New Blog

The reasons behind our decision to stop our original blog and begin a new one are varied. I love writing it but as time went by, found that due to the diversity of readers, due to not knowing all the people who were apparently reading it (it had been passed around) there was pressure to write not so much what we felt or experienced, but more simply a generic account of day to day life. I didn't want other people into my/our heads more than that. They have no right. When you talk to people, you make a decision based on each person, how much you want to disclose. I had lost that ability with the blog. It was to the point that even when I was at the end of my tether, I found the need to keep it upbeat so as not to be discouraging to anyone. I found some of my cheeky humour I had to keep in check....and even some of our local observations had to be tamed down or skipped altogether so as not to offend those we know here.

So this new blog is written for me :) I have passed it's address on to my family so that you can know where we are and that we are safe. And because we would share it all with you anyway! Please don't let on the anyone else that there is a new one.

Now....no holds barred!