(If the Ricky Martin song is now in your head, sorry for the earworm.) It’s a funny old time, this lockdown. Bringing up lots of memories, days past relived, choices assessed, plans made for going forwards. Time has no meaning, any more – the days punctuated only by the alarm going off in the morning,Continue reading “Living La Vida Lockdown”
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An Impromptu Mini-Break … In Denmark
Earlier this month I was lucky enough to have an impromptu mini-break. My husband had to visit Denmark for work and the stars aligned in terms of child- and dog-care to allow me to go with him for a long weekend away, something we’ve not done together since before the gorgeous girl was born. AndContinue reading “An Impromptu Mini-Break … In Denmark”
Thursday Doors – In The Pink
I spent this past weekend in Wales, my favourite place in the world, which is where I saw this lovely pink door. It belongs to a cottage high on a hill overlooking Swansea Bay on the Gower Peninsula, a picturesque part of South Wales. It was a lovely weekend. We were with family, and visitedContinue reading “Thursday Doors – In The Pink”
Wednesday Wander – Royal Albert Hall, London
This week I’m taking a wander to somewhere I visited fairly recently. In fact, it was only yesterday. It’s half term, so my daughter and I have been spending time together, and yesterday we went to London. We planned to do some shopping in Covent Garden, then head to Embankment to meet hubby. After that,Continue reading “Wednesday Wander – Royal Albert Hall, London”
Wednesday Wander – Singapore
It’s Wednesday, and time for another wander. This week I’ve been inspired by a book I just finished reading, Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians. When I say I read it, I mean I picked it up to read on Sunday and didn’t put it down again until Tuesday, when I’d finished. It was a delicious,Continue reading “Wednesday Wander – Singapore”
A Weekend Jaunt
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll probably know that I spent this past weekend in Paris. A quick trip, leaving London early Saturday morning and arriving back (late) last night, I went with a close friend from Australia who arrived in England on Friday. And it was wonderful. Paris is one of my favouriteContinue reading “A Weekend Jaunt”
30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty – Supermarket
It’s day twenty of the Thirty Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Supermarket. I was going to write a little piece about how I have to go to the supermarket tomorrow, and how at this time of year it’s heaving with people pushing overloaded trolleys and looking perplexed, as though they’ve never been inContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty – Supermarket”
30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Three – Faces In The Street
It’s day three of the challenge, and today’s prompt is: Faces In The Street. This prompt is quite apropos, as I happened to be in London today – I love the city but find crowds overwhelming at times, so it’s always nice to return to the relative solitude of home. As it’s been quite aContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Three – Faces In The Street”
Microfiction Challenge #23 – Dragon Egg
Jane Dougherty has a wonderful knack of choosing interesting image prompts for her poetry and fiction challenges. I couldn’t resist these two dragons holding an egg, and here is my response: ‘It’s not very big, is it.’ ‘I can assure you sir, it’s the accessory of the season. All the most stylish dragons–’ ‘But isContinue reading “Microfiction Challenge #23 – Dragon Egg”
Everyday Magic
There’s a shop in the nearby village which I swear might be magic. It’s not a large shop, not much bigger than my living room, yet it is packed floor to ceiling with stock. The window display boasts everything from slippers to antique jewellery to thermal underwear to shovels, and the table and racks outsideContinue reading “Everyday Magic”
Helen Glynn Jones 