Sally
@SallyAllyM
History, Education, Books and Cooking.
I appear to be a buffet for bitey insects, which is flattering, but I’d really rather not be. A friend who spends the summer camping (obviously insane) has suggested Wrights coal tar soap. Happy to give that a try - my nan used to always have some in her bathroom (alongside…
My school also had an outdoor pool and we were expected to just break the ice and still swim during the winter term. No wonder we are so robust 😁
I have spoken to two of my absolute favourite people on the phone this evening. Long, random, laughing conversations with people who like you just as much as you like them - that’s golden.
Much to be done 🙂 Should I start slow, or just dive straight in and get cracking? Good morning x
So important to get this right.
For those of you enquiring, THIS is the correct way that a lady should be helped from a giant tortoise: petticoats slightly raised, gentleman with hat off and posed at a jaunty angle.
Last day of term around here. As a younger child I had the joy of an ‘Enid Blyton’ life-style, and the summer would be filled with adventures - I still remember that excitement as the long school holidays stretched out in front of me. I’m fairly sure the sun was always shining…
So many tomatoes! Come end times, I have many useful talents, but it seems ‘grower of tomatoes’ may be my side-hustle. Good morning x
Tempore quo susurri aures deorum tangebant, omnis visus divinitatem in se portabat. (At a time when whispers touched the ears of the gods, every gaze carried divinity within itself.) Imagine the intensity! Why have we forgotten how to speak like that? (sighs in ancient!)
Early this morning found me sitting on my bedroom floor, surrounded by piles of books. The plan was to whittle them down so I’d have room for clothes (wearing classical literature is appealing, but probably not appropriate in all situations). Inevitably, I started reading and…
‘Sunday, the day for the language of leisure.’ (Elfriede Jelinek) Kettle’s on - good morning x
Waking up early, I’ll often see the first stretches of sunshine spilling across the room, but today the moon was there too. Framed perfectly in my bedroom window, luminous and generously full. What a way to start a Saturday. Good morning x
The little foyer outside my office during break. A Year 7 boy (aged 11/12) storms in with two mates, throws himself dramatically onto the sofa and says: “Women!” His friends nod in solidarity 😂
Unusually, for such a busy week, it hasn’t ‘flown by’, choosing instead for each day to stretch out in full appreciation of (mainly) work and (definitely there too!) play. The weekend promises to be hot and humid, but the advantage of a house that freezes in the winter, is the…
Another gorgeous day out there - look at that blue sky. (And time to get ready for work!) Good morning x
