In her latest newsletter, Darla Shine declares that her New Years Resolution is to "be better". Don’t you think that is kind of wonderful? It is not so much a resolution as a matter of intent that can be applied to every area of our lives. I want to be better too.
People I am all of a quiver. As you may have guessed Mark hasn’t come home and by all accounts is never coming home again, though he would still like the odd bowl of pasta and the occasional evening where he will be happy to provide his company as long as I neither attempt to…
We do our thing don’t we? We scout around the charity shops and the antique shops, the boot sales and the junk shops looking for whatever we call treasure and we do it not out of necessity- not because we cannot afford to buy the modern alternative, nor because food matters more than that we…
Isn’t it just lovely? Now all we need is a beach side hut in an up and coming English seaside town, so we can escape the daily grind in the lazy hazy days of August without adding to the carbon nightmare that is apparently air travel. Go kit out yours at Jan Constantine.
How the heck are you all? Goodness knows where I’ve been all week, it’s not as though I haven’t got an abundance of free mornings and nights in front of the TV on my hands now is it…? It’s just been one of those weeks where extreme self care takes priority and nothing much else…
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Just try to smile and think kind thoughts. We all have those crappy days, just don't let them get the best of you!
We have all heard of Murphy's Law… Well, I have always wanted a different name for that kind of thing, but according to the law of the jungle, so to speak, I believe it is required of men to follow a divinely inspiring (I would lay down my life to keep you, you sexy hunk with a heart of gold) day such as the one which prompted "Hit w/ an Ugly Stick"…. with kind of a Dr. Jekyll kind of old grump thing… I believe somewhere there is a manual for men that insists they draw a big hairy toe line in the sand before they become too wonderful… And for the record, little boys learned that from birth, as well… I think…. and by the way, that woman in your post today looks like an aunt of mine… eerily mean…. rest her soul. Love you guys… gayla
We have all heard of Murphy’s Law… Well, I have always wanted a different name for that kind of thing, but according to the law of the jungle, so to speak, I believe it is required of men to follow a divinely inspiring (I would lay down my life to keep you, you sexy hunk with a heart of gold) day such as the one which prompted “Hit w/ an Ugly Stick”…. with kind of a Dr. Jekyll kind of old grump thing… I believe somewhere there is a manual for men that insists they draw a big hairy toe line in the sand before they become too wonderful… And for the record, little boys learned that from birth, as well… I think…. and by the way, that woman in your post today looks like an aunt of mine… eerily mean…. rest her soul. Love you guys… gayla
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Just try to smile and think kind thoughts. We all have those crappy days, just don't let them get the best of you!
We have all heard of Murphy's Law… Well, I have always wanted a different name for that kind of thing, but according to the law of the jungle, so to speak, I believe it is required of men to follow a divinely inspiring (I would lay down my life to keep you, you sexy hunk with a heart of gold) day such as the one which prompted "Hit w/ an Ugly Stick"…. with kind of a Dr. Jekyll kind of old grump thing… I believe somewhere there is a manual for men that insists they draw a big hairy toe line in the sand before they become too wonderful… And for the record, little boys learned that from birth, as well… I think…. and by the way, that woman in your post today looks like an aunt of mine… eerily mean…. rest her soul. Love you guys… gayla
We have all heard of Murphy’s Law… Well, I have always wanted a different name for that kind of thing, but according to the law of the jungle, so to speak, I believe it is required of men to follow a divinely inspiring (I would lay down my life to keep you, you sexy hunk with a heart of gold) day such as the one which prompted “Hit w/ an Ugly Stick”…. with kind of a Dr. Jekyll kind of old grump thing… I believe somewhere there is a manual for men that insists they draw a big hairy toe line in the sand before they become too wonderful… And for the record, little boys learned that from birth, as well… I think…. and by the way, that woman in your post today looks like an aunt of mine… eerily mean…. rest her soul. Love you guys… gayla
I'm sorry… how do I keep doing that double post bit… I've only been using computers for nearly 20 years… sorry..