Stats crash

Posted on November 6, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Boring, Ideas, Life, Opinion, Sharing, Stats, Thinking, Time, WordPress14 Comments

Oh dear! What have I done? I haven’t posted much recently, and since the clocks went back I have got less views. Maybe I’m boring people. It’s hard not to be repetitive and I’ve also expressed some political views that might have put people off or annoyed them. But I can’t help being honest about my opinions. I don’t think I’m extreme in any way, just concerned about what is happening in the world with democracy and climate change. Tell me if there is anything I need to do to change? The Internet is an echo chamber, sometimes you only hear what you want to. I don’t think I can change that much?

Gratitudes

Posted on September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, gratitudes, Help, Life, Positive, Sharing, Sketching, small things, therapeutic, Thinking, three gratitudes4 Comments

I’m getting some help with my mental health and one of the things I’ve taken up is to do a gratitude diary. Basically you write down three things you are grateful for every day. I do it before bed, and I remember small things that have made me happy during the day. Not big dramatic things (today was a bit of an exception because two things were slightly more important) on other days I’ve included the cat on my lap, or standing in the garden full of flowers.

So why do it? It appears to rewire your brain, cutting down on negative thoughts and turning them positive. I have been advised to do it for at least 28 days. I’m not suggesting anyone else does it, but it’s helping me.

Oil painting?

Posted on December 28, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Flavour, Food, Ingredients, Luck, Oil painting, Painting, Sharing, Taste, TrifleLeave a comment

Someone just put a comment on my Instagram account saying this combination of photos looks like an oil painting? It made me think about cooking. If something looks nice and colourful it should also be tasty. A collection of colours, textures, and the vessel the food is in all must have an effect on the psychology of how you taste and feel about a meal or a snack. I’m lucky to have enough to eat and a good choice of ingredients. I wish more people could have the chance to share.

Sharing

Posted on July 31, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bed, Black and white cat, Pets, Poem, Poetry, Sharing, sheets, Sleeping, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Sleeping

Snoozing

Sharing

Sweet.

Staring

Settled

Snug

Soft.

Sheltered

Subtle

Saturday

Sheets

Argument

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Argument, Blocked, Disagree, Rude, Sharing, Social media, Swearing, Thinking6 Comments

What do you do when someone asks you to share something on social media and you disagree?

So you message back to say you cannot share it, the idea is wrong, it’s based on fake news. You attempt to say no politely, and point out reasons why you can’t agree.

The person messages back and after some patronising thoughts, swears at you.

You come back with more information from a reliable source. Another abusive reply.

I’ve known this person for several years. I have never been spoken to in that way by the person before. My thoughts are they must strongly believe what they are saying. They must care or they wouldn’t share. But what they are asking me to pass on makes no sense. After another exchange where they were rude and patronising again…

I blocked them.

Mulled wine

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Austerity, Life, Memory, mulled wine, Poverty, Sharing, Thinking, ThoughtLeave a comment

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Warm wine with herbs and sugar. I don’t know what the herbs are as I usually buy a bottle of one that already has things in it. Heat it up in a pan and drink, possibly with mince pies or Christmas cake…

It’s the time of year for indulgence if you can afford it. But many can’t. I’ve visited people in my job who had potatoes and beans for Christmas lunch.

I think about sharing at Christmas, about a bit more kindness, about a lot less austerity. The human race does not like sharing, when greed is good poverty follows. People need to think more about others. I am odd I know…..