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I haven't blogged about running for a while. I have been running, sporadically. In June 2022, I had COVID and it's been very patchy since then. But, last August I followed a Garmin training plan and got my mojo back. Winter brought another horrid cold and subsequent hiatus. But I avoided RED January and upped… Continue reading My running playlist 3
This is my contribution to the series being run by the Climate Change Collective. The Climate Change Collective was born out of an exchange between Michelle over at Boomer Eco Crusader and Jamie Ad Stories. They both care deeply about the impact of human activity on our planet, as we all should, and wanted to find a way… Continue reading Tiny Steps to Save the Planet
This week small boy has been on a school trip and, as usual, seeing other people's parenting approaches lead me to question ours and wonder about theirs. The kids went off for a two night stay at a PGL site on Wednesday morning, coming home on Friday for the end of school. They did the… Continue reading Letting go
It's been one of those weeks. You know the ones, where every little thing feels like climbing a mountain? We came back from our Easter break just as himself developed a nasty infection in his gum. He got antibiotics from the dentist but was pretty miserable for a few days. So, we started off the… Continue reading Poorly sick
We just had a lovely break in North Yorkshire, celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary with them and my brother and his wife. We stayed in a beautiful holiday cottage in central Richmond; very near Lidl, a short walk to the town centre, and with easy access to some lovely running routes. I thought I'd… Continue reading A trip to Richmond and around and about
We're a bit excited. Well me and small boy are excited. Himself and large boy are chilled as usual. We're all going away for the long weekend and a couple of extra days with my family, to North Yorkshire. My parents have booked a cottage and we're staying there with them and my brother and… Continue reading Easter with family
There's a George RR Martin quote: “The way the world is made. The truth is all around you, plain to behold. The night is dark and full of terrors, the day bright and beautiful and full of hope. One is black, the other white. There is ice and there is fire. Hate and love. Bitter… Continue reading Night terrors
No, not that one. Not the "yey it's the weekend" one. I seem to suffer from a different Friday feeling and it's responsible for the infrequent posts I write about feeling overwhelmed or unusually burdened by emotions. I always write for my blog on a Friday and that tends to coincide with feeling a bit… Continue reading That Friday Feeling
This post is rather a return to my blogging roots where I just used to empty my brain with thoughts or insights into how my family lives our lives. It feels kind of nice and familiar and comforting to write, effortless. We have a tradition in our house of naming teddies after motor racing figures;… Continue reading Motor racing inspired names
Wow, this has been a hell of week. Last week was lovely, kids off school and chilled out, himself had a couple of days off work and then a few days at my mum's. This week has been the opposite. Back to school, horrid weather, extra things going on: first committee meeting for himself as… Continue reading Tough week
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 