Thought for the Month

My birthday is in July, and my daughter gave me a present called “My Life in a Book”. Each Monday a question about my life comes in my email box. I must answer this question and send the reply. At the end of the year there will be a printed book with all my reminisces…

For the last 20 years I have been on holiday for a few days with my friends, and the holidays we have been on have been fantastic and all very different. Whilst we are away, we do some things together and some on our own or with part of the group. I can remember…

I was intrigued by the fact that the conclave issued the white smoke to show that a new Pope had been elected on May 8th the 80th anniversary of VE Day. What a coincidence that these two momentous events took place on the same day. One of the strong issues of the late…

Ne’er cast a clout until May is out. That is a saying my mum used to say each year. I took it to mean that I had to keep wearing my liberty bodice until the end of May. Only women of a certain age will know what a liberty bodice is! What it meant was that the weather…

Spring and April bring a sense of hope and promise, as the world wakes up and possibilities seem endless. This month is like nature finally deciding to hit the snooze button one last time before leaping out of bed, full of energy and life. And with all this dazzling…

March is a busy month this year. In fact, it is a busy month every year. It starts off early this year with pancake day. Although it is the day before the beginning of lent, and traditionally the day to use up any flour or eggs, it is a wonderful excuse to eat plenty…

Gosh don’t we moan about winter but now we can see Spring peeping around the corner to check when it will be safe to appear maybe it’s time to take another look at winter. It is often the cause for complaint for its chilly temperatures and shorter days, and this year…

I hope you all had a lovely, peaceful and joyful Christmas and New Year. Hopefully the turkey is finished, the presents given and received, and some form of normality restored. Some of you will have taken your decorations down immediately after Christmas day but…

December is here with us again, a time we all spend time thinking about gifts. It got me thinking about whether I preferred to give or receive them. The obvious answer is to give, and I bet we were all told that as children. I doubt that most children would agree. To…

Last month I was just about to leave on holiday when I wrote this article. Well, it certainly didn’t go to plan. The first day of our holiday saw me in a French hospital with a fractured rib amongst other things. Not an ideal start! Any of you that have had a broken…