I spent the day going round in circles… The circle of clay on the circular board on the circular wheel. Controlled by my foot, the wheel began to spin round. My wet hands caressed the clay, wrapped tightly around it to guide the shape to a perfectly centred circle. Round and round. Thumbs into the … More 27. Throw a pot (100WCGU version)
I’m smitten. Despite the fact that Patrick Swayze didn’t show up at my shoulder, my pot throwing experience was the most engrossing hour I’ve spent in ages. My teacher was Jen from The Village Pottery. She has a pottery-cum-tea-and-cake-shop in Clifton Village, Bristol as well as a workshop in Easton-in-Gordano, which is where I went … More 27. Throw a pot
This was my foot at 2pm today… and at 4pm: I have wanted to get a tattoo for years, so adding ‘have a tattoo’ to my list of 50 things was a no-brainer. Which just left me to firm up those perennial questions of what and where… I collected a number of ideas on a … More 26. Get a tattoo
Today would have been my 20th wedding anniversary. But it’s not. I keep telling myself that now it’s really ‘just another day’… quite a difficult one this year though. I have been anticipating this day since the start of the year. I hadn’t been anticipating spending it alone. I actually spent the past week desperately trying … More 25. Just a brave day
Scenario A: I’ve been having far too much fun with these challenges of late, it’s about time I did something really brave… Scenario B: I’m feeling a bit down in the dumps at the moment, I’ll do something to cheer myself up… Actually, I think I’ll try both of the above. But today it was … More 24. Give blood
OK, I’m prepared to admit that this may not exactly qualify as ‘brave’… I think the word we decided on over lunch was ‘audacious’… so that will have to do! That, plus the fact that this went onto the 50 things list because eating at a well-known and upmarket venue seemed like it would be … More 23. Eat at The Ivy
This challenge has been a long time coming…. The first time I got the urge to go parasailing we were on holiday in Cyprus. I really wanted to have a go…but there was no way my then husband Mike was letting me try it. I suppose looking back that he had a point, given that … More 22. Go parasailing
It’s 1st July today, and I am wondering where the year is going! Six months in to my 50 Shades of Brave challenge, and my total challenges met currently stands at 21. Which is OK… but not quite good enough!! Since my escapades up Snowdon I haven’t made any further blog posts, but that doesn’t … More Musings from halfway
So, refreshed after challenge #21, we had reached the ‘flat’ bit. Apparently. OK, it was definitely flatter than the initial descent, but compared to flat? Nope. By this time my knees were complaining bitterly, with my thighs not much better. But inspired by the stunning scenery, and tricked by Alison’s claims at every corner that … More 20. Take the train up Snowdon (Part 2)
What?? Oh yes. It was on the list of challenges. And what better time and place than when you’re hot, achy and exhausted, halfway down Snowdon in a clear cool lake? We (not sure who was leading who astray here…!) at least had the decency to take ourselves around the corner from the main track. … More 21. Skinny dip!
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