A division bell, helpfully defined by Collins English Dictionary, is “a bell rung in a parliament to signal a division.” Hmmm. Nope, that still doesn’t help me understand the reason for the Pink Floyd album title. Thank goodness for the band’s David Gilmour who, in a 1994 radio interview*, explained, “… it is a bell thatContinue reading “The Division Bell”
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D-Day
I don’t know what I was expecting from today, my D-Day, the day of my first Decapeptyl injection. I was just nervous. Not so much about the needle going in; more about how I would feel afterwards. At precisely 0857, I arrived at my local GP surgery, complete with loose clothing and an upbeat mannerContinue reading “D-Day”
Menopause is
Having to concentrate really hard in the mornings so that you don’t pour boiling water on your breakfast cereal. Stumbling around the house looking for a lost phone before realising that the cat is standing on your keyboard. Saying “What?” when there is a gap in the conversation that you forgot you were part of.Continue reading “Menopause is”
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