The Blue Giraffe

Yes, it's been a minute.... a rather long minute. And I so want to say that I'm settled, and the blue giraffe blog is back with a...

Lately, I wondered if I'd forgotten how to write..... Of course, the stories still appear in my mind, but it's often at the most...

Instagram fashion is my new guilty, frivolous pleasure. Moments before I drift off to sleep, I wander blissfully through the pages of...

From psychedelic to kitsch, the simple mushroom is popping up in stores and all-over the news and social media. Not so much for eating...

Recently, someone dear to us passed away. Although we had stopped being related many years ago, we still visited, talked, and,...

Come in! Well, well, well. Look who's here. I haven't seen you in many a year. If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake, baked a...

My friend and I would go on road trips - a day-long adventure to our favorite garden center-shop ever - Terrain in Pennsylvania. We'd go...

I have a friend who loves the color, pink. She always has. Just the mere mention of the word makes her happy. Such a simple thing, but it...

It's the beginning of March, and already most of us have forgotten our new year's resolutions, or never made them in the first place...

It takes my trusty, electric tea-kettle seven minutes to come to a boil. Seven glorious minutes to do other things while I anticipate my...

Just four days till Christmas, and all through the town, Credit cards are up, and bank balances are down. With the season of Giving...

They say that it's best to sleep naked. Especially when you reach a certain age (ahem, yes, I'm there). Apparently, it forces your body...

Living (and coping?) in this crazy, covid world. With the wedding just a week away, and the potential for a lockdown looming in the...

As a transplant to this country, I had never celebrated Thanksgiving before, and the thought of having a big turkey dinner the week...

The no-fuss, easy-peasy way to finding your space and enjoying your own little bit of happy. Not to be corny, but writing isn't something...

Have you ever hugged a curvy girl in spanx? Yes, they serve their purpose for making us feel better about ourselves in a fancy dress,...

Yesterday, I was spending some quality time with my geraniums....

A long time ago, my grandparents moved from their picturesque town in the north of England to a bustling suburb just outside of London....

I was getting to know someone new the other day. We were sharing parts of our lives, and I was just saying how lucky I was, when she...

Happy New Year! 10 Life lessons from a four year old...No 3; Please and thank you will always get you more goldfish.