ANGER
There is a palpable feeling of anger in the world at the moment. Is it surprising? As you look around…
AUGUST
Edna O’Brian declared that the month of August was a wicked month. Whilst agreeing with her that it produces a…
IRRITATIONS
Maybe it is because I am getting older, or maybe it is because of lockdown, but my list of irritations…
GRIEF AND JOY
Two of the most powerful emotions any of us will experience during our lifetimes- are those of GRIEF, and JOY …
THE TRICKY SUBJECT OF AGE
Since my 80th birthday I have been pondering the tricky subject of AGE, and these ponderings have given rise to…
CELEBRITIES
“I’m so old I remember when fame was a by-product of talent!” I read this the other day and it…
FAMILIES
I had intended to write on a completely different subject for my March blog – but since that explosive interview…
NOW AN OCTOGENARIAN!
It’s now a week since my 80th birthday and I am still basking in the glories of that day. In…
APOLOGIES
For those of you who have followed my blogs in the past, I apologise for the long gap since my…
Catching up…
Some of you may have noticed that I have not written a blog for two months. My apologies for this….
Tempis Fugit
I think as I get older I realise that time flies by much faster than it used to. Quite suddenly…
A Time of Change
Today, being the 23rd of September, is the Autumn Equinox and a time of change between the seasons. Certainly the…
The feel good factor…
In the strange and disturbed state that the world is in right now, there are some events that raise the…
LOOKING BACK ON JUNE
Now that we have finally reached July I have been looking back over the last four weeks and it seems…
GRUMBLES AND FRUSTRATIONS
This last month has been one of setbacks on all technical fronts – which has been something of a nightmare….
SUPERLATIVES
Over the last month we have been going through the annual Awards season – BAFTA, Golden Globes, the Oscars etc….
FORGOTTEN NEWS
These days we are daily hit by major news stories that cause sensation, horror, sadness, or even delight, (not much…
January Blues
Every year I tell myself that I will refuse to suffer from the blues during this first month of the…
December joys and woes.
So here we are in December, with the full Christmas onslaught upon us. Or is it? This year there seems…
NOVEMBER ALREADY!
It is hard to believe it is already November with all the Christmas hysteria in full swing. It is especially…
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