Early Retirement for Teacher leads to Interior Design
Louise Frantom and her husband Des, moved to our village 23 years ago in 1993. She remembers coming down the hill and seeing the lovely village green (for a shot of the Green, see my blog ‘Bucks and...
View ArticlePutting Caring Energy in the Right Place
I’ve discovered that I don’t need to respond to Mum’s frequent phone calls one by one, or immediately. Of course I’m right there if something is urgent, but most of the time she’s just checking in with...
View ArticleThe Worst Type of Glass Jigsaw
Behold my first stained glass panel, being leaded successfully. Only a few pieces to go, along the top there. Well. There is that slight problem at the top left on the watery-looking glass where...
View ArticleA Cast of Thousands – My Trials with a Tsunami and Orthopaedics
When I fractured my ankle in a Tsunami 30 years ago, I didn't envisage hoping for a fusion between veterinary medicine and human to solve my problem. The post A Cast of Thousands – My Trials with a...
View ArticleCraft Fairs in the South East
Bucks Open Studios is running from 11th June – 26th June. Visit hundreds of local artists and see their work. Also here’s the latest Craft Fairs in the South East newsletter for those who live in the...
View ArticleUnity from Division
I recently went to an exhibition at Obsidian Art Gallery. It was part of Bucks Open Studios – a three-week long celebration of artists and their work in Buckinghamshire. I was fortunate enough to...
View ArticleGoogle is Blind to Creative Minds
Recently I received a slew of positive comments about this blog. One in particular highlighted the dilemma I face with each blog I create. Google is blind to creative minds and diverse lives! I know...
View ArticleSocialising Clever Cancer Dogs
At the end of May I was invited to be part of Medical Detection Dogs Graduation and Celebration Day at Stowe School, near Buckingham. What little I know about the charity has been learnt through my...
View ArticleThe Buddha is Going on Retreat
In June of this year, I found myself sitting in a room with five other chronic pain sufferers, under the care and tutelage of the experts from the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital in Stanmore,...
View ArticleRiding as Therapy
Here I am on Bailey, enjoying my first hack in the countryside in 25 yrs. I can’t adequately express how happy it makes me to be on a horse again, at the grand old age of 53, with an The post Riding...
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