There’s a construction site 100m behind our building and so the view from our third floor balcony includes seven large cranes, some white, some yellow, looming over the surrounding houses and framing the horizon of dark trees. By this time, the sky fading to blush pink, they have ceased their busy movement and stand silent…
Yesterday afternoon I messaged Rasmus at work. He was about to go into a meeting – “I have two minutes” he said. “Ok”, I replied, “It’s just a quick question: want to meet me for ice cream after work?” I don’t think Rasmus ever turns down ice cream. I met him at his office and…
There’s something about coming home that’s unlike any other feeling. I clambour off the bus with my hand luggage and two suitcases (Rasmus has gone directly into the office so I took his home too). Up the front steps. I open the mailbox and fish out the pile of bills, restaurant adverts, and one actually-intriguing…
Dear young girl at the gym last week, It’s been a month since I joined our gym, after my doctor had looked at me sternly when I’d confessed to not getting much more exercise than the twenty minute walk into town (sometimes, when it’s not raining or snowing or far too cold – so rarely…
A year is a long time and a lot of words… In January I chose BRAVE as my one word for the year. Then I started as I meant to go on, buying a red dress. I committed to a year of simple hospitality and I launched the new design for my blog. In February,…
The lovely Amanda has tagged me in the Liebster Blog awards. The idea is to award great blogs with smaller readerships so that we can spread the word about our little spaces on the webs. Yey for small! Small is beautiful! Amanda gave me four questions to answer, so here goes… 1. What is your…
