These long months of uncertainty have left me feeling stressed and often unrested, even after a decent night’s sleep. How’s our current state of semi-normality impacting you? Reconnecting with life as much as we can, while knowing that it’s not the same, creates a constant, low thrum of stress. Everybody is facing uncertainty and challenge…
WHAT TO EAT THIS SUMMER
A quick post before I don my walking boots and head off to the South Downs. When I’m not walking, I’ll be eating plenty of sage, large handfuls of capers, a little fish, and lots of plant-based protein. Here’s why…Let’s start with pickled capers which have long been a favourite ingredient of mine. A recent…
WHY WRITING BY HAND IS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN, A PRIZE DRAW TO SPUR YOU ON, AND SIMPLE STUFFED PEPPERS
Has anyone else noticed the surging number of people writing in public? In London, where I walk beside the River Thames every day, I’ve become increasingly aware of people sitting on benches, writing. Not playing with their phones or ipads, but writing by hand in note books and on paper. I began lamenting the loss…
THE AGE-WELL JOY OF HUMAN CONNECTION
We celebrated my husband’s birthday last week, catching up with a few – a very few – old friends, like Annabel, in our garden. We spaced them out chronologically and physically across the afternoon and evening. It was both lovely and slightly strange. But the joy of seeing people face to face after so long!…
FOLLOW THE DATA: MUST WE? AND AN ESCAPIST GIVEAWAY…
I don’t know about you but I’ve become increasingly disillusioned with science – facts, data, graphs. Funny really, because this blog was predicated on a belief in science. To be honest, my loss of faith began before COVID. I suspect the pandemic merely confirmed what I was beginning to suspect. Of course there are lots…
SEEKING POSITIVITY AND FOODS WHICH MAKE US HAPPY
I’ve been thinking a lot about positivity this week, and trying to stay optimistic in testing times. 2020 is shaping up to be a year of seismic shocks, but I’m hopeful we can face up to the need for change in so many areas of our lives. Our treatment of the environment, our health care…
WHY BERRIES ARE YOUR BEST FRIENDS IN LOCKDOWN
If you look at our Instagram or Facebook feed, you’ll realise I’m very excited by the start of berry season! I love English berries and am thrilled when they arrive in the shops. Their blazing colour, sweet perfume and promise of summer never fail to make me happy. And this Summer, in particular, we’re being…
YOUR LOCKDOWN BRAIN ON READING, RED WINE AND VITAMIN D
I’ve been reading a lot during the lockdown. Not newspapers, but books. Sometimes with a glass of red wine (more on which later). Reading is an excellent way of immersing oneself in a world of one’s choice. But reading also changes the very structure of our brain, enabling us to make sense of the world…
SLEEP IN THE TIME OF CORONA
How are you sleeping in these days of Covid? A straw poll on a recent Zoom call with friends revealed everything from ‘sleeping like a baby’ to ‘I’m up at 3am every night sanitising door handles’. Much to my surprise, I’m sleeping better than I’ve done for years, with less traffic noise and work-related stress…
BOOSTING IMMUNITY IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
What difficult and uncertain times these are… Like all of us, I’m worried about family, friends, and colleagues – both near and far away. But while this cruel pandemic requires us to put distance between ourselves, it’s also a poignant reminder of how close we all are as humans and as a global community. In…
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