Bolthole Bliss

My little house is so tiny that, if the sitting room was a stomach, it would have been stapled… there is a sort of belly or eddy at the bottom of the stairs which allows people to slow down and stop off on their way to the kitchen. In this tiny space I have made [...]

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I’ve Discovered the Cure for the Common Cold

ISO 9001:2008 audits and sleep. It’s that simple. 
Right in the middle of my 9001:2000 to 2008 gap analysis I slid off the edge of sleep, exhausted. Two hours solid crash, and I woke up feeling miraculously better. I think when your body needs time to mend it just says, ‘Hey. HEY! Turning off, already!’ and [...]

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My Bed is my Office

Looking at the above statement I realise it could be seriously misconstrued, but I leave it in place – what do we live for, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? I am working from home today, or WfH, depending on whether you have an acronymic addiction, which [...]

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The Joys of Alone

Got up at 6am and sat quiet in bed, savouring a cup of Earl Grey and listening to the robins in the eucalyptus tree outside my door. Three-quarters of an hour later, I ambled off for a shower and quietly ate my breakfast while reading Annie Proulx. No noise. No fuss. No hassle. No dash. [...]

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Dreams and Possibilities

Blogging here regularly once more, I am reminded forcibly of how ordinary my life really is. This is no detriment. I’ve had enough excitement recently to last me a lifetime, and so some peace and quiet comes in handy. There’s time to write letters, potter in the kitchen, tidy; there’s time to do paperwork and [...]

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