My Corner of The Internet

Things To Make Me Smile (and a few things that annoy me)

Category: Notions

  • The other day I was reading a substack.  The author was saying how in general she doesn’t compare herself with others – and yes I can identify with that notion – I’m happily playing away at being me, because although we are all the same, we are different.  The author also decided that this steadfast…

  • It’s just after 8am and I’m out in the garden with the laptop and a coffee.  I think this is the hour that everybody seems to emerge – I can hear windows opening and voices – chattering about what needs to happen in order for the day to start.  The dogs have been left outside,…

  • Consolidation

    The internet feels as if it is changing again.  There’s things I miss about the (my) early days – I miss websites, I miss LiveJournal – when your friends page was just your friends posts, in the order they are published.  Facebook is still just a small amount of people reposting other peoples posts –…

  • Hello there!  Long time no post… I’m fascinated by weather.  I tend to keep an eye on it if we’re ever going away and the difference between predicted and observed is great – how wrong or right did they get it? So what makes me smile?  The internet! Previously the weather was simply something that…

  • Have you ever met Mr. Fog patches? No? I don’t know why but listening to the weather forecasts, on the radio, going into town in the car with my dad this phrasing always entertained me no end. It still does to this day. I find myself listening out for Mist or Fog Patches and in…

  • This evening I’ve added to my polka dot foot wear.  Just looking at them makes me feel giddy and child like but I just love them!  I also picked up some floral footwear so a picture of that in a day or two.

  • When I miss Christmas, I put a dash of mixed spice into my hot chocolate! Yummy!  

  • It rained last night – the weather for the last few days has been glorious – continental almost, but last night it rained.  As the title of the post says there’s a strange notion floating around my head – I wish it was still raining. I know I’ve mentioned previously my love of the rain…