Wow, that’s come round quickly! Another Ultimate Blog Challenge (UBC) starting, and this one will be my fourth. The UBC challenges bloggers all around the globe to post every day…
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I’ve been quiet recently because I’ve had a virus. One of those sneaky ones that, just when you think you’re getting better, comes back in a different guise to take…
As I write, I’m enjoying a hot cup of tea in my special mug. It’s Yorkshire Decaff, and if you’ve tried decaffeinated tea but find it too wishy washy, I’d…
Day 31, end of the UBC, 31st day of the year and my 31st blog post of 2013. Wow, glad I made it! I thought I’d have a little ponder…
Did you see Dr Miriam Stoppard on Sky News this morning? She is publicising a book so may well have appeared on other sofas as well. The book is about…
Did you watch the tennis? I needed a rest so committed to watch all of it, although it was a tad stressful! I don’t play but I’m a big tennis…
When I started thinking about this post while walking Alfie today, I thought that it had nothing to do with writing or with worry. But I wanted to write about…
This post wrote itself, really, on the way to my yoga class today, and I chose the photo because it feels really calm. It’s a calm place, the marshes where…
Today I’ve been reading about Wilko Johnson, Dr Feelgood guitarist and fellow Essex dweller, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has only months to live. He has decided…
While most of the country is covered in snow and some of it is on red alert, we are still waiting for the hazardous conditions to reach us here. It’s…
Today I’ve been working on the community section of my book, which talks about how it helped to surround myself with supportive people, the experts I sought out and how…
Today I’ve been working on the interview I did with Bharti Kerai last year, for the worry project. Bharti plays an important part in my story, because she taught me…