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Today's post is from Molly at Transatlantic Notes. Molly and I have been following each other for a while now. We have a real common sense of what's right and a shared desire to live a better life of equality and fairness. Molly's blog discusses issues to do with mental health, equality, politics and food,… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 16: Promise of a New Day
I might have mentioned it before, maybe more than once? (see Part I and Part II) I have the running bug. It's gone from a minor ailment, to a chronic condition and is now really quite serious. On top of all the previous symptoms, here are some more. 1. You read What I Talk About… Continue reading You know you’ve got the running bug when… Part III
The very lovely Michelle at Boomer Eco Crusader tagged me for this lovely tag. This tag is all about sharing your genuine and authentic self. Like Michelle who tagged me, I’m really bad at hiding my feelings or being political or being anything other than just "me". The tag was originally created by Izzy Matias… Continue reading Be Unapologetically You
So I have about four half-written blog posts and several ideas in my head but nothing in a state to share today. Add to that the rather hectic last two weeks because himself was isolating after getting COVID, meaning that I was doing all the taxi duties for the kids, me getting large boy's evil… Continue reading Getting by
This post is from Jamie. I'm not sure how we "met", but we're been exchanging comments and tweets for a while now. I feel like we're on pretty much the same wavelength and his blog is an excellent source of giggles, book reviews and lovely poems. Plus he has an actual, real book! The Fathers,… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 15: Losing Touch
Well RED January is over again. Last year was the first time that I participated in an effort like that, I did some in 2020 but not officially and didn't run every day. I quite wanted to look back and reflect on how I coped and what I achieved. My efforts DateDistanceTimeNotes1 Jan 20226.21km36m 12sShorts… Continue reading RED January 2022 Review
I do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy The Red Pyramid and The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan He says they were good, all about Sadie and Carter Kane who… Continue reading January 2022 Reading
Trigger warning: miscarriage I feel like I'm treading water in my grief. I know we don't always have to be moving forwards, that backwards is OK too. Maybe it's not even like I'm treading water because that's an active attempt to keep afloat. I'm rather effortlessly and aimlessly drifting. I don't know where I am… Continue reading Waves of grief
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 