So far so good our winter staycation is going to plan. Without exception each person we encounter comments on the weather remarkably not we need rain mate even though we could use a good drop but how good is this if this is winter then you can keep your summer. After some tidying up of … More a short story is a love affair…
“Familiarity with any great thing removes our awe of it…” writes L. Frank Baum in his 1901 novel The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale, Founded Upon the Mysteries of Electricity and the Optimism of Its Devotees. When you think about it like that: awe in the context of electricity, he has a point. We … More Stay in awe of life…
Autumn, not only my favourite season but one where nostalgia for the good ol’ days kicks up a notch as well as fallen leaves. Beyond the blessed rearview mirror perspective of festive season bullshit bustle, and with its tendency to confer gentle weather [although less than optimally wrought in 2022], mid-autumn notably also heralds the … More Sweet nostaglia
For far too long we’ve all been making the best of it. I know it’s a recurring topic here on the daleleelife101.blog as I try to appreciate such sentiments as “Those who travel outward seek completeness in things; those who gaze inward find sufficiency in themselves.” while I swing between being grateful to have a … More I’m incapable of enjoying anhedonia…
Frequently I apply the hashtag #frugalandfabulous to my Instagram posts. The reality of our bank balance-income-budget means our lifestyle needs to be economically viable and futureproof… but fabulous at the same time. “There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.” ~ Calvin Coolidge Ideas simmered … More Frugal and fabulous
For some time now I’ve felt a sensation akin to opening an unwished-for gift over and over again in public, wearing a polite expression and appearing to be gracious for fear of offending the attendant audience. After a passing mention “for me the cost of the pandemic has merely been two years of truncated life” … More A funny thing happened…
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