“Buy one!” Turning, it took us a second to find the unfamiliar voice. “Go on, it’s a lovely area.” Exchanging a little knowing look, my boyfriend and I laughed as we replied, “We wish! Maybe, perhaps one day.” The elderly lady looked eagerly up at us, the three of us standing together admiring the estateContinue reading “An Encounter”
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I Wonder
I often wonder if I’d been born in a different time whether I’d challenge, or simply uphold the status quo. I hope the former. I hope not the latter. But I think I’d likely follow. It’s a thought which possesses the annoying tendency to unexpectedly drift across my mind at the most inopportune moments; moreContinue reading “I Wonder”
Humble Beginnings
‘Muddling through’. There’s something reassuring about this little phrase, isn’t there? A sort of quiet confidence that neither tempts fate nor abandons hope. I’ve noticed it appearing in almost all my conversations of late and whilst I’m not sure why that is, I think there’s a touch of magic to saying those two words. There’sContinue reading “Humble Beginnings”
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