From your own correspondent

After reading a printed plea for contributors to Positive News I offered my services. At last, I thought, something useful I can do whilst horizontal. (Spare us the smutty jokes please, I'd only appeal to a very specialised market now!) Well, anyway...they didn't even reply which didn't seem at all positive to me... but I continue to gather my joys to share. As I've been feeling rather low in both in emotional spirits and physical energy this seems extra important right now...it's so easy to go 'Oh woe is me!' and spread whatever is woeing you and if no one can fix it, or is even realtime there to listen/pat you/pour you a drink that seems pretty pointless to me...

So...I liked this story about a seal using a dinghy to rest between swims http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-18282515 and this one about Cubans finding an outlet for suppressed individuality in their children's names http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18270547

I give thanks for the cool windy weather...watching the clouds roll down the hillside at the back of the building and hearing the sea and trees waving around at the front. I hope all the celebrations (and excuses for them!) go well, unhindered by the breeze...

I'm grateful I felt up to collecting the post as my mini picture frames were on the mat. They are ideal for a craft project I've had in mind for some years but stalled for lack of these items. Heaven knows how long it'll stall now and for what reason but there's one excuse crossed off the list! There was some post addressed to the basement flat so I went and put in through their letter box when I took the rubbish to the bins...hoping, of course, that they'll reciprocate as speedily themselves in future! I noticed the other day that in it's latest update the Streetview car went along our unadopted 'back' road which I found absurdly pleasing especially as it looks so astonishingly neat!

I'm grateful I've food in the cupboards, and some not too taxing things to do when I'm ready for the next instalment of activity and TV, books etc for in between layers of rest. I give thanks for my brunch of pancakes (when my life hands me lemons I like it to hand me flour and milk and eggs as well!) and I'm so grateful for damnyouautocorrect...when friends and family aren't around sometimes complete strangers can cheer you up too! I'm grateful to virtual chums Lynn and Carol for taking the time to share a few words this morning... I had a text as well and got quite excited when I saw the smiley face on my phone but it was just the phone company :-(