This week brought a new fitness challenge – one focused on distance. I’ve entered the competition as part of a team at work and we get points for every kilometre we walk or cycle. That, and my 6 in 6 challenge, has definitely helped with some ‘acts of wildness’ this week as it’s forced meContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 4”
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356 Days Wild: Week 3
I forgot to say at the end of my last post that I managed to complete the first week of my 6 in 6 challenge! Having to walk almost 6,000 steps indoors on the Wednesday of that week was really quite an experience. I made myself pretty dizzy and also seriously irritated one of myContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 3”
356 Days Wild: Week 2
If you’re reading my blog for the first time then you might want to check out this post before reading any further. It explains what on earth this is all about! For anyone who’s visited before, I hope you enjoy reading about all my ‘wild’ undertakings this week đ Monday 18th January 2021 I’ve startedContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 2”
356 Days Wild: Week 1
Iâve set myself a new challenge for 2021. A âwildâ one. As those of you who have read quite a few of my posts may know, Iâm a big fan of wildlife and the benefits it can have on wellbeing. A couple of The Wildlife Trustsâ challenges really brought this home to me over theContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 1”
A winter visitor
The winter visitor Iâm going to write about today is the fieldfare. I first spotted a group of fieldfares towards the end of last year. I heard them before I saw them. It was a very odd noise and I wondered what on earth I was listening to. The British Trust for Ornithology describes theContinue reading “A winter visitor”
Love, Claude & Jolene
Last November, I briefly introduced two new arrivals to my life: Claude and Jolene. We adopted this bonded pair of cats from Warwickshire Cats Protection. Since that rather turbulent car journey home, our cats abandoned their old names – Claude (white and grey male) was previously called Snowy and Jolene (black female) was called Misty.Continue reading “Love, Claude & Jolene”
#12DaysWild
In June 2020, I decided to take part in The Wildlife Trusts â30 Days Wildâ challenge. The general idea was to appreciate nature – and the positive effect it has on wellbeing and mental health – through daily âacts of wildnessâ. I started taking more of an interest in The Wildlife Trusts during my lastContinue reading “#12DaysWild”
Regulus regulus
I recently learnt an interesting fact. I sometimes joke with my friends that when I learn something potentially dubious, Iâve learnt a myth. I think we may even have laughed about this before âfake newsâ started becoming the way of describing such pieces of information. In any case, I think this interesting fact is undoubtedlyContinue reading “Regulus regulus”
âNo cheeses for us meecesâ
Quite possibly the best line of any Christmas film. (For those of you who havenât been blessed with the quote yet – or the song it comes from – I would highly recommend watching this clip from A Muppets Christmas Carol.) As it happens, this post actually has nothing to do with cheese or miceContinue reading “âNo cheeses for us meecesâ”
Do you want to build a snowman…
(…Another lyric that just wouldn’t leave my head! I hope you’re a fan of this Frozen song. If not, I can only apologise!) Just a short one from me this weekend. Over the past few weeks, Iâve been busy with a couple of Christmas projects and I wanted to share this one with you. IContinue reading “Do you want to build a snowman…”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 