On loneliness
On Thursday I drove to the gym before work and left just as the sun was coming up. When I got into my car the sky was dark navy, like a school pullover. The street was still asleep – no…
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Float on, pelican
Overhead the pelicans float on a pocket of thermal air, their wings outstretched, their feathers fluttering lightly on the breeze. I am floating too, on the surface of the pool, staring at the sky. It makes me think of Geography…
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The pleasure of losing things
I am fastidious about the contents of my handbag. The usual stuff is in there, of course. And a few extras thrown in because I don’t like to get caught out – notebook and pen, green tea teabags, a few…
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How to stop feeling disappointed
I mentioned in a recent blog post about how disappointed I was that our holiday to France didn’t work out the way I had planned. I also referenced how often my expectations of how things are ‘supposed’ to go end…
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Life is a microwaved croque monsieur
The long curtain that hangs between the patio door and our little room in the B&B in Biarritz is fluttering in the afternoon breeze, the shutters gently rattling again the wall outside. I keep getting up from my seat to…
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