And just like that, 2019 is history. The husbear and I remember celebrating the new millenium and joking that we'd blink and it would be 2020. Suddenly it's not so funny! I didn't think much had changed over the last 12 months, but looking back I quickly realised how wrong I … [Read more...] about 2019: Year in Review
Rants & Ramblings
2019: A Year of Growth
Way back at the beginning of the year, I announced my intention for 2019 to be my year of COLOUR. Turns out, it has been much, much more: I've decided to call it my year of GROWTH. (And growth may mean changing colour - if you are a plant, anyway!) Have a read through … [Read more...] about 2019: A Year of Growth
Girls Can Do Anything – or Can They?!
I've got a real bee in my bonnet about sexism lately - which is kind of new for me. I reached adulthood during the eighties, when we were constantly told "Girls can do anything!" - and so I believed it. After all, the hard battles had been fought already. Women had won … [Read more...] about Girls Can Do Anything – or Can They?!
Close Encounters of the Famous Kind
I was having coffee with my local Bees* on the weekend, when the conversation turned to close encounters of the famous kind: those times when we'd met or spoken with a celebrity unexpectedly. The best story of the day award has to go to the Bee who did spray tans while she … [Read more...] about Close Encounters of the Famous Kind
Storm in a Teacup?
Some might say it's a storm in a teacup - in other words, I'm getting upset about something that really isn't such a big deal in the overall scheme of things. (Oh, and while I'm at it - is it teacup or tea cup?! My natural instinct was to use it as two words, but the … [Read more...] about Storm in a Teacup?
