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Brexit-level grim in The dotted line
It's a weird day today, watching your country enthusiastically vote for ideals that you stand so firmly against. Earlier, as I watched the first half of the results coming in, I felt disappo...
Connection in The dotted line
My Dad seemingly knows every word to every song from the 60s and 70s, including all of the major showtunes.I never knew he loved music so much and had such a diverse range, but since we got him...
Buoyed by ACEOs in The dotted line
I'm bidding on my first ever ACEOs.I'd never heard of such things until I started following painting tutorials on TikTok, now I see artist's showing them all the time!I recently crea...
Honest systems in The dotted line
I was proud of myself this week.We’re a few weeks into the new working setup, since the mass redundancies took place. And in some ways we have returned to the dynamic we had over a decade ago, ...
Gypsy jazz and Rebel girls in The dotted line
You know those weeks where you try really hard and it all somehow turns out worse than if you hadn't tried at all ?!I think the weekend is to blame. I spent so long outside in the rea...
Taking the days slowly in The dotted line
It's been a heavier few weeks.First there was Mother's Day, which, through the kindness and thoughtfulness of those around me, we navigated gently.Then unavoidable home pressures meant m...
Jumbo oats in The dotted line
I rustled through my Dad's dry foods cupboard this morning and spotted a large unopened pack of jumbo oats. Aww, they're from Grape Tree. I was with my Mum when she bought these, we were havin...
Ultramarin pink in The dotted line
I lost a paint pan yesterday. It flew out of my hand, bounced off the table and lodged down the back of an inaccessible radiator! Last night's paint dabble just wasn't the same without y...
Colour and Joy, Hope and Connection in The dotted line
I think the words to describe this are:"Ohhhhh my word, this is AMAZING!!!"The floor is covered in colour and joy and hope and connection and it's just so flippin beautiful!What...
Puzzles and Smiles in The dotted line
I just smiled. It crept up on me unexpectedly. One minute I was laying in bed, wide awake, listening to a new song on repeat and playing one of my "calm the f**k down" puzzle games when.....
Four seconds in The dotted line
There's a photo of my Mum in what was their shared bedroom. Tonight I looked at it as I said goodnight and felt a thunderbolt move through me. My brain didn't know the difference between a...
Doodle happy in The dotted line
After days of getting over a dodgy tummy we took an exciting New Years Day trip to the B&M discount store and I found the holy grail! A £1 kids art pad with pages so thin, that at last...
Pondering - silliness! in Half-baked musings
What's the silliest joke you can't help laughing at? 🍭 +--------------------------------------+ Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! +-------...
The unthunk in Half-baked musings
What's that sensation? Why do I suddenly feel weird My stomach's flown into my chest like I'm on a rollercoaster All I did was walk across my kitchen with a freshly brewed cup of tea Whilst r...
A brief rest in Half-baked musings
Like a dense cloud sat waiting in motionless skies Like a shaken bottle of soda pop that's trickled out the last of its pressure bubble fountain Like a plastic bag that's danced its way into a...
Coincidence... in The dotted line
Hereditary pancreatic cancerIt makes me wonder.. before my Mum, before her MumBefore modern diagnostics. Were there others?Maybe. Maybe not.And is it only the female line?Or just coincidence.I'm...
Time is fluid in Half-baked musings
Time is very fluid.The more I do, the faster it arrives, but the slower it leaves.The less I do, the slower it arrives, but the faster it leaves.On a quiet week where nothing happens, the secon...
Transitional fabrics in Half-baked musings
A content creator asked, with complete sincerity, what dressing gowns are for. My favourite response explained that they are 'transitional fabrics', used when you're not quite ready to wear h...
Shaun the Sheep in Half-baked musings
06.40 - Wake before alarm, listen out for their needsNothing stirs, must rush, I've big ideas and daily deeds!07.10 - It's laundry, make a brew, browse, clean the sinkSkip shower? Spot 10 h...
The Greatest Currency in Half-baked musings
I think two of the greatest We brush our teeth currencies in life are Get our vaccines connection and time. Eat less salt Capitalism knows that our Wash our hands time has an intrinsi...
Pondering - profound strangers in Half-baked musings
🐾 What interaction with a stranger has most touched your life? I'm probably going to remember lots more examples as soon as I post this, so I might come back and edit it later! But the on...
Pondering - peacefulness in Half-baked musings
🦧 What brings you peace... Certainty brings me an enormous amount of peace. 🕊️ Without it, it feels like my brain is a perfectly round metal ball vibrating in mid-air between the forc...
Ponderings #1 in Half-baked musings
🍯 What three things would you like more of in your life?What does connection feel like, for you and how do you nurture it? 🕸️🐾 What interaction with a stranger has most touched you...
Kindness in The dotted line
This week I have learnt that there is a tremendous network of kind hearted strangers that rally around someone during their sunset period. Everyday someone phones or visits to check all is o...
Theatre Camp in The dotted line
I just watched Theatre Camp, it was cosy, funny and entertaining! It was nice to see Noah Galvin shine in his own light (not least because he co-wrote it). It's got a 6.9 on IMDB, wh...
