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Don’t Let Lockdown Win
It’s been a shit couple of days. We had such plans, you and I, at the start of the year. So we’ve fallen off the wagon – so what? That doesn’t have to be the end of the story. Let’s forgive ourselves and climb right back on board. Let’s…
Black Ice
Time to get back to the gym yesterday, after a bit of a lay-off over Christmas. Into the gym kit – leggings, T-shirt, hoody, trainers, heart-rate monitor – and off out for the 8am session. The gym is just a short walk from the house. The…
New Year’s Resolutions
So that’s that over with for another year. I don’t really like New Year. Lots of reasons. But this year, on top of everything else, we’ve left the European Union. I’ve said all I need to say on that topic here , here and here . I didn’t…
Farewell to EU
Today is our last day as Europeans. I enjoyed being European. I took full advantage of the rights it gave me, particularly the right to travel and work abroad. All those immigrants that we’re apparently overrun with? I was one of them, in…
Clinical Trial Part Three
Off for my third appointment yesterday morning, as part of the Covid-19 clinical trial that I’m involved with. Woke up to snow first thing, and the clinic is the other side of the Pennines… The first appointment , at the end of November,…
A Merry Little Christmas?
How was it for you? Quieter than planned, I expect. I sincerely hope that this isn’t the new normal. But it’s got me thinking about Christmas traditions, what we do and why we do it. From when to put up the Christmas decorations to when to…
Happy Christmas To Us All
Here’s to you, dear readers – a cheeky glass of Prosecco before I start cooking… This is for the people who find themselves on their own this Christmas. This is for the people who find themselves wondering if they’ll be on their own by…
2020 – It’s Been a Funny Old Year Part IV
‘Not Only Lockdown but also…’ – the final part of my Review of the Year and the Guest Bloggers who so kindly Guest Blogged for me. They reminded us that life goes on whether we’re in Lockdown or not, and for some (most) of us, Lockdown…
2020 – It’s Been a Funny Old Year Part III
After the ‘Life under Lockdown’ Guest Blogs we had the ‘Life after Lockdown’ Guest Blogs. And here they are again. We’d done our bit, we’d been good during Lockdown, and then it was over and we tried to get back to normal – that new normal…
2020 – It’s Been a Funny Old Year Part II
During the first Lockdown, back in the Spring, I invited some Guest Bloggers to tell us about their ‘Life under Lockdown’. And here they all are. Get the kettle on, and settle down to read back over our Life under Lockdown stories, and…
Tier 4
If you’re waking up to life in Tier 4, I’m so, so, sorry. If your planned gatherings over the Christmas period are in tatters, I’m so, so sorry. My Christmas was going to be a quiet affair anyway – just me and the lodger, and I don’t think…
Keep Dancing!
Strictly Season comes to an end tonight. It’s been fun, yes? And the effort they’ve all gone to in order to put on a live show during a pandemic has to be applauded. Such a shame about Nicola and Katya. And now we’re down to the last four.…
