Have I completely lost my Nuthatch?
…our first encounter with wildlife was a nuthatch that swooped across our decking area to land on an adjacent tree. That visitor was the first of many nuthatches who spent their time creeping up (and down) the tree trunks and investigating any crumbs or seeds we left after meals. We grew very fond of them and familiar with their habits.
Love it, hate it, can’t live without it
We are always communicating something. Our words or their absence. Our engagement or withdrawal. It’s all communicating something to someone. Sometimes it’s really interesting to ask other people what they think we are communicating to them so we can see how effective our messaging is…
Dog-tired
Dog-tired. That’s what we say. Is that how you feel? It sounds a bit mean on dogs but apparently the phrase "dog-tired" comes from stories that Alfred the Great would send his sons out running with his hunting dogs and they’d come back, well… dog-tired. If I’m honest,...
The deafening silence after the alarm sounds
How are you doing? My week has been a bit of a mix. My car had an electrical fault last week - security alarm sounding whenever I physically opened the door. You can imagine that my neighbours were not amused. I tried to fix it over several days consulting the...
Old dogs, new tricks, same old me
There's no denying it. 2022 has officially started and although we have a new year, I'm not sure there's a new me to greet it. New Year, New Me? Nope. The old me is still firmly in place. Yet old me is more than willing to learn some new tricks along the way. We used...
Planning isn’t everything!
Just a quick but very heartfelt happy new year wish for better times to come. If we've learned one thing these last two years it's that the best laid plans can and do change. That's not a reason not to plan - personally I love a good plan, better than most maybe - but...
