Category Archives: Life

Remembering on the road

Posted on November 11, 2015 by womanseyeview

This Rememberance day started appropriately gloomy with rain and fog as I hit the road. I was meeting my mother so we could join our dear friend Ceri for a catch-up lunch in Owen Sound. I traditionally attend Remembrance Day … Continue reading →

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Horsing around

Posted on October 8, 2015 by womanseyeview

Who ever knew that it would be such a difficult task to find a good home for my horse? Since Romy and I have been together the poor guy has had to move around a fair bit and I can’t … Continue reading →

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Northern hotheads!

Posted on September 8, 2015 by womanseyeview

I’m going to spare you the photo of what Cheryl and I looked like after two days of hiking at just over 30 celsius , but it wasn’t pretty! The fact that the humidity reading was 100% and so things … Continue reading →

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Crossing borders

Posted on August 18, 2015 by womanseyeview

To say that the girls were thrilled with the surprise I announced towards the end of our trip to Wales is an understatement. They had been curious about the lack of information for the last two days on our otherwise … Continue reading →

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Wales – From the mouths of babes

Posted on August 13, 2015 by womanseyeview

What great travelling companions two 11 year old girls can make…I’d originally thought that my role would entail more ‘grandmothering’ but here we were on a girls road trip, complete with fits of laughter that had tears running down our … Continue reading →

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Wales through young eyes

Posted on August 10, 2015 by womanseyeview

Planning a trip with my two eleven year old granddaughters was an entirely new experience. I asked them to research their ‘must see’ spots in Wales and they cycled over with a list which found a home on the fridge. … Continue reading →

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Summer glories

Posted on July 15, 2015 by womanseyeview

It’s a time of year when colourful beauties flaunt themselves shamelessly – some are wild and some a little more refined but they’re all determined to reproduce. …a time of year when it’s often hard to tell the weeds from … Continue reading →

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“Do we have to die first?”

Posted on June 12, 2015 by womanseyeview

Well the question did set me back on my heels a bit…Greed and corruption, the pursuit of wealth and power, self interest everywhere…there’s no doubt it can get you down sometimes. If you try however you can find the counter … Continue reading →

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It’s official!

Posted on April 30, 2015 by womanseyeview

With mud splashed on his long, muscular legs, stripped of the leather that until moments ago had clothed his golden body, his naturally streaked hair flying in the wind, … he ran with wild abandon, knowing the joy that awaited … Continue reading →

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Does Ikea have ‘grandmother issues’?

Posted on April 15, 2015 by womanseyeview

Taken along to amuse my 11 month old grandson while my son and daughter-in-law debated the merits of Ektorp vs Ekenas, I was having a grand old grandmother time! Not wanting to hurt anyones feelings but my little prince really is … Continue reading →

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