It has been a month since I have properly posted on my blog and my Instagram has also been very sporadic with only 4 posts since the 1st of June which is less than what I usually put out in 10 days! Thankfully my followers seem to have stuck with me which was down…

Being on Social Media has given me multiple adventures and opportunities over the past eight/nine years. One of the most wonderful of things to happen has been when artists and creators make contact and tell me they have painted, sketched or created a caricature of some of my photographs. Sometimes this has been out…

As many of you know, my life has completely changed virtually overnight with the decline in health of my Mum. This means that I am caring for her 24 hours a day and of course, this has affected both my mental health and the capacity to write as much as I would like to…

If you have ever looked at any of my Instagram posts or blogs before, you will have seen many tropical/tiki style dresses in my wardrobe. I have more than a handful and absolutely love the colours and styles and they make me feel happy and certainly put a smile on my face whenever I…

As my long-time readers know, I messed up my knee pretty bad in something the family refer to as “The Gin-cident” Unfortunately being a stubborn old bird, I didn’t get treatment until too late and have caused lasting damage. This improves and declines with regularity and there are periods where I do not need…