Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Kindle: No Smoke Without Fire

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

When it comes to modern gadgets, I’m certainly not the kind of person who buys them to be “Keeping up with the Joneses”. I tend to buy things through neccessity on grounds of practicality (for instance, I bought my Wii … Continue reading →

Posted in Kindle, Reading, Reading on the move | 13 Comments

Growing Pains

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

I have a potted, indoor Tradescantia – AKA Wandering Jew. For thirty years it stood proud in my grandmother’s home, grown from a tiny cutting that she took from one I bought at a church fete as a child (sadly … Continue reading →

Posted in Growing Gifts, Reminiscense, Strength, Tenacity | Leave a comment

Keep Calm And Move Your Body

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Yesterday we were busy. It has to have been a year since I was last in town for any real length of time, and it was good to have a change of scenery. In all of the stress excitement concerning … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Image, Boobs, Confidence, Desirability, Food, Health, Home Crafts, Illness, Kitchen Witchy, Life Plans, Lingerie, Love, Wedding Plans | 2 Comments

It’s All Go… Oh, Wait A Minute!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

All this time after divorcing the useless lump that is Trevor (who I assume is now happy living underneath his bridge and frightening passing children and Billy Goats), he is still a flaming obstacle! Who could believe it, right? This … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Accomplishments, Friends, Life Plans, Love, Tribble Towers, Wedding Plans | 6 Comments

Hi from InkAshlings

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

I realise it is neither Sunday nor time for me to guest post but as I am going on holiday for three weeks from this Sunday coming, I thought I had better pop into Tribble Towers territory and say “Hi.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Fight For Your Rights, Ink Ashlings, Maureen's Guest Blog Spot, Sunday Writer | 2 Comments

An Announcement

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

After the fiasco that was 2011, we decided to aim for some of our goals regardless of what 2012 might decide to throw at us. With my health improving this seems to be a viable option, and we certainly have … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Tribble Towers, Wedding Plans | 13 Comments

Falling Into You – A Description Of An Epileptic Brain

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

I am often asked what it feels like to suffer from epilepsy and it’s really very difficult to describe. It differs for every person, as no two seizures are alike. If there was a Richter Scale for seizure activity, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Epilepsy, Health, NHS | 6 Comments

All Of The Things, All Of The Time

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

New Year: I very rarely make New Year’s resolutions, but this year I did. I have so many unfinished cross-stitch projects lying about that I really must do something about it. So I decided to finish up all existing projects … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Adventures In Preserves, Cross-stitch, Friends, Health, Home Crafts, Life Plans | 4 Comments

When The Shoes No Longer Fit

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Growing up, we all have ideals about the kind of people we want to be. When we think ahead to milestones (20, 30, 40) we all have ideas and plans in our heads – which almost never work out the … Continue reading →

Posted in Epilepsy, Family, Homemaking, Life Plans, Love, Milestones, Neurological, Reminiscense | 5 Comments

The Eye Of The Storm

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

This, apparently, is what a storm looks like above the earth. Really rather wonderful, don’t you think? I found this image on Google and wish I knew who to credit for it! Well, we’ve had a proper English Storm here … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Epilepsy, Family, Love, Nature, Neurological, Storms, Weather | 2 Comments