Journal
The trashed garden
“Tout est pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes possibles.” Voltaire - Candide I've been mulling this post for ages and it goes to the heart of why I write this blog. It's not so much for the sheer quantity of readers which, let's face it, is low - though I...
Mixtiles
Look at my wall of Mixtiles! It’s difficult to make a place rented from someone else into somewhere that feels like home. We’re had bare walls here, partly because we’re frightened of damaging the walls of someone else’s house but then I saw an IG ad for these. You...
Sanjivanee Bapat
10th September 1932 - 11th February 2019 Silenced by no-one. Finally at peace.
Questions at a bedside
I did not bring my proper camera for this visit to see my mum. I knew it would be a difficult one, unexplored territory. My mum is currently confined to her bed in her sunny little room at Dignity Lifestyle, having fallen as she toddled between sofa and wheelchair on...
Eleven pipers piping
I think my mental link here is something something about music being piped into my ears. I did say it was tenuous and, since no-one at all has commented on yesterday's controversialist post, I don't suppose you'll really care. I've had a busy day (24.5K steps) and my...
New year melancholy missive
Here I sit on New Year’s Eve inevitably looking back on 2018. I’ll warn you, dear Reader, that this post is going to be melancholy. I’ve seen other people’s Christmas and New Year wishes for happiness. They are meant with the most loving of hearts but this year I...
Fresh!
Normally, I detest selfies, but we had a lovely afternoon just chilling by the beach.
How they roll
Discovery Bay is a largely car-free community. Its well-integrated transport plan includes large buses to the airport and the nearest MTR station, and little local ones too, that save you from having to climb the steep hills with heavy shopping. You can book a taxi...