I was reading a book of advice for unpublished writers, as I do occasionally. It's an okay book, more anecdotes about the own writer&#...

The very lovely Skotskrutet nominated me for the Liebster Awards. Thanks! The rules are that I must mention Skotskrutet on my blog (you s...

For some reason I have an unpleasant association with the peasant blouse. I think it's the name. For me it conjures images of Renaissanc...

Back to being broke, and this month is my daughter's first birthday, so I won't be spending much of our small disposable income on m...

Now that I can eat normal food again, my husband very kindly made chocolate chip cookies for me. Isn't that sweet? Hah - pun intended,...

Returning to work after a year-long break on maternity leave was hard, but music made it a wee bit easier. As I was leaving for work on that...

You may have heard, there's this holiday all about hearts and flowers in February. Many people think it's pretty bogus. I can unders...