If there are two things I have learned in the last few years it is that (no surprise here) I am definitely a Dog Person, and that I have lost my love of travelling. There was a time when I looked forward to heading to parts unknown, or exploring a
Poetry
Cherry Picked Salvation
Cherry picked salvationtablet from the mountin piecesshredded verse by verseand inspectedlike the bonesof a dead chickenin the marketon Saturday nightthe message lostin the shatteringone by oneof neighbours caughtin the malevolenceof cherry pickingbefore the sermonSunday morning. ml’24 (I followed a thread on the amazing Janis Ian’s Facebook page where one lost
Poetry
The Glimmer of Gratitude
We march forward one foot at a time,plodding towards the line that separatespresent from past tense,at times feeling the cold rain sluicingdown your back beneath your collar,until a wet nose nuzzles your armand licks your hand,and in that moment you feelthe glimmer of gratitudeknowing you live in the nowinstead of
Dinner
Air Fryer Cooking Times
This will be an ongoing post so bookmark it if you are interested. The more I play with the Air Fryer Oven the easier and more efficient it gets (and me!). Other than learning not to use the microwave at the same time (same circuit – avoiding trips to the
Day To Day Life
Things My Dog Teaches Me About Love
Life can be hard, we are slowly emerging from Covid, which has, if anything, made us ‘harder’ people. Harder on ourselves, harder on others, harder on those who have given their hard-earned time in public service at all levels and mostly harder on those we care for most! You see
Dinner
Death By Chocolate
They say that eating chocolate releases hormones in the body similar to those released when in love. And who can resist being in love? With chocolate that is. I do have one relative who is not a fan of chocolate, but he is a rather odd chap and we don’t