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- Our poor hard-done-by musicians July 3, 2020
- It’s not like me! June 23, 2020
- Will we ever have it all? June 22, 2020
- It’s coming up roses June 2, 2020
- Sunflower Power May 22, 2020
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Our poor hard-done-by musicians
I’ve always been a fan of Spandau Ballet. Ever since they hit the top of the pops I was in love with Tony Hadley. Sorry, Martin & Gary, but he will always be The Voice of the band. In 1983 … Continue reading
It’s not like me!
I’M CROSS, it’s not you, or it could be, but this time I’m cross about this insignificant virus. I need to personalise it so for the sake of this blog we’ll call it Wally. When Wally reared his ugly head … Continue reading
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Tagged Arundel, COVID19, Cuddles, Experts, Garden, Government, grandchildren, Hoodies, Hugs, Media, MS Warrior, NHS, Parents, Restaurants, Robert Peston, Shops, Symptoms, Wally
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Will we ever have it all?
In the early 70’s, feminism was in the forefront of our minds. We thought we could have it all, didn’t we? Whilst activists were burning their bras, I, at the age of 14, couldn’t wait to get one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Childminding, Children, Employment, family, Feminism, Guilt, Housework, Love, Marriage, Men, Only, Self-determination, Sexual Emancipation, Women's Equality, Women's Liberation, Women's Movement
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It’s coming up roses
Last month, May, was the sunniest, warmest and driest on record, since records began (again). I think I deserve it really after lockdown and putting up with another winter. I want to tell you about my garden. I’ve always loved … Continue reading
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Tagged Bees, Deadheading, Garden, Gardening, Honeysuckle, June, Landscaping, Lockdown, Mary Berry, May, Monty Don, MS, ms in a wheelchair, Pergola, Roses, Wisteria
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Sunflower Power
My mother-in-law is a widow and lives in an apartment within a retirement village. She has a cat, Jones, and Jones is her life. My mum-in-law is struggling at this time. She can’t see anyone, she can’t socialise and no … Continue reading
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Tagged Balcony, Care Homes, Cats, Chelsea Flower Show, Children, Dementia, Edinburgh, Flower Pots, Gardening, Growing, loneliness, mother in law, Plants, Social Distancing, Stately Home, Stevenage, Sunflower Seeds, Sunflowers, Swansea, Thoughtfulness, Watford, Widows, Wigan, Window Boxes, Window Sill
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The balanced scales of contentment
Am I happy today, I’d rather be content. Contentment, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this and whether in this precarious time I should be. With COVID-19 hanging over me I’m wondering if I ought to be worried, frightened … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbots-Ann, Birdsong, Blue Skies, Books, Contentment, COVID19, Foxgloves, Garden, grandchildren, Grandparents, Haircut, Holidays, Hugs, Library, Mum and Dad, Shopping, WW2
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Victory over adversity
The country is remembering VE Day tomorrow. As a nation we all owe so much to the people who saved us from the tyranny which would have befallen Great Britain. Captain Tom Moore is an example of the very best … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Captain Tom, Chickens, COVID19, Farmers, Fruit Picking, Hops, Kent, Lockdown, Pigs, Powdered Egg, Rationing, social media, Street Parties, Sugar, Sussex, Unemployment, VE Day, Waitrose, WW2
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I dream of dresses
In the olden days, well 1976, I hadn’t even considered the life that I would end up with. I was 18 years old and I was working. I’d had weekend jobs, or one to be exact, with a well known … Continue reading
Can we ever trust again?
If lockdown is lifted towards the end of May and is, as Boris says, a phased affair, who of us are going to feel happy to return to a normal life? I am quite nervous about resuming certain things in … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Concerts, Corona Virus, Eastbourne Seafront, family, Government, grandchildren, Hairdresser, Husband in a Hurry, Lockdown, MacDonald's, MacFluffy, Matt Hancock, Parents, Pizza, Restaurants, Seasonal Flu, Testing, Track and Trace app, Vaccine
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To meat or not to meat…
I don’t think I’ll ever become a vegetarian. It’s not because I’m a big carnivore, far from it, I enjoy my Christmas dinner and I like bacon. Pancetta is the base of a really good carbonara. However, there are times … Continue reading
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Tagged Abattoirs, Animal Cruelty, Apples, Asparagus, Bacon, brexit, Bulgaria, Carbonara, Champagne, Christmas Dinner, Corona Virus, DEFRA, English Sparkling Wine, Green Spaces, Hungary, Live Sheep Exports, Marmalade, New Zealand, Oranges, Pancetta, Potatoes, Rupert Murdoch, Slaughterhouses, Somerset Brie, Strawberries, The Sun, The Times
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