It will be very clear to readers of this blog that kayaking is something which is Very Important to me. Five years ago I barely knew the...

For much of my life, music has been entwined with everything I do - from starting to play recorder and piano as a small child, joining my...

I've been very used to seeing my kids building wonderful constructions in Minecraft over the past however many years, and more recently...

My reading this month has been a bit more varied than some recently. I've continued my Pratchett/Discworld re-read, but have also got...

It's a while since I've felt that I have the energy to do baking for fun, but for the past few weeks I'd been thinking about making some...

Well, the fresh river air did its magic last Saturday, and it's lasted all week. My transformation from the lethargy and lack of focus...

I have many and varied skills - ok, a few anyway - but it's safe to say that computer games are not one of them! Every so often I come...

I've never really considered myself an adventurous person, but rather would describe myself as averagely average, predictable, just...

Through this month I've continued (and finished) my re-read of the Anne of Green Gables series, as well as a variety of other books. I...

Those who know me – or have met me, or have read my blog – know that I love kayaking. It came as a total surprise to me when I first...

I've seen the little book nooks for the last few years - you know the ones, the little tiny house, street, bookshop or cafe scenes which...

It's been a draining and exhausted kind of month, and I've started a new and rather complicated knitting project, so my reading time has...

This is going to include spoilers, as I can’t see how to write this up properly without them. If you haven’t yet watched this but want...

I'd assumed that this would be one of the first badges I completed, as I've enjoyed doing various crafts for about as long as I can...

One thing I enjoy doing as and when I have the time, energy, and opportunity, is baking. And eating the results, of course. I hadn't...

I’ve always been a bookworm and find it comforting to be surrounded by books. Almost any time we go on holiday we have to explore at...

As I've been reflecting on who I am and how I present myself, I decided to look at the 'My Brand' badge in the Rebel Badge Club. This...

While my adult children are home over the summer, they've been perhaps inadvertently expanding my viewing selections. So I've apparently...

I freely admit that I'm a badge fiend - I like having badges on my camp blanket as a reminder of places I've been and things I've done....

Tove Jansson has long been an iconic author to me. I grew up with Moominvalley and its various inhabitants as near neighbours in my...