A Slight Autumn Detour

Taking my usual journey on foot, I decided to take a slight detour and change my journey a little. So, on my way, I decided to walk through the local park. The weather today was chilly but sunny, and as it's autumn, that means lots of colour.

A few people around, grandparents with the kids, feeding the ducks and running around and trying to keep warm. The odd one or two walking their dogs and that was it. Pretty quiet. Even a little squirrel came to say high (unfortunately I had no nuts on me)

 
I made the most of it. Took out my phone and decided to take some pictures. Being there it looked lovely, it was only when checking out the pics that it looked even more lovely and showed a true British autumn.
Never under appreciate what is round the corner or along the way

Cakes and Biscuits and Things

I've been very fortunate to be able to travel the world
My work career has not been the normal 9-5. It's been all over the shop, so I've always eaten on the go.
For the past 10 years I've been travelling from country to country and living and working out of a suitcase, which means, cooking has never been my thing
I'm not a foodie and I mostly eat because I'm hungry.
I have tried food from all around the country, some I like, some not so much
Now I'm home, I'm actually cooking and eating what I make. Nothing special but sometimes I get creative. The things I'm creating are just easy things, that to me are quite exciting and fun to make. To others, it will seem like, "Really, I've done that all my life"
I remember early 2000s, I made Popcorn for the first time ever in a clear pyrex pan and I was amazed. How cool it was.
Now, I'm excited to make Brownies, how simple are they to make, why have I never done this before. (Because I've never had a base to live and lived on the go). I'm proud when I make Rocky Road, crunch on my own Crackers and nibble on my Herb Flatbreads and much on my chewy or crunchy oat biscuits
I stick to the ingredients, however, I also mix things up and chuck anything in that seem tasty.
So, my creations are nowt special, but to me, I'm Proud
Note: The pics are not professional done

Tonight, I had a dance in the shower

Yes, that’s right, I had a dance in the shower. Now that may not seem like a thing worth writing about, and it’s not, however, for me it is.
Recently things haven’t been going so well for me, and happiness has been in short supply. This evening it was different, and I’m talking about 30mins ago, got out the shower, got dried, got dressed had to write it down
Now, normally, I don’t listen to music in the shower, my work life is surrounded by music and I’m a music geek, so, to relax, I don’t listen to that much music. Tonight I felt in a different mood. When I’m the shower I usually listen to podcasts or audio books, cerebral stuff you know.
So anyway, I played a compilation album I downloaded and I know / knew none of the songs, but there was one song that made me get my groove on, and, I danced
Simple as that, Now, I’ve just bought the whole album of the band of the song that I danced to
Now, I’m in a happy mood, and writing and nodding my head
Music can be the answer. For me, tonight it was

What am I supposed to think?

I'm a bit confused.
After travelling around a few continents I have now returned home and it's a bit weird.
My mind has been opened to different cultures and ways of seeing things.
However, back home (I'll still call it home as it's where I am originally from) I don't seem to fit in

Political unrest, so many different opinions, social media is taking over everyones view, the media has gone downhill
It's like the media is trying to make up my mind and opinions for me
From news to food to sports. It's as if I am not allowed to form my own opinion of something but the media (social, TV, Radio, Press etc) seems to be telling me what I should think
So much so, I'm more confused

So, my first post, still trying to work out if this works
We'll see