Icklewriter
UK citizen now living in Portugal. Bookworm, Pianist, Yoga instructor, new doggie-mum, married to 3rd and final husband, renovating a monster house in the middle of a pandemic, and trying to stay alive.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
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The great Southeastern train debacle in Juggling with Hedgehogs
I'm seriously considering writing an open letter of complaint to Southeastern. This is the train company I give FOUR AND A HALF THOUSAND of my English pounds to every year to get me to work and ...
How do I? in Juggling with Hedgehogs
I haven't a clue how to make my entries 'members only'. I don't intend to do that with a lot of them, but you never know. I might only want to talk to my old OD buddies (which frankly, is proba...
More on photography in Juggling with Hedgehogs
I don't want to become a photography bore, but (oh there's that word - and everything before the 'but' doesn't count, we all know that). OK, move along now unless photography interests you becau...
The new hobby in Juggling with Hedgehogs
Actually, I think it's becoming more than a hobby and turning into a passion. I think I might even be getting quite good at it - but that's not really for me to judge. For my last birthday, my ...
Still settling in in Juggling with Hedgehogs
I'm off work today with some weird headache/nausea virus nonsense. I'm fine so long as I don't try to stand up, or do anything energetic. If I stand up, it's like someone dropped a pile of bric...
Loads of 'I don't know how to do this' type stuff in I've arrived!
I like it here. I think. But people keep telling me it's easy to use and I'm not finding that. For starters, I don't know how to reply to a comment so my reply shows below theirs. I don't kno...
Posting a pic in Juggling with Hedgehogs
Got it! Took this today in the absence of something interesting to photograph. It was a horrible, grey blustery day. This little white flower (I don't know what it is) really cheered me up.
OK, I can do this, but I can't post my own pic the same way. in Juggling with Hedgehogs
Well, I suppose this is home now? in Juggling with Hedgehogs
With the shock announcement that Opendiary is definitely going, I find myself here. This is a strange place to me. I don't understand it, I don't know how to find people, but hey ho, it's a dia...
Baffling in Juggling with Hedgehogs
I witnessed something quite staggering yesterday. It was one of those moments – well actually a series of moments that lasted about an hour - that left me truly discombobulated. I’m sure the re...
Meeting special people in Juggling with Hedgehogs
I met 3 special people this morning. First of all Sandra Gregory whose book helped me get through the early stages of my son's incarceration. It's a harrowing book, but I'm one of these people w...
