Now that I am through the petulant, incredible sulk evoked by the hijacking of my birthday by General Election shenanigans – i.e. who is going to want to stay up we me all night on December 11th, when they can stay up all night in cross-media infographic heaven on December 12th? – I have poured…
Author: thedragonflyjar
I'm a sixty something working, single woman, navigating through all the challenges and opportunities of life - hopefully with a little irreverent humour and grace.
Watch this trend
When I hear this week that wrist watches are making a comeback, it makes me smile. Apparently double wrist watching is ‘trending’ on the catwalk (models wearing more than one wrist watch, people) and I have it on good authority that it is not just double denim that is now making a comeback. Although the…
Minted
Mama J spent the day with Mama J Senior yesterday and, as ever, it was a mission just to keep up with her relentless energy and caffeine-fuelled encyclopaedic chat; 93 and she could give most teenagers a run for their money. If I can keep up with her pace, I am finding these days that…
A Tense Present
Sadly you already know that my sister ‘changed address’ at the start of the summer; you may not know though, that yesterday was her Thanksgiving Service – a big party that she arranged before she left us. She must have felt that we would need a little space before we held her celebrations, perhaps she…
The big picture
My latest senior moment means that I can not remember where I read the information I am just about to share with you. I don’t think I imagined it; it makes perfect sense to me, so I am going to share this scientific research with you anyway – well, I think it was scientific, but…
Putting my best foot forward
The feel of a new term continues this morning into the 8 am communion service I would definitely visit on a weekly basis if my duvet wasn’t so compelling every Sunday. In reality I tend to have my chats with God when I am out running or sitting at a particularly slow change of traffic…
New terms and conditions
I’m back at the chalk face this week – well actually, back at the interactive white board and struggling to remember how to use it seamlessly without asking for help from a student – but anyway, a new term has started. It never ceases to amaze me how September seems to take us all by…
New Rules
I have busied myself over the last week to prevent myself from checking my phone too often to see if there are any new messages from my sister. I read somewhere that it takes six weeks to break an old habit, but I am starting to think that this particular sister detox may take much…
A Change of Address
You may have noticed that my blog silence extended a little longer than I anticipated. You probably thought that I (Dora) decided to stay Kenya-bound and master the detail of chapatti and mandazi recipes before returning to run an artisan cookery school back in the UK (thankfully – for Food & Hygiene Inspectors – this…
Dora the Explorer
I nearly didn’t blog this week, and I certainly won’t over the next couple of weeks (clear your diaries, people), but I find myself with a couple of hours before I leave to catch up with the intrepid group of teachers and students who have led the forward party to Kenya without me. I have…
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