My dog Woofer is almost 14. When I first held him at a puppy, he fit into my cupped together hands. I held him this way against my chest at just a few months old. Now he occupies most of my lap and all of…
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I am going to tell you a shaggy dog story. Have you heard this expression? It’s an English idiom meaning “a long story that is intended to be amusing and that has an intentionally silly or meaningless ending.” Well, this is ( probably… hopefully? ) not one…
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A dream of spring & baked goods from Arome Bakery. Autumn and her frostier sister, winter, are seasons I very much enjoy. I like the cool cosy days of subtle colours and soft eggshell shadows. I like the stormy days when the rain tip taps…
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ROLL UP. ROLL UP, ladies and gentleman! Do not be afraid, not yet… at least. Welcome to this strange and unusual, creepy and kooky, the utterly spooky, Travels with my Belly guide to Halloween in London. Let me guide you around some of the best…
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The beginning of a new adventure “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life,…
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The perfect moment doesn’t exist Remember, there is no perfect time for anything. There is only now. – Jack Canfield I woke to bruised dark clouds, wild winds, and stormy skies full of the promise of rain. Coffee eased me from my sleep. I drank…
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To see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour – William Blake This awful coronavirus pandemic has its plus points. Everything does. It’s given us time. It has…
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A London Chinese New Year Chinatown Parade. “China is in the heart, Jack.” Egg Shen, Big Trouble in Little China A a little bit of China comes to London one cold grey Sunday. Drab and dreary winter London is brightened by rippling flags, flame reds…
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