 28 2012 ∞
aug 28 2012 +
- Getting things clean and tidy
- A cheese and tomato sandwich for lunch
- Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Dinner made for me
- Watching GB winning gold medals in the Olympic athletics
aug 5 2012 ∞
aug 5 2012 +
- Three times round the park
- Watching the Olympics
- Making lots of crochet rounds
- I am proud of my son and grateful to God
- Rice, broccoli, butternut squash, halloumi and toasted pumpkin seeds for tea
aug 4 2012 ∞
aug 4 2012 +
- Doing a little painting experiment
- Getting reacquainted with my Rowan Felted Tweed crochet
- Summer plate salad with buttery new potatoes for tea
- Organic Peruvian chocolate
- Gavin and Stacey
aug 4 2012 ∞
aug 4 2012 +
- Roasting a chicken
- 'I am drawing a pond with frogs and lily pants'
- Imogen flying down the road on her scooter with rosy cheeks, laughing infectiously
- Puy lentils with feta, sun blush tomatoes and green leaves for tea in the garden
- Late sun
aug 4 2012 ∞
aug 4 2012 +
- Remembering to be open and trusting and positive
- A goose at work!
- Laughing and sunshine
- Smoked salmon for tea
- Watching the Olympics opening ceremony and being surprised to be moved and inspired by the energy and the positive view of Britain
aug 4 2012 ∞
aug 4 2012 +
- Home to cooler weather, the still garden, birdsong and the scent of privet
- A cup of proper leaf tea
- Honeysuckle in the still-warm evening
- Quieter, easier, gentler Manchester
- Raspberry milkshake
jul 26 2012 ∞
jul 26 2012 +
- Whizzing through the beautiful English countryside
- The busy creative energy of London
- Sunshine
- Prosecco and chocolates
- Chatting with Karen
jul 26 2012 ∞
jul 26 2012 +
- 'Grandpa, are you still in bed? But it's morning! Me and Grandma are up!'
- Dancing to 'groovy moves' on Show Me Show Me
- Being outside in the still evening garden with cups of tea and comforting books
- The scent of honeysuckle
- Birds flying high in the sky
jul 21 2012 ∞
jul 21 2012 +
- Inspiration to be strong and full of life
- A walk in the park
- Some new clothes
- Strawberries and raspberries
- Watching the Grayson Perry programme about working class taste
jul 20 2012 ∞
jul 20 2012 +
- Tim at the garage is so kind and honest
- Pesto, chicken and watercress sandwiches
- The rain stops after tea and it's warm and fresh
- Hooray the boring gas man has gone home at last
- Bed
jul 20 2012 ∞
jul 20 2012 +
- A kind of protective spaciness that kept anxiety away
- 'Once upon a time there was a little girl and her name was me...'
- A car is bought at last
- A sunny evening walk by the Mersey and tea outside at The Didsbury
- Tea, magazines and Galaxy Counters
jul 16 2012 ∞
jul 16 2012 +
- Imogen having her porridge and then running excitedly to see Grandpa
- Lots of cups of tea
- Chocolate flapjacks
- A fire to cheer up the relentless rain
- The distraction of Words With Friends
jul 16 2012 ∞
jul 16 2012 +
- EAT Rainbow Superfood Salad for lunch
- A new black and white scarf
- Editing stuff at work
- Sitting in the warm sun after work
- Little starry white jasmine flowers
jul 16 2012 ∞
jul 16 2012 +
- Presents! Flowers and chocolates and a gift set of Neals Yard hand creams!
- Dinner with Imogen and Isaac and Gus, with Imogen serving out everyone's salad and cheese and strawberries and cream, and bits of food everywhere and lots of laughing
- Seeing Isaac being a wonderful loving Daddy
- Imogen just being lovely
- Eating the chocolates
jul 16 2012 ∞
jul 16 2012 +
- Three-fruit marmalade
- Bubbles outside in the sunshine
- Isaac showing Imogen a little frog
- Reading books to a small person who is eating up her beans and toast
- A lovely hot bath
jul 16 2012 ∞
jul 16 2012 +
- Swifts screaming low around the rooftops
- A morning looking at books and beautiful art
- Lunch with Kathy
- Sunshine
- Apple and almond cake
jul 16 2012 ∞
jul 16 2012 +
- Opening a new bag of coffee
- It's stopped raining
- The scent of lime blossom
- Cherries, melons, apricots and raspberries all plump and ripe in my shopping bag
- A nice clean and tidy kitchen with a jug of flowers on the mantlepiece
jul 3 2012 ∞
jul 3 2012 +
- Black eyeliner and mascara
- Imogen 'helping' to serve the salad for lunch
- Good outcomes, positive energy, a sense of relief and thankfulness
- Eating curry with Rory and Gus, watching the football and browsing for cars on the iPad
- Seeing Fernando Torres and the other lovely Spanish footballers with their little children after winning Euro 2012
jul 2 2012 ∞
jul 2 2012 +
- My hair looks good
- Successful, peaceful negotiation
- A little sun at lunchtime
- A surprise chocolate mousse
- I don't know what else... maybe a tiny bit more belief in the future than I had yesterday...
