Have you got a long lost skill that would make you feel a lot better if you indulged in it for a moment (or a day) or two? Tell me what inspires you, what makes you feel that thrill in your heart when you think about getting back to it. I ask this because recently, I've spent some time working on my art. Painting and drawing helps to heal the old wounds when I feel a bit too battered by life. It gives me the excuse I need to crawl back into solitude where I can be left with my thoughts. I browsed through my old work and was pleasantly inspired. Picking up the paint brushes again has energised me. So, I thought, why not start to promote the skill I have in this direction. So, here's a postcard I created. What do you think?

OPEN NOW. Yes, I'm still working on pulling it together - but I've opened it up. Please read the note in the Welcome page as that explains it all. Best to you for the New Year - 2026. Kaye

I trust you are looking forward to Christmas with some happiness in your heart. I know that for some, Christmas and New Year can be one of the happiest times of the year - but for others, it's not. Whatever way you view this time of year, I hope that you will be able to make some memories you can cherish as you go forward into the New Year. While on the subject of the New Year, have you made any New Year Resolutions? Is one of them getting your life back on track? Or, at least making an effort to change it? If so, I've got just the treat for you! In the past three months I've gotten way busier than I seriously expected. However, one of those busy times was spent creating a whole year's worth of Goals and Action Plans for the life that is ahead of you. It's a low-cost high-value course. You'll be able to access daily prompts that aim to jog your mind, body and spirit into action. I promise to start it off slowly, to ease you into the new way of being - then as you get more involved with it, you begin to see how you're creating the life you want. Interested? If so, check out this Community page next week. I'll be releasing the course in 3 easy stages. In the following days, I'll be giving you a list of hints of what's inside the course. Best, for now... Kaye

Hello precious luvvlies! Just a quick note to let you know I've changed the name of this group. Bewley Academy didn't sit well on my shoulders. So, while the platform is small, I took the opportunity to change it to 'Change Your Life' and I think this reflects more properly what my work is about. Let me know what you think. Best Kaye

Walkabout meaning: A short period of wandering bush life engaged in by an Australian aborigine as an occasional interruption of regular work. Often used in the phrase "Go Walkabout" This is Ludlow, Shropshire, a medieval market town of many contrasts. Beautiful in it's shabbiness. In England, you don't have to travel too far before you pass through yet another village like this. It's time we started to cherish them as they are beginning to perish. Where's your favourite location to go walkabout in?