Shine On Harvey Moon…shine

Shine On Harvey Moon…shine

During the 70's my parents followed the fashion of homebrewing. The airing cupboard was full of fermenting buckets and bottles and stuff that smelled frankly terrible. I remember thinking "they are really gonna drink this stuff at some point?????" The beer making didn't last long but the wine making went on for longer. We used [...]

I’d Kill for a Reverse Cupid

I’d Kill for a Reverse Cupid

We're entering that time of year when everyone loses their damn mind and goes all coochie-cooey over each other with flamboyant and public demonstrations of love. Here's my opinion... BLAH BLAH BLAH! What I would really love on Valentine's is someone to permanently take the arrow from last year out of my back so I [...]

The Six Songs Series – Part 1 – Songs That Make You Cry

The Six Songs Series – Part 1 – Songs That Make You Cry

I was reading an article on the BBC website today called '6 Songs That Make People Cry and the Reasons Why'. It struck me because just the day before I had been watching Room 101 on the BBC where the host, Frank Skinner, argued that he couldn't put the film Grease in Room 101 because [...]

Choosing Wisely

Choosing Wisely

The problem with knowing if you made the right decision about something is that you never know until it's too late. Whatever you did either succeeds or fails. Now, failure isn't always a bad thing...we learn from failures sometimes even more so than from the successes in life. Entrepreneurial Flair My boss at MadPea...the Queen [...]

A Roadtrip Through the Mind

A Roadtrip Through the Mind

What a crazy journey that would be full of twists and turns!!! Would I ever reach the destination? When it comes to my mind it might be a bit of a mystery tour at present. Somedays you wake up knowing exactly where the journey is taking you and sometimes a few detours really knock the [...]

With Words the World is at your Feet

With Words the World is at your Feet

Up until May of this year I had blogged erratically using a Blogspot site. In May I made the decision to move to WordPress and put a renewed enthusiasm into blogging and I haven't looked back since. I don't think it's necessarily the change in platform that did it...though I do find this platform suits [...]

It’s the Most Wonderstress Time of the Year

It’s the Most Wonderstress Time of the Year

I know I am not alone in finding the pressure piled on as we approach the Christmas season. In real life there is the shopping for presents and food, making sure the house is ready for the impending guests. There's work parties, secret santa gifts, food to prepare ahead of time, cards to write, gifts [...]