When I started blogging 14 months ago, I had very little social media presence, apart from Facebook. I didn’t use Twitter very much, (and still not as much as I should) and Instagram was something I never went on. In the past year I have somehow managed to garner nearly 3500 followers on Instagram. In…

Although I understand the significance of the Easter Festival, I haven’t been a practicing Christian for some time. So, for me Easter is a time of happiness and getting to be with my family. This has been even more important this year, as Little Chick is in a different part of the Country. Thankfully, We…

I decided that for Easter I would actually treat myself. In a vintage Facebook group, I had spotted a beautiful handbag, and had to know where it was from. What a fatal move! The owner of the bag introduced me to the work of Woody Ellen. A Belgian Illustrator, who paints the most beautiful floral…

Tuesday evening saw me meet up with the wonderful Kerry from Ruby Thunder Blog for an evening of musical entertainment. After reading a random facebook post on Kerry’s page, asking who wanted to go and see Post Modern Jukebox in Cambridge, I sent a series of drunken begging messages stating my desire to go. For those…

In this day and age of technology, everything is instantaneous. Messages can be sent to the other side of the world, received, read and replied to, in less time than it takes to boil a kettle. Whilst this is great when you want to  know information immediately, or need an answer to a time-sensitive…