"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver

Category: Life

  • List #34:Good Things Friday September 2025

    List #34:Good Things Friday September 2025

    Can you believe that it will be October next week? The months are flying by and are filled with good things. What are your recent good things? Do you have a good way to get what you need when dealing with Chatbots?

  • List #31: Good Things Friday August 2025

    List #31: Good Things Friday August 2025

    So many good things this month: Do you have a go to cafe order? What’s been good in your life lately?

  • List #30: Another Peevish List

    List #30: Another Peevish List

    As the title says, this is not my first list of pet peeves, see here, and more peeves here and here. Some more things I STRONGLY dislike … Feel free to weigh in with your own peeves in the comments.

  • Five on a Friday

    Five on a Friday

    We got home on Monday after nearly six weeks away. It is so good to be home. Monday night all of the kids were home for family dinner. The girls bought Riley back. We ate lots of veggies. I slept in my own comfy bed, for 9 hours. That is a night that is the…

  • List #27: Good Things Friday July 2025

    List #27: Good Things Friday July 2025

    I didn’t twig that last Friday (the 25th) was the last Friday in July so I missed posting this. Oh well. I’m going ahead with it today. What have been your recent highlights?

  • Recent Fails

    Recent Fails

    I think I mentioned that G dumped me in it last month by letting it be known that I could play keys. I did music performance (Electronic Organ) for a year 12 subject, but I’ve only played sporadically for the last twenty years and nothing since we moved to Brighton and sold the piano. Add…

  • List #26: Good Things Friday June 2025

    List #26: Good Things Friday June 2025

    And some bonus good things:

  • List #24: Good Things Friday May 2025

    List #24: Good Things Friday May 2025

    I missed last month’s Good Things because I was traveling, so some of these will be from April.

  • 101 Things In 1001 Days: 600-day Check-In

    101 Things In 1001 Days: 600-day Check-In

    I started my 101 Things list on September 11th 2023. I’m checking my progress every 100 days. At the end of the first 500 days, I calculated that I was 30.8% complete. My 600 day check in was May 3rd but I was in the UK. I have done a few more things since then but this is the…

  • CWBC April 2025: Wrapup

    CWBC April 2025: Wrapup

    Cool Bloggers Walking Club is Elisabeth’s six monthly challenge to get out walking. I include walking and running in the mix. My first half of the challenge is here, and I. A few days in we flew to the UK for our holiday. I’m late with this but I’m going to do my wrap up…