Hello, It’s been quite the winter here, what with a blizzard, an arctic blast, and this week, an ice storm – and endless days of grey in between. Then, suddenly, there is an occasional glimmer, or even an hour or two, of sunlight. As it turns from pale to golden, it is wonderfully uplifting:…
Hello, In anticipation of International Day of Happiness and the blog's third birthday, this is to let you know that we'll be back on Friday, 20th March, with the first in our new series of monthly posts. Claire and Sam On anticipation - " 'Well', said Pooh, 'what I like best', and then he had…
Hello, Now that we're in January, we're busy working on our new project and making plans for the blog in 2020. Today we'd like to share with you one of our favourite simple pleasures at this time of year - spotting snowdrops and the first signs that Spring is on its way. Not surprisingly,…
Today's Friday Food for Thought comes from the song I want to be happy, with lyrics by Irving Caesar and music by Vincent Yeomans, who was born on this day in 1898. It was written in 1925 for the musical No, No, Nanette, which also features the song Tea for Two. It has been performed by, among…
And you will always look lovely." Today's Friday Food for Thought is a quote from The Twits by Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990), novelist, children's author, screenwriter and fighter pilot. Did you know? Roald Dahl was named after the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen. He was born in Llandaff, Wales. There is a blue plaque on…
Dear Sam, Welcome home! Your enticing Postcard from Los Angeles has started me thinking about the holidays, so I think it's time to sign off for our summer break from our regular blog posts for a few weeks, until we're back on September 6th. In the meanwhile, there'll still be plenty for our readers on…
Today's Friday Food for Thought is from Confucious (551 - 479BC), Chinese philosopher and politician.