Category: Other bits

Forever my mother (and grandmother) have bought dried figs for Christmas. I’ve tried them, several times – and plain don’t like dried figs. This week, I was tempted by a box of fresh figs at my grocery store. Laid enticingly next to the check out counter, I fell for the trap and put them in… Continue reading Figs

When you wake up in the middle of the night, and the thoughts go to everything you said or did in the past couple of days – and how it is not how you would like to do it.  And how it is Saturday morning now – and you can’t do much to fix it… Continue reading Nightly thoughts

It’s my birthday today. I’m turning 33. Only 33 more years until I am 66. Once I got past the big round 3-0 – I kind of have to remind myself how old I am by subtracting the year I was born from the year I am in – and then figuring out if I… Continue reading 33

Passionfruit smootea and banana strawberry smootea. Smoothie with tea. 

Glitter tattoos.  Fun, easy, and I am still finding glitter everywhere in my house, nearly a month later.

I read somewhere to use socks as packing insulatiob for glass and mugs. Finally, I get some use of the bag of single socks that have been growing in my closet. Also, I stopped by the wine monopoly for some free wine boxes to put books in. I look like such a lush, but… 

I’ve spent almost the past month (it feels like) boxing up my books and movies. I went to my local wine monopoly store and asked if I could have some of the empty wine boxes. (My new neighbours will think I am a drunkard if they spy all the boxes going into the flat. )… Continue reading Packing

This is how well I have weeded the flowerbeds. Stick some flags in them and call it done.