Ok, so most people know I like writing. I can be big and brave and loud with my fingers on a keyboard and I’m super-confident in my use of written…
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Just over a week ago, I visited Newnham College, Cambridge, where I studied as an undergraduate. I was attending a celebration of the life of Valerie Eliot, widow of the…
Just recently I’ve been thinking a lot about sleep. As you might guess, that’s because I haven’t been able to sleep as much as I wanted or needed. I love…
Today I’ve been for a run – the first for a long time. I took it steadily, walking when I needed to, but I just couldn’t resist the urge to…
This is my kitchen window from the outside just now. It’s not Ivy, it’s Virginia Creeper which will soon turn a wonderful red, and later all the leaves and stalks…
This is the one photo I took at the awards. It’s the dance floor during the party and, although I may be the UK’s worst photographer, I think it does…
Recently, I’ve been making a lot of noise about having been nominated and shortlisted for an award. I was up for the Author/Blogger category in the second annual Women Inspiring…
People who have had hip surgery are given ‘hip precautions,’ or things they must not do while they are healing. One of the strictly forbidden activities is picking anything up…
You hear it all the time: ‘my mother’s broken her hip,’ ‘my aunt had a fall and broke her hip,’ ‘she’s never been the same since she broke her hip.’…
As many people know, I don’t get too stressed about my house. I don’t feel unsettled or uncomfortable until I get things just how I want them, and I never…
I am thrilled because I have been nominated and shortlisted for an award. It’s the Author/Blogger category in the 2nd annual Women Inspiring Women Awards, sponsored by Damsels in Success….