Most of my friends live nowhere near me. This situation is amplified a thousand times when Neil is away for work. He’s not in the army. He doesn’t work on a boat. He’s a software engineer. And working from home requires some city office time. Apparently. I don’t begrudge that cheeky beer with his mates or his attendance at the pub quiz. Well, maybe a little. I’m really good at pub quizzes. My point is. I miss him. The day…
And so, I was sitting with my Made of Awesome eating cheesecake and consulting the Oracle Google about options for my hen/bachelorette weekend. ‘But what do you want to doooo?’ she asked. ‘I don’t care. Surprise me. No Loch Ness cruises, please. And no pampering bullshit. But surprise me. Should we take a cocktail-mixing class? Or go back to Prague? New York? Surprise me, though. I don’t care.’ ‘How many people are we inviting?’ ‘Everyone. No one. Just us. Just send me…
Picture it: A crowded restaurant. A table full of friends. All other tables full of strangers. And a three-year-old with absolutely no inside voice. I was having dinner with friends I haven’t seen since my wedding (nearly five years ago, how did that happen?) There was music and memories. Hot chocolate with impressive whipped cream, and lots of coffee and more than a few laughs. There was also a locked accessible toilet. Some people would call that an inaccessible toilet. But…
Hello! Picture it: A relaxed but working writer on her laptop in a coffeeshop. Sipping coffee and eating a complicated but delicious sandwich. Inspired by the coffee shop music of various conversations punctuated by random laughter and maybe some tears. Inspired by her coffee and her complicated but delicious sandwich. Setting the scene out the window. Or at the next table. Happily caffeinated and writing words. That writer WAS NOT me. I know I said I’d be blogging throughout the…
Today, I’m sharing the love over at Scale it Simple. Thanks for hosting the party, Steph! Click here to go mingle: Now Live: Friday Follow Blog Party Also, my social media spaces are: FB: https://www.facebook.com/Gin-Lemonade-149263901777174/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gypsiewriter Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/gypsiewriter/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gypsiewriter/ PS. If you’ve found me by way of Steph, hello. Everyone have a beverage! Lorna x …
