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Feeling Out of Sorts
There seem to be a lot of things that are just getting to me a bit at the moment. And I’m sure that any one of them, on their own, wouldn’t faze me. Even a handful of them wouldn’t faze me. Indeed haven’t fazed me, until now. Here’s the…
The Ladybirds and the Bees. And the Birds.
I don’t get birds in my garden. There are birds all around – in the big trees across the road, in the garden of the house behind mine, down by the canal just a stone’s throw away. But in my garden? Nothing. Nada. Nowt. So – I gave up on…
Hair. Cut.
It was 4 o’clock on Saturday 25th July 2020. Finally. The long-awaited hour of my long-awaited hair appointment. I arrived at 5 minutes to 4, face mask in place. I was met at the door and had my temperature taken. This is the first time in…
Alice Bands and Midnight at the Gym
Halfway through my four days off. This is the four days when I should have had grandchildren to stay, but there you go. I visited my parents on Thursday and had a new garden path laid yesterday. And today? Today is even more exciting.…
That Was Then, This Is Now
In the strange parallel universe that is ‘ What I would have been doing if Covid-19 hadn’t happened ’, this is the weekend I should have had two of the grandchildren to stay. I would have been picking them up today, and returning them on…
Space Plague – one year on
I started a new job a year ago. It was just 5 months since my husband had left me, and after a few false starts , I’d landed a job as an Explainer at the Science and Media Museum in Bradford. My first gig, as it were, was the Bradford…
Out Like a Light – or not?
The other night I didn’t sleep a wink. Or at least, that’s what it felt like. I’d been up at 5:30am, in work for 7, finished at 4. When I got home I’d grabbed a quick cup of tea and got changed, then did at least an hour’s work in the…
Masks
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com So, it’s going to be compulsory to wear masks in shops from 24th July. OK – probably a good idea. No – a very good idea. But there are so many questions – Why has it taken so long? How many people have…
But This IS Me!
As you know, I run a business with my ex. About a week ago I needed to make some purchases for the business from Amazon. Now, as it happens, this isn’t something I do very often. The last time I used the business debit card with Amazon was…
Supernumerary back in the States
Three weeks at sea, and back we were at the other side of the Atlantic, heading for Houston, Texas. My first husband was in the Merchant Navy, and I spent three years travelling with him as a ‘supernumerary’ – that’s basically someone who…
A Walk of Two Halves
Let’s go for a walk we said. It’ll be fun we said. That was a couple of weeks ago. Friday was the best day for us, but the forecast for last Friday wasn’t good. We decided to do it this Friday. The weather might have improved by then. That…
Dirty Mash
I’ve rebelled this week. Every week, just about, for the past 18 months I’ve had Rubber Chicken . I roast it on a Sunday, have it cold and in sandwiches on Monday and Tuesday, then make soup with the bones on Wednesday. But this week, well…
