Time to dress up. Time to be creative. Time to be silly and make yourself laugh. Follow Grandma’s fabulous DIY series on how to dress up for the occasion. Day One - Home Alone Here’s a simple video, made earlier in my bedroom - How to tie your scarf into an exotic head-dress. This scarf …
The Sound of Silence
Everyone’s talking about the silence. It's as if a switch has been turned off. The sudden cessation of noise in our cities, empty streets, ghostly tourist attractions and the lack of traffic are all reminiscent of a horror movie. It's the presence of absence and the absence of presence. The constant throbbing, background of daily …
The World has Changed
And so must Grandma. Well, I can still look back and enjoy the memories of wonderful years of travel and adventures. From the massacre in Tian-an-men Square to living in remote villages in India, from military coups in Fiji to spas in remote Pacific Islands. Add in scuba diving with Manta Rays in the Maldives …
Interesting Times
I started a blog about Silence but, in the enthusiasm of late night writing, WordPress managed to ‘lose’ several paragraphs. So, I turned off the light, went to sleep and had strange dreams (like many of us are having at the moment). Today, I woke to the 'new normal' of nightmarish reality and still I …
Happy Birthday
It’s my daughter’s birthday today so I rang her this morning and sang ‘Happy Birthday’ down the phone. When she asked “Are you washing your hands?” I was completely bemused. She laughed and added “and are you going to sing it twice?”. If we’d had that conversation three months ago, I wouldn’t have had a …