jul 2 2012 ∞
jul 2 2012 +
- Not at work til tomorrow
- Gearing up for healthy eating again
- Sitting outside in the garden to eat my breakfast
- Shopping and cooking and meal-planning which makes me feel organised and in control
- Strawberries and raspberries and cream
jul 2 2012 ∞
jul 2 2012 +
- Cherries
- The beautiful rolling countryside of Northumberland and Cumbria
- Being home again and sitting in the garden with a cup of proper tea
- A speckled wood butterfly sunbathing on a leaf
- Lemon curd
jun 27 2012 ∞
jun 27 2012 +
- Delicious gluten-free lunch and tea at the most elegant and beautiful Earl Grey Teahouse at Howick Hall
- A lovely bracing walk along the coast from Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle
- Another spa bath!
- Green after-dinner mints at the crappy restaurant we went to
- My Margaret Mellis book
jun 27 2012 ∞
jun 27 2012 +
- A pile of new books arriving in the post
- A fabulous art journey discovering the work of Susan Jane Walp, Giovanni Garzoni and others
- Imogen having bersketti hoops for tea
- Packing to go to Northumberland for the weekend
- Pinky golden nail polish
jun 27 2012 ∞
jun 27 2012 +
- Throwing out some prayers, some openness, hopefully some goodness
- The sound of a child laughing uncontrollably in the supermarket queue
- The garden is beautiful and tidy
- It's light so late in the evening
- Dove body lotion
jun 21 2012 ∞
jun 21 2012 +
- Lots of compliments about my cakes
- Seeing old friends and neighbours
- Imogen patiently looking for frogs in Anne's pond
- Imogen singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' to Muffin and feeding her bits of her biscuit
- Lovely gluten-free fish and chips
jun 21 2012 ∞
jun 21 2012 +
- People like it when I bring fruitcake in to work
- It's always nice to see Cyril
- Being at home for the afternoon baking cakes and listening to the radio
- Cold chicken and salad
- England 3-2 Sweden
jun 21 2012 ∞
jun 21 2012 +
- My friends at work who cheer me up and make me laugh
- My friends who pray for me and love me
- Coming home and feeling safe
- Tea and a sandwich
- Keeping warm in bed
jun 13 2012 ∞
jun 13 2012 +
- A better nights sleep
- 'More stories!'
- A day to rest and recuperate
- No rain today
- Going to bed early with no fear or expectation of being woken up and needed
jun 13 2012 ∞
jul 2 2012 +
- Waking up and the dreams are over
- Childrens TV
- The rain stopped for a bit
- Lovely funny Imogen playing in her bath and having bedtime stories
- Bed
jun 13 2012 ∞
jun 13 2012 +
- Seeing my lovely son Toby and going out for breakfast, even though it was cut way too short
- Imogen and Maz are ok after their horrible car accident
- A well-earned McDonalds for lunch
- Cutting up cherries into halves and taking the stones out for Imogen and then playing Post Office
- Tea, chocolate and Words with Friends
jun 12 2012 ∞
jun 12 2012 +
- Watching Imogen playing happily outside with sand and water and pegs and toys and mud, getting soaking wet and messy and singing to herself
- 'Don't get food colouring on your mouth, it'll go all green.' 'But then it'll look colourful for the party!'
- Toast and tea
- Beautiful Flemish music sung by The Sixteen
- Safe and warm in bed
jun 12 2012 ∞
jun 12 2012 +
- Lazing, thinking, writing, a sort of recovery
- Having the heating on!
