Category Archives: ponderings

Taking a hint

Posted on 12 April, 2012 by nuttycow

I like to think I can take a hint. Granted, I have been known to stay for one more drink even though it’s clear my hosts are yawning. I may have been observed continuing to flirt with someone who’s not interested. … Continue reading →

Posted in a cry for help, how i'm feeling, ponderings, ranting | 6 Comments

The allure of the unobtainable

Posted on 17 August, 2011 by nuttycow

They always say that if you stop looking for something, you’ll find it. Lost your keys? Stop looking for them and, all of sudden, there they’ll be, right where you always leave them. (or, in my case, a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in bad boys, having a grump, love 'n' things, lovely men, ponderings | Tagged I think I hate The Rules, why are men so annoying?, why get a man through love when you can bully him into marrying you? | 24 Comments

Do women think too much?

Posted on 28 July, 2011 by nuttycow

Now, before you all scream “yes” at your computer screens without reading another word, wait. I’d like to think through the issue. (heehee, see what I did there?) In a week where I found out that four of my friends … Continue reading →

Posted in bad boys, love 'n' things, ponderings | Tagged can men only concentrate on one thing at a time?, do women think too much?, why are things never simple? | 27 Comments

A close call II

Posted on 20 July, 2011 by nuttycow

You may remember, way back when, I wrote a post exploring my feelings about an announcement made via Facebook pertaining to N’s marital status? Well, on arriving home this evening, what do I find in the postbox but an invite. … Continue reading →

Posted in bad boys, blast from the past, love 'n' things, ponderings | Tagged the ex's wedding, wedding invites - it's all about the wording | 27 Comments

Cheating hearts

Posted on 17 June, 2011 by nuttycow

I’m sure we’ve all been told, since we were wee bairns on our mother’s hip, that cheating is wrong. It’s not something one does. It’s against the rules. Cheating has a number of guises. Everything from cheating on exams to … Continue reading →

Posted in bad boys, blast from the past, love 'n' things, lovely men, ponderings | 29 Comments

The mystery of men

Posted on 9 September, 2010 by nuttycow

There’s a lot of it going around at the moment. Confusion that is. About men. Oh, I know, women are supposed to be the complicated ones, we’re the ones who are sooooo difficult to understand, to please, to placate. But … Continue reading →

Posted in cow abroad, how i'm feeling, love 'n' things, lovely men, oh my head, other people's blogs, ponderings | Tagged and they say women are weird, I shouldn't do shots, men are confusing that's all there is to it | 44 Comments

The case of the missing crush

Posted on 13 July, 2010 by nuttycow

The crush and I used to speak every day – either through text, email, phone calls or, the expat’s friend – Skype (username: nuttycow by the way). It was stable, sure and reliable. I knew I’d wake up in the morning … Continue reading →

Posted in bad boys, cow abroad, love 'n' things, lovely men, ponderings | Tagged incommunicado, radio silence, The Crush | 25 Comments

Pass the zimmerframe

Posted on 24 May, 2010 by nuttycow

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey (1891) I’ve been thinking a lot about getting old recently. I’ve been thinking about my parents … Continue reading →

Posted in ask me about me, cow abroad, everyday bits 'n' bobs, happy happy joy joy, look at me, ponderings, stuff i've done, the way things were, this is the modern world | Tagged I'm a market gardener, where's that bargain? | 25 Comments

Tour-n

Posted on 30 April, 2010 by nuttycow

Long term readers will know I have a bit of a thing for rugby. I watch it. I talk about it (in a kind of “I don’t really know what I’m talking about but if I just talk about how … Continue reading →

Posted in cow abroad, having a grump, how i'm feeling, look at me, ponderings, ranting, rugby, switzerland, trying to be serious | Tagged that shit bit after the honeymoon ends | 37 Comments

Guilt trip

Posted on 14 January, 2010 by nuttycow

I’ve managed to guilt myself into writing something, anything down in this sad, neglected corner of cyberspace. Having come back from my holiday (which was fab, thanks) a relaxed, slightly pink tinged, generally chilled out woman, I’m now slowly submerging … Continue reading →

Posted in cow abroad, home sweet home, how i'm feeling, jobsworth, kenya, ponderings, switzerland | 7 Comments