Category: Reasons to be Cheerful

  • Reasons to be Cheerful – The Holiday Edition

    The school holidays are upon us again here in Scotland (well, here in Shetland, at least.  Other areas of Scotland will probably vary) and that means one thing.  Mass exodus from the islands by boat.  So my number 1 reason to be cheerful this week is this: I have a cabin on the boat tonight!…

  • Reasons to be Cheerful (#r2bc)

    Shit Creek Paddle Stores.  We’re all saved! Finally getting summer! And on my day off, as well. Watching my middle 2 sons at swimming. The confidence they’ve got in the water is leagues ahead of where I was at their age. Elderflower wine. Racking on today, smelling fantastic already. Stephen Fry. The world would be…

  • Reasons to be Cheerful

    A good week to be thinking of reasons to be cheerful.  My aunt passed away earlier this week, though I’d not seen her since my Grandma’s funeral several years ago.  Not many occasions for Wales and Shetland to meet, unfortunately. Anyway…  This week’s reasons: My youngest has started walking more than crawling or bum shuffling.…