Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Home & Away

Hello, dear readers

You join me on a sad day. A tragic day. My heart is broken. I don’t know how, or even if, I’ll survive.

You see Tina, the love of my life and my super-spiffy wúnderieifey is leaving me.

For two whole days!

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Cover Story



Hello, dear readers

And welcome to what promises to be a relatively busy week in a relatively busy month.

March is always a busy one, to be fair. There are certain milestones within it, certain immovable feasts (plus one that’s strangely fluid, thanks to relying on religious dating). This year that is something that has been expanded upon by circumstance.

I’ll explain.

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

And Be Damned!

Hello, dear readers

There comes in every venture, every life, a handful of moments that hold the seed of real and lasting change.

I think this week has seen one such instance, because it’s happening; it’s really and truly happening!

Before we get on to that mysterious ‘it’ I’ll take the opportunity to put down in black and white my progress with my stated aims for the year.

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Over Sight

Hello, dear readers

It's me again - the direct result of a promise made when Mark was being extra nice to me over the weekend.

Joking aside, I have had a slightly interesting week, apparently much more interesting than my ever amazing husband.

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Eye Chair

Hello, dear readers

It’s always best when things are fresh in the memory, especially when you have a memory like mine.

It means that details don’t get blurred or distorted by the passage of time. It means minor inconveniences don’t get blown up into full-blown soap operas, complete with a supporting cast of washed up light entertainers and returning characters best remembered from around thirty years ago.

Which is lucky, really.

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Taxi For Rankin!


Hello, dear readers

So, you might remember I mentioned a Valentine’s day meal, yeah?

Well, that happened, and jolly nice it was too. Getting to our prearranged venue and back, though, well that … was less nice.

I’ll explain.

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

The Lurgy


Hello, dear readers,

All in all, it’d been a bit of a rough week. Not all bad. Not by any means, but it’s fair to say I’ve had better.

And it all started just twenty-four hours after posting this blog!