by Alexandria Blaelock | 9th May 2023 | Beauty, Friendship, Wisdom
Photo by Mateusz Raczynski on Unsplash According to my loosey-goosey blog schedule, today’s post is supposed to be about Beauty, but I really have very little idea what to write about. So, I do what I always do in these circumstances – a random internet...
by Alexandria Blaelock | 26th March 2023 | Friendship, Wisdom
A quest for peace often sends you away. Sometimes to a forest or jungle retreat, sometimes to a spa, and sometimes to a city depending on the kind of peace you’re looking for. a middle-aged woman who generally still feels like a girl (me) and her dog (clever...
by Alexandria Blaelock | 15th March 2023 | Friendship, Pleasure
Susan and the Gangster The calm before the storm… Tasked to document every move criminal mastermind Nick Liang makes, Private Investigartor Susan Murray chooses to draw. Part life drawing, part Method of loci memory palace, part plain old excuse. It’s like watching a...
by Alexandria Blaelock | 5th March 2023 | Friendship, Pleasure
Read an ebook week (2023), runs between Sunday March 5, and Saturday 11th. Read an ebook week was “invented” in 2004 by Canadian Rita Towes and her cat Lola. Her goal was to introduce ereaders to the sceptics, but also to draw attention to little known...
by Alexandria Blaelock | 2nd March 2023 | Friendship, Pleasure, Wisdom
Expectation is a way of thinking about the future. You’re expecting a particular outcome from the actions you’re taking. Maybe you’re following a recipe expecting for a delicious meal. Or perhaps gleefully preparing a prank. Either way, your plan...