by Shelle | Jan 12, 2022 | 50 at 50
That was the first decision I faced when I woke up on Thursday 16th December 2021. Admittedly, I don’t have a conventional job, so there’s usually a lot of flexibility in my wardrobe choices, but pyjamas don’t typically feature… This was no ordinary Thursday, however....
by Shelle | Jan 12, 2022 | 50 at 50
OK, that was a cheap shot at a title, simply because this is a challenge involving meditation. The lovely Sylvia Holder, a regular attendee at my community singing group Vocal Tonix, decided to set me a ‘nice’ challenge – something that was wholesome and kind, and...
by Shelle | Jan 3, 2022 | 50 at 50
Every year in the late autumn/early winter, the Port of London Authority lifts the weirs at Richmond and Teddington Locks in order to carry out maintenance on the lock gates and sluices. Basically, both locks are left fully open for a period of four weeks so that, at...
by Shelle | Jan 3, 2022 | 50 at 50
I’ve never really been a horsey person. I’m an animal lover, for sure, just never really got into the equestrian world. But I like to think I can turn my hand to most things, and I’ve been on the back of a horse a few times over the years. (I think...
by Shelle | Nov 6, 2021 | 50 at 50
Having quite comfortably completed Dry January in, well, January this year, I thought giving up alcohol for a month would be a breeze. But things are different now. In January, I wasn’t really going out much. In January, I wasn’t seeing friends. In...
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