May largely consisted of dancing in fields and renovation dramas, sprinkled with the first beach walk in forever and the very last ever zometa infusion. Bearded Theory – The Woodland First festival since lockdown lifted, booked in 2019 before covid was a thing. And it was fab. It didn’t rain, I danced to old favouritesContinueContinue reading “May 2022”
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This is because a person has been hit by a train.
There is a mid-point, accessed by train, where I can meet with my far away friend for the day. We discovered how easy it was when my mother died and I needed to buy an outfit for the funeral. I was traumatised and in a grief kerfuffle. That’s when we realised, it was a completelyContinueContinue reading “This is because a person has been hit by a train.”
Bonfires and Fireworks
Literally my favourite day when I was growing up. My Dad would build this massive bonfire out the back of our house, with neighbours bringing stuff for burning in the weeks before. My mum would cook and bake all day, the house full of jacket potatoes and flapjacks. The anticipation of night falling was tooContinueContinue reading “Bonfires and Fireworks”
Fright Night – a diagnosis story…….
Halloween 2018 was the day I received the phone call to say I had breast cancer. I was expecting it. I had been recalled from a routine mammogram a couple of weeks earlier. I had been shown the mammogram pictures, had the little white dots of calcification pointed out to me and had already hadContinueContinue reading “Fright Night – a diagnosis story…….”
Five
Today marks five years since the death of my friend. On that day five years ago I was woken up by my phone ringing, it was early so I knew something was wrong because who calls at 5:30am for a chat? My friends husband was on the end of the line, he made no senseContinueContinue reading “Five”
Earth Day 2021
So here’s the thing, recycling, sustainability, zero waste living isn’t new. Not by a long shot. My mother recycled, upcycled, repaired and refilled. There was a little shop that she went to so she could refill her laundry supplies. She had shopping bags that didn’t get thrown away until they were beyond repair. She boughtContinueContinue reading “Earth Day 2021”
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