Moving through life's seasons
Our Volkswagen ID.4 has been with us for a year now, so I thought it was a good point to reflect on how it has been. Overall, it has been an enjoyable car, and this post weighs up whether I would ever go back to an internal combustion engine. Continue reading “Volkswagen ID4 – one year on”
I thought it was a good time to write about my hearing aids — one year on. I’ve progressed from basic NHS hearing aids to some rather snazzy private ones, and I must say, it has been a positive journey. Continue reading “Hearing aids – one year on”
My mother – and why I haven’t blogged lately. My mother has broken her wrist and otherwise is reasonably okay. For me, I’ve been left feeling exasperated, frustrated and exhausted. Continue reading “My mother – and why I haven’t blogged lately”
Talk about when the energy provider’s electrician makes a mistake! I am absolutely speechless and very cross about this latest development in our own little energy centre. Continue reading “When the energy provider’s electrician makes a mistake”
Sometimes in life you need to take a risk, right? Our latest risk taking was staying in Slovakia with someone we didn’t know very well. While it could have gone terribly badly, instead we were stunned at the generosity we have been shown. Continue reading “Staying in Slovakia with someone we didn’t know very well”
Being in hospital in Slovakia was definitely one thing we hadn’t planned for during our holiday. Happily, it was only a brief visit, the treatment worked, and the doctor was something else! Continue reading “The one thing we didn’t plan for: a hospital visit in Slovakia”
In Slovakia, now thoroughly part of the EU, I had a little glimpse of communism through different eyes — and it has left me wondering whether I should rethink some of my assumptions. Here goes with what I learned, saw and heard. Continue reading “Communism through different eyes”