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Autumn Days
When I was at sea with my first husband, I missed the British seasons. Tropical sunshine is all very well… It was autumn that I missed the most. The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Autumn days when the grass is jewelled and…
Supernumerary in the South Pacific – more islands
After Fiji there were more islands. And cockroaches. I love all things great and small, I’ve even turned my garden into a haven for insects . But cockroaches are just nasty. They don’t bite, they don’t sting, they don’t fly – they just…
HOW old??
A little late with this today. It’s Mum’s birthday, so a-visiting I did go, and I’ve only just got back home. My parents are getting old. At the risk of stating the obvious, with every year that passes they’re another year older. They…
Don’t be that person
Sometimes, things go wrong. We don’t get what we wanted. There’s a cock up. Sometimes it’s someone’s fault. Sometimes it really isn’t. So, what can you do about it? Let me tell you what not to do about it. Don’t be a dick. Don’t shout or…
Bah
It’s the middle of the night, and I can’t sleep so I’ve put the BBC News on. This is not helping me to get to sleep. Johnson has had to return to the UK from the UN because of the Court judgement ruling that his prorogation of Parliament…
Not-so-Smart Meter
I had a smart meter, which stopped working when I switched energy suppliers . I’d had it for about 6 weeks but then it stopped working. I liked it – I liked being able to see how much energy I was using, and I got a warm glow when I could…
It’s Strictly Season
A season of glitz and bloody-hard-work-fulness. Strictly Come Dancing. It’s started. I love it. I know nothing about dance. Nothing at all. But total ignorance isn’t going to stop me having an opinion on it. Here goes (in no particular…
What a Way to Make a Living
I’ve been at my new job a month now, designing kitchens for a well-known DIY store. I feel like I’m back in the game. I took my eye off the ball for a while there, getting myself into a situation where my only income was the business I ran…
A Change for the Better?
15 things that help during the menopause, and one that doesn’t. Another subject that, until recently, we didn’t really talk about. Can you remember when it was called The Change?? If it was spoken about at all? What a lot of things us…
What’s your Last Name?
Back in May I changed my name by Deed Poll . I’ve had a fair few last names. My maiden name, of course, then my first married name. That name happened to be double-barrelled, so when we split up I dropped the first half and just used the…
Supernumerary in the South Pacific – Fiji
On a bit of a lighter note than my last couple of posts… This is the third in what I’m grandly calling an occasional series, about my life as a wife in the Merchant Navy, with my first husband. It was all a long time ago – the early 80s.…
A Bit of a Wobble
Had a bit of a wobble yesterday. Not a huge wobble – but there was a point when I basically just wanted to cry, and not for any very obvious reason. I didn’t cry – I was driving at the time – and when I got home there were things that…
