There’s a truth women carry with them every day, a truth so obvious it’s practically tattooed on our consciousness: we know who the danger is. It’s not a secret to us. It never has been. Not to us anyway. Yesterday I read an article about sex in the back rooms…
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The world has gone mad
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Sunday mornings
Early Sunday morning I walked the dogs with two of my neighbours down the cemetery. We talked of many things as ladies do. Firstly we discussed the randomly parked car with someone asleep under a duvet. I explained I used to drive up to the top of Ilkley moor and…
Killing Bill
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Killing Bills
I am sick to my stomach. Sometimes I think I’ve heard it all, but no. Can you imagine being told by the police that your husband has been drugging and raping you for a very long time and that also you’ve been raped by about 72 strangers? Nah this is…
Growing Old Wisely
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Living well alone
Books to enjoy… Living alone can be an incredibly fulfilling experience if you embrace the many opportunities it offers. While some might view solitude as a challenge, it’s actually a chance to cultivate a rich and meaningful life on your own terms. Whether you’re living alone by choice or circumstance,…
Growing Old Wisely
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This is it
“There must be another life, she thought, sinking back into her chair, exasperated. Not in dreams; but here and now, in this room, with living people. She felt as if she were standing on the edge of a precipice with her hair blown back; she was about to grasp something…
misogyny
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Far right or just right?
The only problem with being accused of being called far right is the stupidity and complete denial of reality of the accusers. I remember my mum saying to us as children when we asked ”you’re church of England”. I have no idea to this day what that meant but it…
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Being a mum
is when your daughter runs in and out between jobs to drop the dogs off and you say have you eaten and she says no and you pull out the pot of Taramasalata you’d got for her and pack it up with the rest of your Bombay potato bread and…
Growing Old Wisely
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Hello to 2024
2023 has been kind to me in lot’s of ways. I’m very grateful for where I live, for my continuing good health and for my relationships with my daughter and big brother and his wife. I feel very lucky. Last year I gave up on the people that sapped me…
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Keep your children close
I often think how lucky I am to have my daughter so close. In light of the recent atrocities in the world, even more so. I see my daughter several times a week. She often stays the night, comes for meals or sometimes we just go shopping. If she stays…
Growing Old Wisely
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Aging
AGING…. You grow old, they told me, you are no longer you, you become distant, sad, and lonely. I didn’t answer… I don’t get old, I get wise. I stopped being what others like me to become, but what I like to be. I stopped seeking the acceptance of others…