Welcome to March 2025. It’s not the same as any other March: it is a new month, a new day, a new moment in the forward-spinning journey of our lives. But it is still Endometriosis Action Month. I’ve been blogging here for five years, and loving it. My starting point for this blog was myContinue reading “Drug seeker?”
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Bring me a glass of wine
Socks. You either have too many of them, or too few. Typically, when weather is cold and the sales hit, you buy a few pairs of socks from your favourite retailer – savvy and responsible consumerism, you think; can’t beat it. You enjoy the next few days of cosy feet, and a warm feeling ofContinue reading “Bring me a glass of wine”
Truth, justice, and an ice-cold can of cider!
It’s been a ‘Stop the Clocks’ kinda week. You know, like that poem, the one that goes something like; stop the clocks, cut off the phone, stop the dog barking by giving it a bone, and let the planes flying overhead write on the sky that he is … … … … … … … Continue reading “Truth, justice, and an ice-cold can of cider!”
Lacuna
A memory resurfaces. I am standing in a blue-curtained booth in A&E. A young nurse or doctor walks in and asks me where the patient is. I am the patient. I am here. I am leaning on something. Probably medical equipment – it’s got wires and bits sticking out of it. There is nowhere toContinue reading “Lacuna”
Beatling along the road to recovery
Recovery from an operation is about as linear as a cat’s favourite ball of yarn. After a few weeks of disproportionate ups and downs, tangled up with some minor but disruptive post-op symptoms, I’ve had to force myself into a ‘slow and steady’ mindset; not an easy task for me. I’ve returned to daily walksContinue reading “Beatling along the road to recovery”
An apology to my husband
Thank goodness for synthetics. I am of course a big fan of the natural world, but some man-made things deserve a special mention nonetheless; such as chocolate, chewing gum, dentistry (probably in that order), fleecy blankets and flip flops (again in that order), synthetic hormones, digital technology, and PU leather. I have synthetic hormones toContinue reading “An apology to my husband”
Duck’s Beak
Memes are great. In the thorny present of polarising politics, socially destructive Facebook* algorithms, and rampant inequality, plus large and unhealthy doses of pestilence, death, war and famine, they are a handy, concise way to express and share a whole host of human emotions and experiences. It seems Orwell’s Newspeak wasn’t far off the mark.Continue reading “Duck’s Beak”
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