I am a goal-setter and, mostly, a goal-getter. But sometimes I set too many overly ambitious goals, and I struggle to meet them. It’s not…
It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was starting my 2024 summer holidays, and now they are over and I’m back home in Scotland.…
Anyone who knows me knows that I am not (generally) an entertainer. I don’t host parties or gatherings and rarely invite people into my home.…
Welcome to Castle Ryan, my new house that I hope to transform into a home. It was about 16 years ago that I last made…
In the past several months, I have hinted at Big Things that are afoot – and I even came close to saying outright said that…
With the start of the new year, it’s time to start thinking about new things. New goals, new adventures, and new life. In recent years,…
And with that, another Homeland Holiday has ended. And, as always, I am left sad and heartbroken after leaving behind so many people who I…
We have been doing a bit of purging on my Homeland Holiday this summer. It’s hard to say that this has been “one of my…
I’ve been home for less than a week now, and I’ve already started working through my list of chores. Because that’s how I like to…
I finally splurged on a new dehydrator in late August and kept it running pretty much non-stop until last week. And, oh, what a glorious…
Once again, my Homeland Holidays have come to an end, and I am slowly settling back into life in The Heartland. And, oh, how my…
Last month, my Dad requested one “Big Project” for my summer holidays: Get the downstairs bedroom arranged/organised so that he had loads of floor space.…
Way back in 2013, my parents took small rose plants to the cemetery for Memorial Day. There were two sets of roses (one white, one…
I am home in America, again. Yes, it feels like just yesterday that I was leaving, and now I am back. I had always planned…
I was given a Biden/Harris 2020 election sign to display in front of my cottage last year, but after the election (and inauguration) was over,…
I have long been aware of the privileges I have in this world simply because I am a white, Christian, American. That’s not to say…
Winter is sneaking up upon us and that means cosy nights in front of a crackling fire. But to enjoy those cosy evenings, I need…
It has now been four weeks since my fateful journey out for some salty snacks; a journey that left me with a broken ankle. I am…
It started a little over a year ago. Every few days, I would wake up and there would be faint, shimmering lines on the carpet…
As part of February’s letter-writing challenge, I’ve decided that I need to think a little more about who I write to. Obviously, I can write to…