I take my hat off to the little gem

Free stuff at work today! And not just 'action points' from meetings which are always dispensed very liberally in my direction....! A nice young man (I feel almost old enough to say this non-ironically!) from the local council came in to dispense advice and information about doorstep recycling. We had a great chat about the 'stretch... Continue Reading →

January 21, 2016 7

Knitting up the ravelled sleeve

My favourite cardigan has a huge hole in one elbow. I guess it's the arm I lean on the table when I'm thinking. Part of my habitual asymmetry. It's just the cardie that I wear at home, but it's soft and snuggly and perfect for private times. My family urge me to throw my beloved cardie... Continue Reading →

December 1, 2015 6

Transports of delight

Hubby's thinking about buying a car. We've never owned one, and on a practical level we mostly get by without. Plus it allows me to feel slightly smug about my (otherwise lamentable) eco-credentials! But ever since we guzzumped Eric Catona in a hire car office in the south of France and were freely upgraded to the... Continue Reading →

November 25, 2015 1

Me and the tree. “Tim-ber!!!”

We have a beautiful mature ash tree in our garden. I love this tree so much! It's one of the reasons we bought our place, and it brings me such joy to see the birds, animals, and insects that live in and around it. Because of the pleasure it brings me, I feel very protective... Continue Reading →

October 12, 2015 2

Zero Waste Week starts at lunchtime!

So I just found out it's zero waste week in UK, and some other European countries, starting tomorrow. The website calls for pledges -- so sign up here if you're game! I'd not heard of Zero Waste Week until recently, and I was initially a little put off by the name. Zero Waste? How can... Continue Reading →

September 6, 2015 5

The yoga of redecorating

We've been redecorating recently, and are now on the way to returning to normal living. It's been very disruptive for several weeks, because we have a small apartment so there's only so much juggling room when we need to move furniture out of the way. This has forced us to live rather differently (that's a... Continue Reading →

August 19, 2015 0

Space and boundaries: where I practice my yoga

I've been thinking a little about space recently, or maybe that should be spaces in the plural, since I don't mean the intergalactic variety but more on the smaller personal environment scale. I'm still thinking through the class vs. home practice thing I've been wondering about recently. An aspect of this is the different physical... Continue Reading →