Author Archives: freda

Look for the best in other people.

Not to beat myself up over what I cannot be or do.

I have to confess that I have never watched Big Brother – nor its offshoot – Celebrity Big Brother, so I decided to tune in to Channel 4 last night to improve my education. For a start, I hardly knew … Continue reading →

Time to get ready to join in with the rest of the western world. Sales are relegated to online…..I can’t deal with too many people and too long standing in line. So it is thoughts of holidays and dieting.

Maybe a day for the big city and tackling the sales. In reality that probably means one sale – Marks and Spencer.

An extract from my journal….. Another frosty, crystal, sparkly day – one perfect for resolve and hope. Blue water, frost spattered peat transformed from murky darkness to glittery crunchiness. Hmmm…… so not only was I over the top with words, … Continue reading →

I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied, “Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the Hand … Continue reading →

The year and I are creaking together What do you expect with this kind of weather? The days still too short Thank goodness for port The holidays don’t last forever……. 2006 creaks towards its ending. I suppose that means that … Continue reading →

Still washing……. sad isn’t it?

Washing Day. Well it’s marginally better than the post-Christmas sales.