This last weekend was a planned hermit weekend. I was feeling tired after inheriting my colleague’s cold germs (goody gumdrops) and was looking forward to convalescing aka mooching in my pyjamas, working on my sewing project and just generally being quiet. I was succeeding in said weekend plan up until Saturday afternoon. I had just … Continue reading A Very British Alert

Fighting my way up the escalator at my tube station yesterday I was relieved to be surfacing from the cramped underground despite the chill in the air. No doubt that summer is definitely over. Approaching the exit barriers, as my right hand rummaged for my oyster card I looked up to see a tall and … Continue reading Dilemma

Whilst my marbles do have a reputation of wandering away on their own and getting very very lost, I thought I had reigned enough in the keep me going for a while longer. It seems Mother Nature likes having her funny bone tickled and dropping surprise forgetfulness on us long suffering mortals. Yesterday I wanted … Continue reading Number please…

You know that bit I wrote a little while back about the crazies coming out in the sun? Well, I was shown more evidence of this last week. Taking busses home from a dinner in Canary Wharf I was lucky enough to disembark in Hackney and have my next bus arrive immediately. My thought of … Continue reading OAP Glee

I lay awake again last night making shadow shapes on my ceiling from the light of my phone. Perhaps it was because the neighbours had some late night shindig happening in their shed. Maybe 'cause the elephant herders in the flat above were making a special effort to pace up and down in an angry manner. … Continue reading Moment

So a man just about fell on top of me to get passed me on the tube just now. A lady sitting in front of me looked horrified on my behalf and made sure I got her seat as she stood to disembark. All I could do was laugh and comment 'that's one way of getting … Continue reading Journey to Happiness

Last weekend I went out of town to visit my good friend Mary. I was excited to escape the city, enjoy some glorious sunshine and have a good old natter. As I made my way by rail I happened to notice some of the wording on my takeaway coffee lid, the phrase forming the title above. It seemed … Continue reading Solo Traveller, Lid Decaf

First day back at work after a glorious sunny long weekend, enough rain has fallen today for me to consider building an ark for tomorrow's transportation which has somewhat discoloured my mood. On the plus side though it's a relatively quiet day in the office.Good news rolled in after lunch. One of my colleagues celebrated a birthday … Continue reading No such thing as a free cupcake