Happy #NationalBikeWeek

Riding a bike is great for your mind body and soul , the environment and your community !!

I really really love my bicycle with the basket I amble to and from school on it ding dinging my bell when ever possible , it really doesn't matter the over familiarity with my route it matters I'm using my bicycle . Yes it is a rather expensive bicycle and yes you could have a small weekend away in Paris with what I paid for it but I care not. On occasion I do take my bicycle called Myfawney further afield and I've even been out in the rain in it < oh get me.

Upon my cycling journies I'll see 

Mr T has a shiny new mountain bike and all the gear you can shake a stick at , inevitably I've been gifted the old mountain bike which I will take for a Spin.

Spare mountain bike update it needs adjusting as one I walked into the pedals and two the seat is too high.

So I took my beautiful Pashley out instead !

I Was A Stranger And you Took Me In

Appreciating things even the little things in life is what matters and that is very much grounding me at the moment , at times I still feel like part of my jigsaw fit is missing . It is nearly 2 years since I had my breakdown and I think I will and won't be ok ( possibly ambilvance) I will and always be an introvert and I like being an introvert as it gives me breathing space in making sense of my feelings.

I am a wonderful person and I have empathy for others , what I dislike is people not having empathy for others I wish more people had had it for me at the time of my breakdown 2 years ago. And I don't have any contact with y Father for various reasons and that can bother me at times but I know I am better off without that hassle in my life.

So the little things it can be from spotting the tractor as I cycle home on my beloved bicycle with a basket, to my son tidying his room ( as he was bored ) to me actually doing something that needs doing round the house as I do tend to struggle with certain tasks in hand.

And I'm reminded in this life I arrived as a stranger and was welcomed in various ways.

" I was a stranger and you took me in "

That's a beautiful phrase in a stained glass window I came across last week in Sudbury Hall church . The window pays homage to the evacuees of the Second World War .

So you can be a stranger to life but someone , somehow will take you in some capacity.

Barefoot Malbec New addition To The Family

The other day I was sent a rather nice bottle of Californian wine which brought the Californian weather with it as it has been glorious ever since ! The Malbec from Barefoot wines is new to the family and it is certainly making a impact

"Big juicy flavours of blackberry and currant set sail on a gorgeous of vanilla , caramel and toasted oak"

Wine descriptions do have the tenancy to make me giggle somewhat as sometimes they can sound ever so presumptuous but not in this case , when I was discussing the wine description I had a friend say


"I would love to set sail with that wine "


Barefoot Malbec goes great with barbecued steak,pulled pork or a caramelised-onion pizza, making a fantastic wine to enjoy during the warm summer months such as we are currently enjoying now. If it rains tomorrow please however do not blame me ! I am not a weather reporter though my cat can predict the weather !


Barefoot Malbec is available from all good stockist nationwide with a rap of £6.99

Clues That Cats Do Sulk

People say a dog shows loyalty and cats are just aloof , aloof yes and very much unrivalled in their disdain in fact nothing can ignore you like a cat . If you've not been ignored by a cat then well you're in for a treat when you are ignored and you'll finding yourself pleading to be loved by them in a Shakespearean way. Cats sulk for a number reasons and we would really be here all day if we went into each and every reason why they sulk and show utter disdain that you are even breathing the same air as them !

Despite what science behaviour animal experts think I honestly believe that the arrogance is genuine and the cat is Infact trying to overpower me . So in the style of a magazine story from the 1980s I give you ....

The Snub

"Hi Rollie I'm back from the Spa !! I missed you "

Rollie " Did you miss me , did you really ?!"

" Let's talk about it , we can solve any problem !"

Rollie " Who are you again ?!"

Meanwhile downstairs with Jack 

Jack " I love you , I missed you "

"You promise this isn't superficial love ?!"

Disclosure All the actors in this photo story are played by the cats themselves Rollie and Jack . 

Time To Relax

I've just come back from a Spa with my good friend , when I travelled up on the train my imagination was working overtime thinking that certain people who were in the train woukd be great characters in a book.

From the dark and brooding hyper intelligent Bond Villain.

To the glorious relaxing of a Spa where the world is left behind and people tell all in a confessional to people they're are priests and have a taste for porridge in more ways than one.

Life's a very place for me now than it was 2 years ago and I've not as much panic time ( excerpt st Waterloo station the other day when I had to get the tube to Euston ) I'm so very grateful for those that show empathy to me. I think now I've the right friends that suit me but I'm still learning and I do find conversation awfully hard you wouldn't think it if do actually talk to you . Even as an introvert you want things to be just right so nothing ruffles your world , I'm scared of my own opinion at times but that's changing , different opinions are brilliant . How discuss your opinion matters and I dislike being beaten down but instead enjoy healthy debate so I'm evolving constantly in my braveness . 

This is me 2 years on from a breakdown I might short circuit at times but the repair time is quicker .