My Favourites

Here you’ll find this and that - favourite places and things that catch my eye and give pleasure day to day. It could be a great cafe I’ve discovered, a wonderful place to stay, some beautiful flowers, music that I love listening to as I do the chores …

This Should Be Fun - My First e-course!

Do you like exploring your world with your camera? I’m currently enrolled in my first e-course with 150 women from around the world. We are connecting through our photographs and using them to learn more about ourselves, each other and the worlds in which we live …

My Favourite Song From Eddi Reader

Can a favourite song put you in a good mood? Music helps me move through the day. It could be Dusty Springfield whilst I do the ironing or Elvis Presley when I’m vacuuming. In quieter moments, sitting in my nook, my current favourite is Love is the Way …

Watch this inspiring speech by JK Rowling, author of Harry Potter

Every once in a while you hear something that resonates with you and you want to tell others about it. Well, my niece sent me a link to a speech given by JK Rowling that I think you might enjoy. See what you think …

You’ll find this link interesting …

Here’s an article from Salon.com which talks about a dilemma all women can identify with but few mention. We usually endure quietly but maybe we don’t have to any longer. All you need is to know there’s a solution and have the determination to use it …

Back home again …

Isn’t this little boat just what you would like to find in some little fishing village in France? Well, there it was in St Tropez on my recent brief visit. Follow my travel diary over the next few weeks as I recall the highlights from my recent trip to the south of France and northern Spain …

La Mirande in Avignon, France

Imagine a small boutique hotel within the walls of an old home, an internal courtyard with huge flagging stones, exquisitely decorated bedrooms, a cobbled lane outside and the edifice of the Pope’s Palace a mere twenty metres away … La Mirande in Avignon has to be one of my favourite hotels on our trip through southern France …

Important Hint about Queen B Candles

Cate Burton, from Queen B candles has just let me know a little but important hint when burning a group of candles … you’ve probably thought of it but I didn’t …