Category Archive: everyday skills

323 – Dinner

323 – Dinner

Dinner. That sublime time of the day. We’re usually pretty shattered when we arrive home from work and then there’s food to make. I don’t …

 

321 – Makes times, takes time

321 – Makes times, takes time

A couple of weeks ago I pruned the roses. A blessing, today, I see that somehow, miraculously, the roses have noticed the days are longer. …

 

320 – Crab apple jelly

320 – Crab apple jelly

Saturday. I think about sleeping in, but instead I get up and make a start on converting a stash of crab apples into jelly. Crab …

 

314 – There’s gold in them thar hills!

314 – There’s gold in them thar hills!

An original life is unexplored territory. You don’t get there by taking a taxi – you get there by carrying a canoe. — Alan Alda I …

 

313 – Turning from the path

313 – Turning from the path

In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in the dark wood with no path I could see anywhere. — Dante La Commedia Divina Red …

 

312 – Reflection

312 – Reflection

How do we get better at what we do? What if we’re pretty good already? What if we’re actually very good at what we do? I …

 

311 – Blue moon

311 – Blue moon

Blue moon, you saw me standin’ alone Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own Blue moon, you knew just what I was …

 

309 – The chain, unbroken

309 – The chain, unbroken

I’m feeling a bit sad tonight. After a great weekend, and an ok day at work, I come home and find some words that left …

 

307 – Pure gold

307 – Pure gold

How completely beautiful. This afternoon I took the pear and quince juice my sister Gillian brought us and made jelly. Jam is good, but jelly …

 

302 – Paved with gold

302 – Paved with gold

What a simple joy today to spot a small troupe of goldfinches, in full winter regalia, foraging for food on the street among the cigarette …