It's OK Not to Love Christmas

 

Dear friends. If you love everything about the festive period, please move on. Nothing for you here.

This post is aimed at those who find Christmas difficult and/or boring. It can even be a triggering event for some, to use young people's parlance. 

Hitting Carb Creep on the Head

 And Wow on Wednesday

Dear friends.  I'm currently on a short-term low carb diet and enjoying it greatly. I'm not doing it to lose weight as such, but to shed a couple of inches from around the waist.

There's been a bit too much "carb creep" in the last few months.  I've generally eaten a Mediterranean type diet for the last year or so,  low carb but with lots of vegetables, berries and good wholegrains.

Favourite Books of 2024

 

Dear friends. I've completed the Goodreads challenge 2024, 100 books this year. Yay! Now it's time to share my favourites.  I selected the books which got my ultimate accolade of 5 stars. 

At the start of the year. I resolved to try to read more genres. Big fail on that front, because I didn't deviate from my favourites of thrillers, literary, historical and occasional non-fiction. I tried a couple of romances, sci-fi and fantasy, but they're not my cup of tea.

November: Colourful with an 80s Twist

 

Dear friends. Here are my jolly japes in November. These included another colourful gathering of friends; a trip to Plymouth; a vintage fair, a new ballet and an exhibition at Tate Britain.