Author Archives: zanyzigzag

120 Days of Yoga

Posted on May 2, 2020 by zanyzigzag

I recently celebrated a personal milestone regarding a new habit and decided it would be interesting to reflect on how I got there and what I learned about myself in the process. It may be of little interest to anyone … Continue reading →

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Spider-watching in September

Posted on September 1, 2019 by zanyzigzag

Winter in Newfoundland lasts for a loooooong time. The leaves start falling in autumn and don’t grow back on some trees until June. That’s a long time with no grass or leaves, only the dark, sombre evergreen of coniferous trees. … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Barriers to Creativity

Posted on May 5, 2018 by zanyzigzag

I haven’t written a blogpost for a couple of months now, and even before then, it’s been pretty slow on the writing front. Today I decided to take some time to review the progress of this blog since I first … Continue reading →

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Growing Microgreens: An Edible Experiment.

Posted on February 17, 2018 by zanyzigzag

I have already written a few blogposts about my efforts to grow vegetables in our back garden and the somewhat disappointing results of my endeavours. These experiments in cultivation were particularly disappointing because I very much want to be the … Continue reading →

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The Bliss of Solitude

Posted on September 4, 2017 by zanyzigzag

A couple of weeks ago I decided to go to my favourite local beach cove for some alone-time. Most of this summer has been spent either working or in a whirl of socialising and while it has been a lot … Continue reading →

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#30DaysWild in Newfoundland

Posted on August 5, 2017 by zanyzigzag

This year I joined in with #30DaysWild for the first time. It’s a celebration of nature that takes place every June and although it’s based in the UK, anyone, anywhere can join in. The hashtag allows people to share their … Continue reading →

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Iceberg-hunting in Newfoundland!

Posted on April 28, 2017 by zanyzigzag

Newfoundland attracts tourists for several reasons, one of which is the annual appearance of icebergs, particularly along the north-east coast, around April-May. A small town known as Ferryland (about an hour away from the main city of St. John’s), recently … Continue reading →

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From Disillusioned Unemployment to Therapist-in-Training

Posted on March 16, 2017 by zanyzigzag

I seem to have writer’s block when it comes to this blog. There are several things that I want to write about, and I have even started a couple of blogposts, but somehow what I’ve written so far isn’t capturing … Continue reading →

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Gardening Update – A Few Hits and Several Misses.

Posted on January 22, 2017 by zanyzigzag

Wow, so this is my first blogpost for a while! It’s another gardening update –  but I do plan to write some non-gardening posts in the future. I just felt that, in the interests of honesty and openness, I should … Continue reading →

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Gardening Blues

Posted on August 7, 2016 by zanyzigzag

This is my third gardening update and I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you to forgive the slightly pessimistic tone of this blogpost because my horticultural endeavours are Not Going Well. I was away for almost the whole of July … Continue reading →

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