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I have been feeding our neighbours’ three beautiful cats this week. Normally they are regular visitors to our garden, so it’s a rare experience for them to remain indoors, with me as their sole source of food and entertainment. I have endeavoured to please. Lottie (pictured) is the boldest of the three, and has done […]
In the last few years, DB** and I have found ourselves increasingly troubled by hateful, toxic content on social media, news, even in casual conversations. What I find most troubling is not the existence of prejudice, bias and hatred (it has always been there) but the fact that it has been given a voice. It […]
When I was around 8 years old, I received my first dictionary* – a present from my parents. I fell in love immediately. It wasn’t the beginning of my love of words (I was a horribly precocious talker) but it helped to formalise and develop my lifelong friendship with written and spoken language. Typically, I […]
DB** is now well into his fifth year of chronic illness. I am acutely aware that, for many people, their chronic health concerns started much sooner – and may have been a lifelong issue. Our story is a little different, as we have had to adapt our lives in just a few years. Latest updates […]
I went to a yoga class earlier this week, for the first time in around 35 years. It was brilliant. …I’m still recovering. I did regular yoga classes for many years (traditional Hatha Yoga, built on classic breathing discipline and slow stretches – very much my preference over the more dynamic/athletic Ashtanga style) and I […]
I like to think I’m one of the more tech-savvy members of my generation. Being a sole trader in my field helps – for nearly 30 years, I have had to buy, instal, operate, troubleshoot and eventually replace all my work-based technology…all without the support of a work IT helpline. I’m extremely far from expert, […]
I don’t enjoy administrative tasks very much. Correction – I hate admin with every fibre of my being. Admin doesn’t play to my natural strengths; dealing with task-based details and systematic processes (data input and the like) robs me of every vestige of energy and leaves me needing a lie down in a darkened room, […]
I’m going to a funeral next week…and I’m actually looking forward to it. A very dear friend’s mum died. I knew her mum, and she was the sweetest, gentlest person you could wish to meet – intelligent, creative, well-read and funny. She died very peacefully, well into her 90s, just after my friend visited her. […]
For me, 2026 has been a good year to be Scottish. We qualified for the current World Cup (first time since 1998) and the Tartan Army have been making the most of it: endearing themselves to Bostonians by drinking the pubs dry, creating a party wherever they went, and even clearing up afterwards. They have […]
The last couple of weeks have seen a major turning point in this household. DB** has finally decided to retire. This has been an extraordinarily long conversation (months, if not years…), and has been influenced by a number of factors: We are also both immensely privileged to have sufficient pension coming in (State pension and […]
