I'm not sure I like them but they seem to be everywhere. We have one in the spare room so that the builder can get out on the roof. Yes, he is finally getting there with finishing the build. Although he is taking an awful long time - a very long time. I think he's… Continue reading Ladders
Category: Home tales
Covid still sucks
We are sick. R and K are here as we all caught it together. We are staying away from people and randomly I am struggling. There is so much to do but my brain is so tired it is difficult to concentrate. Do I try to push through the fog or do I not worry?… Continue reading Covid still sucks
Odd socks
I always thought I might be an odd sock gal, one in green and the other pink... Feet of a different colour that walked a different route. Except lately all my socks have matched... My sock draw is a colourful collection of fuzzy lovelies and silky stockings, possibly with one fishnet pushed to the back… Continue reading Odd socks
Papers and academia
Yesterday I gave a paper at a social medial historical conference. It may be my last paper for a while.
Motivation
My motivation has got up and left....
Teaching…
I'm taking the plunge and going for a post with the university. Only a teaching assistant, but if the hours are there it will give me some experience. Do I want to teach? Now that is the question... it is one I have fought with for a while. I guess in my ideal I would… Continue reading Teaching…
Long over due
I've not been too well. And I find if I am sick then I can't write. Anything to do with covid? I hear you cry. Randomly... No, I haven't had covid. Instead this is a long term problem that is caught up with me being a maturing female (46 now), which is annoying and, thanks… Continue reading Long over due
Stress and life
I find they are not the same thing. Two very different beasts, two different characters. One curious and delighted, and the other bitter and sharp. Life: It has stopped raining! (delightfully running to the window)Stress: (moves it's body a little and sniffs in disdain) Not for long. (it points at a cloud moving toward them,… Continue reading Stress and life
Spring? Or is that snow?
Honestly, what is with the weather? Why is it so damn cold? Okay, so it is April and yesterday we had hail... This does mean that I am checking the plants outside daily. The broad beans are just above the soil and the plum is in full blossom. The fact that it is sitting in… Continue reading Spring? Or is that snow?
Vaccine
It is a strange world we live in, where you can log online and see news and "real" facts that can contradict each other. I do a fact-check by looking at scientific journals and such, but it takes time and if you look in the right place you can "alternative fact-check"... It is all confusing.… Continue reading Vaccine
Kate Murray - Cleaver 