- The jubilee flotilla of boats and especially the belfry boat
- Bacon and eggs for tea
- Bed
jun 3 2012 ∞
jun 3 2012 +
- Peregrines shrieking in the sky over the city centre
- A posy of summer roses
- The first gorgeous whiff of honeysuckle
- Cookies and tea
- Elizabeth Potts Weinstein's inspiring videos
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- The fresh bitter smell of clipped box and mown grass
- Sitting outside in the sun at lunchtime
- Laughing at work
- Brendan Rodgers is the new Liverpool manager
- Watching Jeanette Winterson live at Sydney Literature Festival
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- The beautiful green stillness of the early morning garden
- Seeing Gus
- Cuddles with lovely Imogen
- Cheesy aubergine bake
- Gluten-free sponge cake with jam, cream and strawberries
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- Another perfect summer day
- Walking and occasionally jogging round the sunny park
- Meeting Ruth in Tesco and having a really positive chat
- Washing blowing on the line
- A text from Toby
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- Taking Imogen to the dentist and her teeth are fine
- Another baking hot day
- Pasta and pesto and wine outside in the garden
- Sitting out on the blanket with flares and a cup of tea watching swifts and listening to blackbirds
- A shower before bed
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- Scented clematis wafting in the wind at the plant nursery
- A cloudless sky
- Chips
- Walking on Werneth Low
- Buttercup meadows
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- Sitting in bed doing a critique of Vanessa Bowman's work
- Going toy shopping with Imogen
- Playing Post Office with Imogen
- Imogen's funny, laughing, sturdy, sweet, soft, cuddly loveliness
- The electric blanket
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- My flowery babycord skirt, Fly London boots, denim jacket, black cashmere scarf and turquoise nails
- The smell of cut grass in the courtyard
- A busy, interesting and fun day at work
- Asparagus and parma ham bundles, gluten-free garlic bread, tortilla chips, hummous and olives for tea with red wine
- Watching Gavin and Stacey
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- Breakfast outside in the sun
- Trying perfumes at lunchtime
- Chatting with Jane
- Pasta with roasted vegetables and a glass of red wine
- A new series of Lewis
jun 1 2012 ∞
jun 1 2012 +
- Sunshine through the open bathroom window
- Lucky Colin is back!
- Experimenting with drypoint and collagraph marks and textures
- Chatting with Anne in her garden
- The hawthorn tree outside my artroom window heavy with blossom like a ghostly bride in the twilight
may 15 2012 ∞
may 15 2012 +
- My printmaking equipment has arrived
- Working in the garden with the sun on my skin, getting earth under my fingernails, immersed in the birdsong and the green-ness
- Healthy eating all day
- The swifts are here
- Talking
may 15 2012 ∞
may 15 2012 +
- Toby and Dannielle are safely off on holiday
- Eating healthily
- Going for a walk
- Ticking jobs off
- Its warm and humid outside and feels summery
may 11 2012 ∞
may 11 2012 +
- The thought of a nice day all to myself, even though it didn't actually happen
- Being able to pay Imogen's nursery arrears thanks to my endowment
- A lovely day with my best little girl
- Being at printing with Julie and the others
- Ordering some drypoint equipment online
may 11 2012 ∞
may 11 2012 +
- Going to Stockley Farm with Imogen
- Tea and cake when we got back
- A nice sunny, quiet evening walk into Withington to fetch a curry
- Eating the curry
- Pollock
may 11 2012 ∞
may 11 2012 +
- Coffee and a granola bar from Starbucks for breakfast
- Being busy at work
- Sausage casserole and a fire
- Bed
- Sleep
may 11 2012 ∞
may 11 2012 +
- My friend Anne
- My friends at work
- Sunshine and chocolate at lunchtime
- A large glass of Sauvignon Blanc
- Aztec Camera Knife
may 3 2012 ∞
may 3 2012 +
- Waking up to sunshine
- A morning with Anne, buying plants
- Doing a bit of gardening in the sun
- Playing with the Peppa Pig matching cards with Imogen
- Pancakes with lemon and sugar for tea
apr 30 2012 ∞
apr 30 2012 +
