by Barbara Podmore | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends My youngest was aghast that I wrote about sleep in last week’s blog. “Could you not find anything else more interesting to write about than sleep?” he asked incredulously. “Well,’’ says I, “last week was so action packed that I was too...
by Barbara Podmore | Oct 8, 2023 | Blog Post
I am late putting up my blog this week, as my computer has been getting slower and slower and eventually fell over. Our eldest has just passed his road theory test. He kept saying he didn’t want/need to learn to drive, that he could just walk or use public transport....
by Barbara Podmore | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends I first came across the concept of art being healing when I saw a YouTube video of an interior designer during the pandemic who was answering the question of what to do make a home feel cosy and healing. She said: tidy up (keep going!),...
by Barbara Podmore | Aug 10, 2023 | Blog Post
It is absolutely freezing here today, with a dusting of snow on the distant hills. The weather app says it is 4 degrees feels like -2 degrees. I used to assume that the ‘feels like’ part was calculated based on wind chill, but one day it was still as here, and the...
by Barbara Podmore | Jul 28, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends Chilly Antarctic winds, clouds blowing over the hills, gleams of sunshine, and showers of rain in beautiful Wellington, which is all very lovely and scenic, but tricky to play soccer in. That was yesterday. Today it has been blowing and...