It's Still Life

1. Thankful for a break in the weather so I could take a walk and breathe fresh air. Too stormy to risk the falling branches from trees most of the week.

2 Thankful for dreams that inspire.

3 Thankful for hacks that work. Clean tarnished silver by lining a bowl with foil, add baking soda and a splash vinegar, throw your silverware in, and pour hot water over it to cover. Fizz.Fizz, clean silver. Rinse and dry. 

4. A visit to the fishmonger, and then a moment alone to walk the beach.

5. For the muted colours and shapes of winter.

6. Thankful for new projects to keep my brain thinking; writing a collection of poems about the Battle of Hastings.

6.5. It took me hours but I found the darned hidden style code in my docx file, and …

7. — I’m thankful for a couple of aspirin to sort the headache it caused. 

Pffft —Microsoft.

8. Thankful that I’ve finally decided what to pack for Bogotà.

9. A walk in the forest on a bright, cold day.

10. A poinsettia from a friend. A black and white filter doesn’t suit this shot.