- Jeans, Fly London boots, pinstripe jacket and long Mint Velvet scarf
- Spicy lentil soup and Manchego cheese from M&S for lunch at the kitchen table with the door open, the sun out and birds singing
- Early evening dappled sunlight dancing onto the white sofa in the front room
- A brilliant Luis Suarez hat-trick
- A glass of wine
apr 28 2012 ∞
apr 28 2012 +
- Doing some exercise on the exercise bike
- Seeing Anne
- Aubergine bake
- Rain
- Talking, in that talking in itself is good, rather than what was said
apr 28 2012 ∞
apr 28 2012 +
- Anne's kindness
- Reading Conscious Loving
- Enjoying the possibility of making art even though I am sad
- A cup of tea in the sunny quiet garden listening to blackbirds
- Learning carborundum techniques at printing
apr 28 2012 ∞
apr 28 2012 +
- Bacon, egg and toast for brunch
- A happy time with Isaac and Imogen
- Making flapjack with Imogen
- Our Food about north Wales
- The electric blanket and soothing sleep
apr 28 2012 ∞
apr 28 2012 +
- Clothes buying at lunchtime
- Everyone at work being excited about tomorrow
- Two goldfinches singing in a little tree right outside Marks and Spencer's
- Curry night
- Watching lots of Gavin and Stacey
apr 28 2012 ∞
apr 28 2012 +
- Chatting with Isaac on the way to work
- An easy day
- Reading more about printing on the internet at lunchtime
- Cutting out sugar
- Raspberries
apr 28 2012 ∞
apr 28 2012 +
- Waking up to a sunny morning
- Gardening all day
- A hot bath
- Turquoise nail polish
- Clean line-dried sheets
apr 16 2012 ∞
apr 28 2012 +
- Breakfast in bed in the back room with sun streaming through the open window, watching the jays in the tree outside
- A brisk healthy walk, three times round the park
- Liverpool 2-1 Everton in the FA Cup semi-final
- Caramel Nibbles on the way home from Mum and Dad's
- Four planets in the beautiful dark turquoise sky
apr 16 2012 ∞
apr 16 2012 +
- Pear blossom
- Brief spells of sunshine in between the showers
- Going shopping for healthy fruit and soups
- Finding a patch of warm sun to sit in and read
- Making a word cloud of this listography
apr 16 2012 ∞
apr 16 2012 +
- Feeling a bit better
- The writing of Walter Wink
- Late afternoon sunshine after torrential rain
- The warm creative vibe at Hot Bed Press
- Making a lovely mono print
apr 16 2012 ∞
apr 16 2012 +
- Easter egg hunting in the garden with Imogen
- Roast lamb
- Paracetamol and keeping warm by the fire
- Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Colin Firth as Vermeer in Girl with a Pearl Earring
apr 9 2012 ∞
apr 9 2012 +
- Connections and revelations
- Buying things for Easter
- Cosy by the fire
- Reading about rooks in the Norfolk Broads
- Words With Friends with Toby
apr 6 2012 ∞
apr 6 2012 +
- The sense of relief to laugh with friends
- The dusty bookish smell in the periodicals room that makes me feel far away and distant from all my troubles and somehow a little bit healed
- A bag of chocolate buttons bought to cheer me up
- Knowing people are praying for me
- A seismic change of perspective
apr 4 2012 ∞
apr 4 2012 +
- Reading Angelo with Imogen
- Having a nap together
- Seeing Clare
- The love and care of friends
- The distraction of playing Words With Friends
apr 4 2012 ∞
apr 4 2012 +
- Cleaning the kitchen to ground myself and stop dissociating
- Making lasagne and flapjack in the nice clean kitchen
- A phone call with Anne
- Eating the lasagne and flapjack
- A programme about Peter Gabriel
apr 4 2012 ∞
apr 4 2012 +
- Sunshine and warmth
- Roast parsnips
- Fetching Imogen from nursery and playing together
- An evening with Donna and Alison
- Warm and cosy in bed
mar 31 2012 ∞
mar 31 2012 +
- Yet another hot sunny day
- More gardening
- A bath
- New nail polish
- Chatting with Anne
mar 31 2012 ∞
mar 31 2012 +
- Another beautiful warm sunny day
- Eggs on toast and tea for breakfast
- Imogen enjoying her new scooter and little safety helmet
- The way Imogen runs with her whole body
- Sorting out photos on the computer
mar 25 2012 ∞
mar 25 2012 +
- Toast and marmalade for breakfast
- Home again to our lovely house and spring garden
- Clean sheets blowing on the line
- Curry and a crackling fire
- A film about Frida Kahlo
mar 25 2012 ∞
mar 25 2012 +
