Where do you learn from? Do you find wisdom in the big life changing events or do you see life lessons in the tiny stuff, the everyday going about your…
There’s a soft, cool breeze blowing through my study window. So different from last weekend when me and my sis spend at least five hours on the road to and…
It’s a few weeks since my beloved father passed and we are in the middle of Passover and eating a lot of matzos. As I contemplate my breakfast this morning,…
Once I’ve posted my simple pleasures blog, I sit back and wait to see what emerges for next week. So it was that I found myself wandering casually around Holland…
‘I’ve been feeling a bit funny this morning. Then I realised I had my knickers on the wrong way round.’ Oh, I did laugh. Now normally that’s not the kind…
When I started writing this series, I told myself that I needed to keep it simple – not least because I have a tendency to make things over complicated. And…
A busy morning. Up early, (well, for me), loads of emails, two long calls, a quick lunch and a client coming this afternoon. Of course I’ve prepared for her. I’ve…
Walking up Holland Park Avenue last week, the weather again changed back to mild and now almost spring-like with some warm sunshine. People sitting outside pavement cafes with coffee and…
There are some people in the world whose very essence gives simple pleasure.You probably know someone like that yourself- they possess an indefinable something which is uplifting and joyful. Just…
I’ve never been a great fan of organised exercise. I don’t like gyms finding them smelly and stuffy, I’m pretty clumsy and uncoordinated and I lack physical courage. However the…
The Simple Pleasures In Life: a series of Out Loud blogs celebrating the little things that lift our spirits, bring us joy and sometimes even reveal the miracle of life…