R's rue

  I’ve mentioned serendipity before on Going Gently and over the last three years have cited at least two serendipitous events that have brought much needed windfalls of money unexpectedly into my lap, each one at a time that it was most needed. Today, I listened to the news of a proposed interest rate rise, acknowledged fluctuations in tax, energy bill hikes and a proposed increase in national insurance with a prickle of worry.  I’ve saved up the money to repair the chimney throughout the year but still have outstanding jobs that need addressing, with an old cottage, or a period house of any age, many things are works in progress The bathroom needs a drastic upgrade from its 1980s utilitarian facelift, dear old  Bluebell won’t go on forever, and the living room is in dire need of new flooring.  Those are my must haves on my 2022 list as well as my counselling course fees which seem to me looming just out of reach like the mountains of Mordor Nice things ...

That's our Ian on the right and his BOSH! partner Henry on the left. I rather like that picture. It appeared in the online version of "The Independent" just this week. It was in relation to the launch of their seventh book: "BOSH! On A Budget". Last weekend there was a three page spread about their new book in the "Food and Drink" section of "The Daily Telegraph". They also appeared in a BBC 1 morning magazine show called "Morning Live" and in a few days time they will be back on a Channel 4 daytime show called "Steph's Packed Lunch". Apart from all of this, one of the things that makes me especially proud  about their vegan journey so far  is that they have sold over a million vegan cookbooks worldwide. It is quite phenomenal. Just before Christmas a former teaching colleague told me that a good friend of his had seen "BOSH!" books for sale in a Moscow bookshop  - translated into Russian. I wonder if Vl...

 Friday You’re here again You’re here again And I’m saying Good morning How are you all? from R's rue https://ift.tt/3tlAQRZ