- Cooked breakfast in bed
- Driving up the Duddon Valley
- Lambs with black legs
- A Hercules suddenly appearing over Windermere
- Watching Midsomer Murders
mar 25 2012 ∞
mar 25 2012 +
- The Wordsworth House in Cockermouth
- Driving back through the beautiful high fells of the central Lakes
- Tea and a date slice
- Getting the stove going
- Cheese, celery and hot sausages for tea
mar 25 2012 ∞
mar 25 2012 +
- A long lie-in listening to the bells of Cartmel Priory, sheep and quietness
- Shopping at Booths in Ulverston
- A lovely late-afternoon walk up Hampsfell
- An evening at the cottage with a fire, wine, reading matter, a Charlie Bigham's cottage pie, cheeses and membrillo
- Quiet
mar 25 2012 ∞
mar 25 2012 +
- Cold chicken and Waldorf salad
- Laughing with Anne
- Playing Words With Friends
- My new coat
- White chocolate
mar 25 2012 ∞
mar 25 2012 +
- It's light at 6.30am
- A goldcrest in the honeysuckle
- Driving to London and back with Isaac, listening to music, laughing, chatting, eating snacks
- Spending time with Toby in his lovely new flat, going out for lunch, shopping for saucepans, feeling proud
- The buzz of Bloomsbury with its coffee shops, free wi-fi, trendy people, lovely buildings and interesting mix of residents
mar 14 2012 ∞
mar 14 2012 +
- Lots of sleep
- Getting gardening jobs done
- A lovely spring day
- The magnolia buds beginning to open
- Making lists and eating chocolate
mar 14 2012 ∞
mar 14 2012 +
- Finally getting the exhibition up at work
- Tea
- Fried Halloumi
- Friday night tv
- Chatting
mar 14 2012 ∞
mar 14 2012 +
- My first cup of tea
- A busy and productive day
- Galaxy Counters
- Playing Words With Friends with Toby
- The Kony 2012 video
mar 14 2012 ∞
mar 14 2012 +
- Beautiful sunshine
- A lovely day with Anne on her birthday
- Thinking and talking about future possibilities
- Watching short art videos on YouTube
- Sleep
mar 14 2012 ∞
mar 14 2012 +
- Coffee, toast and marmalade
- Sunshine
- A letter from Clare
- Hearing Toby's voice on the phone
- A Bourne marathon
mar 4 2012 ∞
mar 4 2012 +
- A lovely mild sunny day
- Working in the garden all afternoon
- A pink stripy sunset
- A bath
- Watching Inspector Morse
mar 4 2012 ∞
mar 4 2012 +
- Doing exercise
- Researching a new look
- Seeing Anne
- A generous 'yes'
- Writing
mar 4 2012 ∞
mar 4 2012 +
- A little gardening and leaf-clearing on a mild still day
- First lunch and cup of tea of the year outside on the bench
- Liverpool win the Carling Cup
- A glass of Sauvignon Blanc
- Being alone
mar 4 2012 ∞
mar 4 2012 +
- A Florentine
- The loose canon and his stoat
- Driving all the way home without needing to put my headlights on
- Putting some jazz on to de-stress
- Watching TV
mar 4 2012 ∞
mar 4 2012 +
- Bright pink nail polish
- Eating cake
- A shoulder rub
- The Ash Wednesday service
- Positivity
mar 4 2012 ∞
mar 4 2012 +
- Clean house, clean floors, clean sheets, clean artroom
- Appropriating a pair of lovely warm and comfy SoulCal tracksuit bottoms for my use
- Libyan lamb stew and Moroccan carrots for tea
- Reading about INFJ stuff
- A nice bath
feb 20 2012 ∞
feb 20 2012 +
- A lie-in and the paper to myself
- Having the car on a Saturday
- Chatting with Mum and Dad
- A Big Mac meal without the bun
- Let's Talk About the Rain with beautiful Agnes Jaoui
feb 19 2012 ∞
feb 19 2012 +
- It's light by half past seven in the morning
- The difference that good posture makes
- Tea with Clare
- Waldorf salad
- A quiet evening on the sofa playing Words with Friends and reading
feb 19 2012 ∞
feb 19 2012 +
- The friendly internet
- Eating fruit and veg
- A walk
- Talking
- Dinner of a most delicious duck salad at the Dysart Arms
feb 14 2012 ∞
feb 15 2012 +
- Trying on clothes in town
- Chai tea latte and a granola bar in Starbucks
- Home
- Tea
- Bed with the electric blanket
feb 14 2012 ∞
feb 14 2012 +
- Hellebores on the front step
- Chicken, leek and bacon risotto soup from EAT
- Caryn Franklin's fashion website
- Getting home after work
- Keeping warm
feb 14 2012 ∞
feb 14 2012 +
- Paul Weller on the radio
- Laughing at work
- Good intentions for healthy eating
- Chatting to Karen-over-the-road
- Keeping warm
feb 8 2012 ∞
feb 8 2012 +
- A lovely chat with Anne
