my other entrée

They say life is what happens, when you are making plans. This blog started life as a recipe blog. I love to cook and feed people, and 6 years ago, it seemed the next logical step, to share my love of food and recipes with other interested people. After a while, I realised I had …

amazing grace

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch; like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. A daily gratitude list is the cornerstone of my recovery programme. Every day I take time to think about 3 things I’m grateful for. A simple way of bringing …

one day like this

“So, throw those curtains wideOne Day Like This a year would see me right” Elbow We’re having the most beautiful autumn here this year. The days are warm, the trees are putting on their best display In years. There is a gentle feel to this year’s change of season. I’ve been meaning to go out …

rescued

20 months ago a dumpling of a puppy appeared on my FB feed. After our old dog Milly passed away, I had sworn we were not replacing her. We had been a 2-dog family for years, overlapping our dogs, but after the beagle left, I thought we only had room in our lives for 1 …

privileged postion

There is so much talk these days about privilege. Especially from us ‘woke folk’ about some in our society that cannot see how their ‘luck in life’ has given them a head start, while others, less ‘lucky’ are faltering in the starting blocks. But this is not a (very) political blog; so my thoughts have …

lines

The world is full of one liners. Quips that sum up life and people. Hallmark moments And of course the recovery world is no different. And love them, or hate them; these generalisations often have a truth at their core – and that’s why they persist. Often we use a well worn one liner to …

metal tubes

Earlier this year I spent a lot of time in travelling. A friend commented that we were all in Metal Tubes, and I stole the idea lol.  We know my muse likes to travel and I had some thoughts along the way… long haul travel is not for the faint hearted Continuous queuing Walking down …

1 thing

Since being home from my big adventure, I have been in a bit of a slump. Very understandable. Physically and emotionally it was a Big Trip. Lol. But I am annoyed that I immediately fell into my bad habit of couch/bad tv/and snacks/doom scrolling. Oh, how that “you deserve it” voice is always so loud …

bonds

I like to collect people. Throughout my life I’ve been lucky enough to have some amazing people come into my life. From school days to now in my late 50s, I have been very fortunate in the people who have tagged along for even part of my life’s journey My oldest friend dates back over …

while I was gone…

I know I haven’t written much in the last 12 months. Long covid and a super challenging year have made me struggle for words at times. But the year has rolled over and I need to refind my voice. I haven’t been completely blank; I have written a few recovery presentations; done some personal journalling …