Category Archives: Life

A Verb For Keeping Warm

Posted on August 17, 2015 by vanessa

I am a very limited knitter. I can only do garter and purl stitches although I have recently learnt how to do yarn-overs so, I can now do very basic lace patterns. My dear friend Catriona Gunn is determined that … Continue reading →

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Dear Francesca – on epilepsy and motherhood

Posted on May 24, 2015 by vanessa

Dear Francesca Forgive me if I’m sticking my nose in, but in your Times column* last weekend you asked ‘can I be a good mother if I suffer from seizures?’ and your words took me back almost sixteen years to … Continue reading →

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Sunshine between the showers

Posted on January 17, 2015 by vanessa

Our current renovation project is a cottage in a converted stableyard in Fife (the picture on the left is deceptive – because of the layout of the courtyard it has only a little frontage but goes back into the corner … Continue reading →

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Hopes and aspirations for 2015

Posted on January 4, 2015 by vanessa

There’s something about the phrase “New Year Resolutions” that sounds rather rigid, destined to fall at the first fence.  Having thought about what I learnt in 2014, rather I’ve made a list of plans and hopes and intentions for 2015.  … Continue reading →

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As the year turns… Reflections on 2014

Posted on January 3, 2015 by vanessa

I’ve been away and so this post is a tad belated, it being the 4th January already, but I’ve been thinking a lot about 2014 and what I want to do in 2015. On the whole, it was a pretty … Continue reading →

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