- Bullfinches
- Sunshine
- Talking to Toby on the phone
- Watching football on the sofa
feb 6 2012 ∞
feb 6 2012 +
- My biggest boy is 22
- Lying in bed all morning reading the paper and watching the sky turn from sunny to snowing
- Coffee with a new friend
- Manchester in the snow
- Our new iPad
feb 6 2012 ∞
feb 6 2012 +
- Christmas cake for the birds
- Chatting with Anne
- Keeping warm
- Hugs
- A bath
feb 6 2012 ∞
feb 6 2012 +
- Choosing and buying yarn
- Playing with yarn
- Salmon salad for lunch
- The scent of hyacinths and a bright crackling fire
- Chatting with Dianne
jan 31 2012 ∞
jan 31 2012 +
- A better night's sleep
- Going for a walk with Imogen and playing hide and seek in the botanic gardens
- Little pancakes and hot tea by the fire when we got back
- Imogen loving her Russian dolls
- Crochet
jan 30 2012 ∞
jan 30 2012 +
- Looking at yarn at John Lewis
- Thinking about crochet and researching patterns
- Putting on make-up and going out for dinner
- Talking
- Medjool dates
jan 30 2012 ∞
jan 30 2012 +
- Learning about Buteyko breathing
- Reading through old sketchbooks
- Still light at half past four
- Liverpool through to the Carling Cup Final
- Hot lemon and honey
jan 25 2012 ∞
jan 25 2012 +
- Three times round the park to burn off adrenalin and anxiety
- Tuna salad for lunch followed by freshly cracked walnuts and medjool dates
- Love and hugs
- Potato wedges and dip
- June Tabor Apples
jan 23 2012 ∞
jan 23 2012 +
- Sunshine
- Hugs
- My hair going right
- A visit from Clare
- Having Imogen to play
jan 23 2012 ∞
jan 23 2012 +
- Peeping green shoots of spring bulbs
- Catkins
- Freshly cracked walnuts
- A visit to Unicorn
- Playing with Imogen
jan 23 2012 ∞
jan 23 2012 +
- 'Velvet' nail polish
- Laughing with Anne
- Halloumi cheese and salad for lunch
- Reading Eileen's 'Drawings from Nature' blog
- A deep orange sunset
jan 23 2012 ∞
jan 23 2012 +
- Waking to another day of bright sunlight
- My hair going right
- Going for a walk in Fletcher Moss with Imogen and Isaac and throwing sticks in the river
- Home for tea and stories
- Vegetable soup
jan 15 2012 ∞
jan 15 2012 +
- Beautiful low fog over the park and a golden sunrise
- Seeing Kathy
- Sitting in the sun at lunchtime
- A two-tone sky on the way home
- Magazine Night
jan 15 2012 ∞
jan 15 2012 +
- A hellebore flowering in the front garden and the scent of the sarcococca
- MAC Fling eyebrow pencil
- Getting home out of the chilly darkness and putting the kettle on
- A roaring fire
- City 0-1 Liverpool
jan 15 2012 ∞
jan 15 2012 +
- Staying in bed all morning
- Tuna salad for lunch
- Collecting twigs for kindling in the mild garden air
- Pasta and pesto
- Reading PD James by the fire
jan 10 2012 ∞
jan 10 2012 +
- Pale low sunlight over the park
- An exciting lunch hour buying make-up and skincare products
- Getting home and unpacking all the make-up and skincare products
- Gorgeous, elegant, perfectly greige Revlon 'Smoky Canvas' nail polish
- Reading and texting and messaging and following the football
jan 9 2012 ∞
jan 9 2012 +
- Actually managing to get up and dressed for work even though it was cold and dark and NOT FAIR
- Speaking to Kathy on the phone
- Imogen happy and excited to see me
- Me happy and excited to see Imogen
- The roar of wind
jan 4 2012 ∞
jan 4 2012 +
- Waking up to brilliant sunshine
- De-christmassing and cleaning the house
- Looking at our wedding photos
- A bath and then chicken stew by the fire
- Watching Endeavour
jan 4 2012 ∞
jan 4 2012 +
- Reading the paper in bed until midday
- Walking by the river and drinking coffee in Didsbury with Anne and Jim
- Pasta with bacon and chestnuts followed by lemon tart
- Dancing round the front room to 'Disco Fever Vol 2'
- A backgammon tournament
jan 2 2012 ∞
jan 2 2012 +
- Bullfinches
- Spending the day getting my photo archive in order
- A lovely fire
- Turkey and leek flan with salad
- Watching the whole three hours of Great Expectations
jan 2 2012 ∞
jan 2 2012 +
- A day out in Wakefield seeing the cathedral and the Hepworth gallery
- Tea and freshly cracked walnuts
- Leftovers bubble and squeak
- New books about Christopher Wood and David Hockney
- Thank goodness Middlemarch has ended
dec 28 2011 ∞
