Soldiering on with part 3 of the ‘bus’ papers

To my lovely friends: Just so you know – I am not depressed. Depression numbs everything. I am simply drained … More

Artwork and (in)sanity update

After a couple of weeks when I sometimes felt my heart was being put through a blender I have at … More

A big thank you – and a guest post

Thank you my friends for some lovely messages of support when I was having a bit of a wobble a … More

100 followers and 10 challenges

To celebrate reaching 100 followers. In fact over 120. How did this happen? Even I don’t find me that interesting. … More

The Bus Papers – part two..

First the necessary pre-amble. Please read part one if you have not already as it puts this into some context. … More

Update and another critter.

Here is another contribution to Roda’s Critter Connection Challenge: Drone fly on Gladiolus carmineus. October 8th in my garden. I … More

“I miss the comfort in being sad…”*

*Lyrics by Kurt Cobain, Nirvana; ‘Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle’,  1993.   A post for World Mental … More

Musings on British Reserve

My post about male fashion and reluctance to express oneself has made me think. There is a joke about a … More

Small but Perfectly Formed #2

Geeky plant post ahead! For those checking on my sanity, however: This has been a really emotional week. Sunday was … More

Depression – little stuff that helped

I am hopefully on the road to recovery from a long depressive episode. I have been thinking about the little … More