Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Like, I guess, pretty much everybody I’ve gained a bit of weight during lockdown. Between joining in with the quarantine baking craze and working on the desserts/baked goods section of my cookbook – without being able to … Continue reading
“Let them think what they liked, but I didn’t mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank — but that’s not the same thing.” ~ Joseph Conrad Obligatory Disclaimer: I am not a qualified mental health professional. Or even an unqualified one. I am not a health care professional of any kind. … Continue reading
“I always say my biological clock must be digital, because I’ve never heard it ticking.” ~Lucy Dillon Having children is something I’ve been thinking about lately. Not a lot, but more so than usual. I turn 35 this year. Undeniably into my mid-30s. And I’m becoming very aware that while to date I’ve been choosing … Continue reading
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~Ruth Reichl I’m continuing with my salad evangelism for the time being. I just had never realised before how wonderful and varied salad could be; as my opinion of it had been marred by the limp iceberg lettuces with soggy … Continue reading
“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.” ~Orson Welles As I mentioned last week, I’m on a massive salad kick, in a bid to increase my chances of seeing the age of retirement and beyond. Although I don’t think I’ve paused to consider what a HUMONGOUS leap that is … Continue reading
“Every salad you serve is a picture you have painted, a sculpture you have modeled, a drama you have created.” ~Carol Truax I’ve recently acquired a family history of very aggressive bowel cancer – which is perhaps not the most appetising way to begin a post encouraging you to make a salad – but it’s … Continue reading
“Though we are terrorized by death, it’s not different from birth, it just happens” ~ Bangambiki Habyarimana So, my dad died. And it’s not been so very bad actually. It came as a bit of a shock. I found out he was dying about 32 hours before it happened. He’d known about it for a … Continue reading
I’ve not had anything to say here for a long time. Or, that’s not true. I’ve had about as much to say as usual, but often I’ve barely had the executive function to write it down. Too many health issues. And when I have I’ve kinda been writing a book. So, I’ve been hanging out on … Continue reading
“You should never make a decision the day before your period.” ~ Miranda J. Barrett I had a Mirena coil fitted in May last year. That’s the intrauterine device that releases a low, localised dose of progesterone as opposed to the one that doesn’t use any hormones. I’ve been meaning to tell you about it … Continue reading
“In some ways, coming to terms with myself and working toward recovery has been like saying “I love you” to someone but keeping a loaded gun hidden in your back pocket, just in case that person pisses you off enough.” ~ Kiera Van Gelder So, those of you who follow me on Twitter may know that I’ve … Continue reading