dec 28 2011 +
- Delicious Christmas dinner
- Talking to my boys on the phone
- Peace and quiet
- Watching Middlemarch
- Stillness
dec 28 2011 ∞
dec 28 2011 +
- Strange pink light everywhere at 8am
- A positive start to our holiday time
- Testing brandy butter
- Doing my jigsaw and chicken stew by the fire
- Watching Middlemarch
dec 28 2011 ∞
dec 28 2011 +
- Having a radio in the kitchen again
- Chatting to Anne
- Thinking about the solstice and learning to have fun and be positive
- Reading Lucy and Tom's Christmas with Imogen
- Doing my jigsaw
dec 21 2011 ∞
dec 21 2011 +
- Paracetamol
- Getting the car back
- Another big shop done and packed away
- Decorating the Christmas tree
- Curried chicken, onion and apricot pilaf
dec 19 2011 ∞
dec 19 2011 +
- New books in the post
- Helping
- Roast peppers
- A glass of wine
- A bath
dec 19 2011 ∞
dec 19 2011 +
- Ticking loads of jobs off
- Bullfinches
- White Christmas hellebores
- Laughing with Anne
- Feeling grateful
dec 19 2011 ∞
dec 19 2011 +
- Getting a big storecupboard shop done
- Making lemon drizzle cake
- The smell of chicken stew cooking
- Behaving graciously
- Singing
dec 19 2011 ∞
dec 19 2011 +
- Brightly coloured flowers and all they represent
- Positive words
- Sleep
- Tuna pasta
- Kindness
dec 11 2011 ∞
dec 11 2011 +
- Early morning Imogen
- Super-wild and crazy windy weather
- Macaroni cheese with bacon and leeks after nothing to eat since breakfast
- Looking at old photos again
- Cosy in bed
dec 11 2011 ∞
dec 11 2011 +
- My lovely dentist being so reassuring and kind
- Snow on the hills
- Finishing all the wallpapering at the flat
- Stir fry for tea
- Singing
dec 11 2011 ∞
dec 11 2011 +
- Getting lots of decorating done and working hard
- Warm fires and nice food
- Love and hugs
- Hot baths
- Sleep
dec 11 2011 ∞
dec 11 2011 +
- Breakfast in bed and time to think
- Chatting with Anne
- Pyracantha berries
- The chooking of blackbirds as it gets dark
- Remembering about jigsaws
dec 11 2011 ∞
dec 11 2011 +
- Imogen rushing to hug Grandpa
- Imogen saying 'I luff Great Granny, I luff her'
- Vegetable soup
- Rest and tea
- Wise words
dec 11 2011 ∞
dec 11 2011 +
- Watching goldfinches
- Keeping warm
- The wind in the trees
- Friends
- Scrambled egg on toast
nov 27 2011 ∞
nov 27 2011 +
- Creative thinking at work
- A present of Wolf Hall
- Italian chicken salad from Pret a Manger
- Getting home, unpacking the shopping and making a fire
- Watching Symphony
nov 25 2011 ∞
nov 27 2011 +
- My hair looks nice - for about five minutes
- The still, thin light of early winter
- Bravery and honesty
- Imogen's beautiful blonde hair
- Tea
nov 25 2011 ∞
nov 27 2011 +
- Sylvanian Families mice
- Apples
- Talking to Anne
- Soup
- A bath
nov 25 2011 ∞
nov 25 2011 +
- Watching long-tailed tits through my artroom window
- Lots of ruthless sorting and throwing away
- A lovely fire
- Chick pea curry
- Watching Symphony
nov 25 2011 ∞
nov 25 2011 +
- Seeing the Grayson Perry exhibition at the British Museum
- Meeting Toby and seeing where he lives
- Enjoying the energy, culture, vibe and inspiration of central London
- A successful and safe journey
- Staying with Karen
nov 25 2011 ∞
nov 25 2011 +
- A heron flying over
- Feeling slightly slimmer and even more determined to continue my diet
- Cuddles with Imogen
- The amazing determination, courage and resilience of someone I have become privileged to know
- Sleep
nov 25 2011 ∞
nov 25 2011 +
- Waking up in the back room and opening the beautiful sash window
- Clean floors and surfaces
- A short time working in the garden
- Painting at my easel in the afternoon sun
- Working out how to make the most of an opportunity
nov 21 2011 ∞
nov 21 2011 +
- Philip the monster
- Another day of healthy eating
- Learning about painting
- Rory playing the piano
- Feeling blessed to live where we do
nov 21 2011 ∞
nov 21 2011 +
- Busy and productive making web pages at work
- Resisting biscuits and eating healthily
- Interesting emails about the E.Raffles factory I photographed in 2005
- Imogen enjoying corned beef hash even though she was poorly
- Listening to Jeanette Winterson reading from her book and this quote about her mother: 'It was a dark gift - but not a useless one'.
