My Life on a Plate (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/932855-My-Life-on-a-Plate I started my blog on a Friday, so it seems appropriate to end it on one too. It’s a strange and scary feeling and in a way a bit like losing a good friend and confidante. So what happens when I’ve crossed all the ‘t’s, dotted all the ‘i’s and put that last full stop in place? Will the screen go dark and a curtain co...[Read Full Post] Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:18:04 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/486867 The downside of heavy snow is that golf and any other outside activities are cancelled, leaving hubby at a loss as to how to fill his time. He did spend a happy hour at the kitchen sink scrubbing the black bits off a saucepan God love him, but a day at home means I have far more important things to do than that. My friend Big Pam phoned this morning to inform me she's booked a PANK Limo for...[Read Full Post] Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:59:34 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/486573 What happens to you while you're busy making other plans. I think I've quoted that song line more than any other over the years. The older I get, the more relevant and poignant it seems. I've reached the point now where I tend to push aside any plans that may start to formulate in my brain when I wake up. Experience has taught me as soon as I ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:47:37 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/486115 Without wishing my time away I'm always relieved when January is out the way. It's such a long, dreary month when the spring seems so far away and there's little to enjoy with the weather and lack of colour in nature. February has started beautifully in England. Clear blue skies, mild temperatures in the day time and already buds and bu...[Read Full Post] Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:43:20 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/485420 I always enjoy learning new things and find it quietly reassuring that the old grey matter can still cope with new ideas, even if a little more slowly. Here are five positives I observed during my time in Gran Canaria. 1. Despite the weather and the scenery not being the prettiest I've ever seen, it is a lovely island with a very pleasant atmosphere and ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:17:46 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/485015 They say everyone has a gift of some sort. I think I've finally discovered mine. I'm a weather witch. This has only been confirmed over the last couple of years since I've been going abroad. If I go away early or late summer, you can guarantee England has a heatwave and is warmer than where I've chosen to go. In an effort to fool ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:22:20 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/484095 I've been a blue-arsed fly again (ie.very busy) and am starting to feel cream-crackered (ie. rhyming slang for kna..erm exhausted) so I'm going to release the Blogville News in a minute then complete my packing and stuffage. It's brass monkey weather here today - bright but absolutely freezing. Feels odd putting summer clothes in a suitcase and makes choice o...[Read Full Post] Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:45:25 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/483134 Apologies for my lack of blog reading, commenting and failed review promises but I've had to metamorphosise from a slug to a blue-arsed fly since yesterday. Hubby booked a holiday yesterday afternoon, so on Wednesday morning we'll be flying from Manchester to Gran Canaria for a week, everything crossed. Gawd, we might even get to see that orange thing in ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:00:48 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/482968 I stepped out from the gym this morning, walked to the car park, misjudged the edge of the kerb and went thud on the floor yet again. That's three times in less than a year and I promise I've been sober each time. That's the reward you get for a two hour gruelling workout. So now I have a chunk missing from my elbow and a bruise on my th...[Read Full Post] Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:27:52 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/482587 I decided to brave the elements yesterday despite gales of between sixty and ninety miles an hour and heavy rain showers. Some things can't be allowed to get in the way of a shopping expedition. I concluded if the train turned up I'd go and if it didn't...well, obviously I wouldn't. It pulled into our little station right on time; a good omen I t...[Read Full Post] Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:42:01 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/482422