About Pat

Well, this was some of the junk picked up on Saturday by a (relatively) small team of keen cleaneruppers... in what seemed like no time...

Re-using is a major part of the new ecology - planet friendly economics - beyond the financial alone. And I'd like to think I'm pretty...

I was reminded of this cockle-warming human quality last night at the theatre. It is an old theatre, absolutely gorgeous in aesthetics,...

The other day I posted about hitting the brick wall and asked the question, what do you do? I'd asked, because the previous evening had...

... the question is... does your home suit the whole of you... and I mean the whole of you? I'm a homely sort with a spirit for...

Moving home is a funny old business, much like any other major transition in life. There is always an element of necessity, being forced...

This article comes with a warning, as it is an exercise in life expansion and is not, repeat not for the fainthearted. Okay, I know, 'How...

... what makes us human, humane, warm, nurturing... caring. Human emotionality is a fundamental part of what we are. It lives in our...

I'm writing about this, because I see too many people, falling into patterns of 'being nice'. As lovely as nice is, being too nice can be...

I am without doubt old school with a nod to technology as a tool - an aide memoir, a means of communication, a calculator, a typewriter,...

I was thinking about menopause this morning. It must be one of the biggest changes in any one woman's life. Not only that but it...

Well, I'm starting this post here and I don't know if I am doing right for wrong... time will tell. The idea came to light quite a few...

Yes, just living can be transformational in an holistic, life-enhancing way. So, how do you get to live this way? Here's a tip: The next...

Panic is a valid emotion, its disorder leads to all forms of anxieties and is the result of PNS and SNS incohesion. Hallowe'en is a great...

That's the problem with finding a niche for yourself in life... it can develop into a rut... The thing is we all do it, quite naturally...

... and it feels good. I did wonder at times what was going to happen to my passion as I underwent Living First's Living Differently 2018....

I ask, not for a quick answer. As ever with everything Living First, take your time... you might surprise yourself. Yesterday I posted...

OMGoodness... yet another pleasantly unexpected outcome. I don't know whether you know or not, but I'm not just developing a new style of...

Surprising developments... As ever, I had no idea what I was setting myself up for. The last 3 and a bit months have been ones of...

What is it about horses and people...? I've never been a horsey person. The whole, My Little Pony set didn't feature one iota in my...