nov 9 2011 ∞
nov 9 2011 +
- Eating healthily
- Sitting in the back bedroom
- Thinking and writing about things
- Drawing
- A bath
nov 8 2011 ∞
nov 8 2011 +
- A lovely sunny walk in Wyresdale with beautiful views over the Fylde
- Tea and flapjack at the Apple Store Cafe
- The smell of bonfires and fireworks
- Fish and chips
- Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton
nov 6 2011 ∞
jan 12 2012 +
- Getting Imogen ready for nursery
- Cleaning Isaac's flat
- Celebrating Mum's birthday with her
- Tea
- Talking to Toby
nov 6 2011 ∞
nov 6 2011 +
- Spending the day with Imogen, drinking tea, playing, going for a walk to Sainsbury's, cuddling
- Chocolate and tea
- My first evening singing with the Philharmonic Choir
- Feeling blessed
- A glass of red wine
nov 6 2011 ∞
nov 6 2011 +
- An extra hour to sleep
- Sitting in the garden in the sun
- A bath
- Lovely scented moisturiser
- A book and bed
oct 31 2011 ∞
oct 31 2011 +
- The smell of freshly mown grass in the quad at work
- Not losing my purse
- New paints
- Hannah and her Sisters
- Sleeping in the back room
oct 31 2011 ∞
oct 31 2011 +
- A relaxed day at work and lots of chatting
- Three new nail polishes in different shades of green
- Healthy lunch
- Imogen shouting 'it's my Grandma!' when I went to fetch her from nursery
- Playing wrong trousers animals with Imogen
oct 27 2011 ∞
oct 27 2011 +
- Stilton cheese
- Finding new resolve to push through creative difficulties
- A goodish painting
- Chicken pie
- Soft hair
oct 27 2011 ∞
oct 27 2011 +
- Reconciliation
- Tea outside
- Autumn winds
- Staying warm and cosy
- A gentle day
oct 27 2011 ∞
oct 27 2011 +
- Cabbage, apple and walnut salad with grapes, raisins and blue cheese
- Experimenting with colour mixing
- A toasty warm fire
- Listening to Fleet Foxes
- Home-made Bakewell tart and custard
oct 22 2011 ∞
oct 22 2011 +
- A morning playing with Imogen
- Imogen having her nap in the spare room bed all sleepy-soft and lovely
- Writing long letters
- A fire, a cup of tea, and little pancakes with butter and jam while the wind and rain lashes outside
- Drawing, cutting and sticking by the fire
oct 18 2011 ∞
oct 18 2011 +
- Getting out for a walk even though it was raining
- Drawing and thinking about art
- Chatting
- Chocolate
- Early to bed with the electric blanket on
oct 17 2011 ∞
oct 17 2011 +
- Working on the website
- A lovely surprise phone call from Toby
- Winning a tenner on a scratchcard
- Cheesy pasta with leeks and bacon
- Cosy in bed
oct 15 2011 ∞
oct 15 2011 +
- All five of us at work on the same day
- Writing and editing text
- Lovely Imogen
- Staying calm despite lots of stressy things
- A surprise tin of chocolates
oct 13 2011 ∞
oct 13 2011 +
- Parts of my hair going right
- Cake and tea
- The scent of the quince I found yesterday
- Drawing breakthroughs
- A piece of chocolate
oct 13 2011 ∞
oct 13 2011 +
- Sleeping in the spare room with fluffy duvet, woolly blanket, soft quiet light and morning views of the garden
- Two new books in the post
- Drop scones with butter and jam
- Tallis on the CD player
- A lovely fire
oct 13 2011 ∞
oct 13 2011 +
- My early morning tea
- An interesting day at work
- Reading about Mary Fedden
- Sitting by the fire while the wind and rain buffets the house
- Curling up in the sanctuary of bed
oct 13 2011 ∞
oct 13 2011 +
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