Smoke & Mirrors…

Busy. Keeping busy. Every waking moment. Planning, doing, moving and shaking; albeit not in the term of “big business” more anxiety and jangling nerves that leave my hands jittering and spilling drinks, dropping bottles (gaviscon off the garage floor anyone?!) and generally causing me frustration and embarrassment. My mind is never still, nor am I… Continue reading Smoke & Mirrors…

A work in…. progress??

I’ve been truly over-whelmed and grateful for all the messages, emails, texts, visits and all round offers of support in the last few weeks.  If ever I needed a kick in the backside and a reminder why I am actually privileged beyond all doubt, the last 9 weeks have galvanised that thought process entirely. In… Continue reading A work in…. progress??

“There are known knowns”…

” There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know. ”  Credit: Secretary of Defence Feb 2002… Continue reading “There are known knowns”…

Melancholia….

I’m pretty sure that’s not the most inspiring name for a blog post, nor one that makes you think “oooh, this will be a rip-roaring laugh which I must sit down and digest with lashings of ginger beer & a cream tea (a touch of the Enid Blyton’s has come over me this morning; I… Continue reading Melancholia….

The Big Dipper….

“Life is a roller-coaster & you just have to ride it” so the song goes (ear-worm all day now). When you look at the picture below, what do you see? (No need for rude comments thank you very much!!) I’m guessing you see one person with more miles on the clock than a company rep… Continue reading The Big Dipper….

Shiny happy people….

I’ve noticed a theme in many of my blog posts – the titles often spring to mind based around music.  Although I’m not quite sharing the lyrical prose, more precisely the sentiment behind Shakespear’s line: “if music be the food of love, play on!” I think it’s apt that music evokes so many thoughts, memories,… Continue reading Shiny happy people….