panoramic photo of Mellbreak a lakeland fell
I booked a last minute break in the lakes to recharge my battery, but forgot that recharging mentally can cause physical exhaustion. Lesson learned or not?
embroidered hog weed sunprint art
Does your creativity get brushed aside in favour of other stuff. I know mine does. Here's how I tackle the issue and my latest work.
Not a tale about ducklings, but a story about overcoming adversity. Because we all can.

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Mental health issues can affect all of us at different times and in different ways. Here's a short story about one guy I met out walking.
Cancer takes a small piece of your life, and it can be hard work claiming it back, this blog post looks at a stage in that journey or any stage in life where getting back to normaility is needed...
Sometimes I’m so focussed on producing a finished piece I forget to play. And by play I mean just stitching for stitching’s sake. Just putting some fabric in a hoop and allowing my needle and thread to carve […]
New normal is becomming an everyday term, but what does it really mean? If we don't adapt and change to new circumstances then life can leave us feeling bitter and resentful. If we accept our new normal (and this can be any life change) then it aids us in getting on with life and moving forward, and hopefully with a smile on our faces.
How many of us miss that January 1st Goal setting thing? For me I’m often still on my Christmas Break and not thinking about work stuff. I’m also still eating the chocolate left over from Christmas so the […]
I've been lucky. I didn't need Chemo, Radiotherapy is a whole different thing. This is about my experience
Here I am. Its been 11 weeks since my surgery. And apart from a lingering Covid cough and a general lack of fitness as I’ve not been to the gym in nearly 2 years – I feeling fighting […]