Finding the new in the everyday
No, I haven't applied for the long-running BBC game show, Mastermind, a show where you are asked very specific questions on your topic of choice (I think mine would be Mad Men), today's new thing was playing the board game of the same name. I've already trained my brain a bit recently with the Bletchley… Continue reading Day 327 – Mastermind
We're on holiday this week and have been enjoying a nice staycation as we're still a bit apprehensive about travelling far. Rather than fit as many things as possible into our week, we're going for a Sunday-every-day kind of vibe: lots of long lunches, cosy films, and walks in the forest – it's been perfect.… Continue reading Day 196 – Mancala
You may not be familiar with the name, but I'm sure you've come across this dance style. From Magic Mike XXL to Ru Paul's Drag Race, vogue or voguing has became a mainstay in popular dance culture. It was first highlighted in the classic 1990 documentary about the drag ballroom scene, Paris is Burning and… Continue reading Day 143 – Voguing dance class
I subscribe to food writer Anna Jones's newsletter as I love her recipes (I made her rhubarb and ginger cookies a few days ago), but for the past few weeks her newsletter has been renamed, "Goodness when we need it most". She compiles a list of nice things happening at the moment, whether it be… Continue reading Day 131 – Spaghetti bridge
My husband is on holiday this week as we were meant to be visiting family back in England. Although it became clear a while ago that wasn't going to happen, he kept his holiday from work all the same. As we can't go anywhere, we decided to have a break regardless and go camping...in our… Continue reading Day 126 – Camping at home
New Day, New Thing 