At the moment, thanks to some unseasonably (but gratefully received) late winter rain and slightly warmer weather, we are inundated by giant mosquitoes. Except they’re not. They are actually crane flies, but as you can see from the picture below, they do have a marked resemblance to the blood-sucking pests. The irony is, the crane…
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Feel good: Nala the cat
Because I think we could all do with something warm and fuzzy…
To remember
In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. Something you want to remember.I have a really good memory for things, so rather than things I want to remember, I have things I wish I could forget. I’m not talking about the big things, the things that help shape who…
A reminder to myself
Back in January (you know, in that previous life), I posted a Journal Question response on a Quote To Live By. Rather than a quote, I posted a song which has lyrics that resonate with me (the music is great too). With the year we’ve been having, and that I have been having, I need…
The Tea Analogy
Tonight I was at a workshop for parents of teens on “Supporting Teenagers to Become Sexually Healthy Adults”. This wasn’t a birds and bees kinda talk, this was about what teens are doing these days, what sexual health is (you wouldn’t think that looks different but it does) and the medical side of things. It…