While the whole melanoma thing was going down I kept thinking, I mustn’t forget how this feels once I get through it. How life got vivid and simple, every detail amplified and important. How I felt present and appreciative and determined to send postcards to my grandparents more often.
It was like when I started going out with Gareth and I bought lots of fancy knickers and vowed, I’m always going to wear fancy knickers! I’ll never take this for granted!
Then the mundane sneaks back in and work is a bastard and next thing I’m buying a multi-pack of undies from Marks & Spencer and/or forgetting that a few short months ago I was worried about wandering skin cancers.
But overall I think I’m doing pretty well at holding on to that Life Is Brilliant feeling. It’s all about the daily habits. If I start the morning with a walk, taking in the birds on the river and the cascading roses and the holidaymakers in the B&B windows tucking into their bacon and eggs… then my eyes tend to stay open for the rest of the day.
I wanted to rip off one of my favourite bloggers Tracy from Shutterbean, and her Everyday Life photo series. I’m addicted to the weekly glimpse into her San Francisco life. I will spare you guys a weekly post but I’m going to try a monthly one, as an extra reminder to look out for the good stuff!
Summer trees
Cat next door dropped by to drape itself on the furniture.
Plastic decoy pigeons for sale, at Highland Industrial Supplies
Finally tidied the desk. Chaos in rest of room not pictured.
We visited the Speyside Cooperage and saw whisky casks being made. Totally mesmerising!
Sold!
The Anderson pub in Rosemarkie, ready for World Cup action
Whisky + Mogwai at Glastonbury. Still haven’t got round to getting a new telly but this did the trick!
Sunshine on the pedestrian bridge