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Month: June 2014

Weekend post from the sofa

All bloggers are writers. Some good, some mediocre, some bad, and some truly abysmal. This weekend’s post from the sofa is inspired by a couple of authors whose blogs I’ve commented on this week. Counting up the number of bloggers who regularly read on here I was surprised how many published authors there are. Whether […]Read Post ›

Freedom come, freedom go

… Freedom moving along … The sun shines on the righteous. With which, Partner got a rare parking space outside our block, helped by our wonderful neighbour opposite who moved his car to let us into the tight space and I was all set to shuffle down the stairs on my backside. As a kid, […]Read Post ›

F***** on Friday

Feeble actually. Feeble every day, although my fit un-feeble appearance is proving to be a disadvantage. Tuesday it was back to the hospital. No wonder they have long waiting lists the amount of time they are spending on me. Patient transport due at 10am. They usually arrive early. I was dutifully waiting from 9.45. Partner […]Read Post ›

Lady of Leisure

What is a woman to do when all she can do is lie around on the sofa all day? Read books. Read books on the internet. Read blogs. Make comments. Watch the odd few live progs on BBC iPlayer, and catch the rest later. I’m really surprised we can even get this, seeing as ITV […]Read Post ›

Fragile at fifty

It felt like the end of term. Two whole weeks away from hospital. No prodding and poking and yanking and tiny pricks. Except … There was a message on the answerphone. The Land Rover was in for a tow bar to be fitted and we were expecting a call to say it was ready for […]Read Post ›

Football football … boring boring

Well as Gibraltar isn’t in the World Cup, why would I be interested? In fact I can’t believe it is four years since Spain won in South Africa. At the time, we had reverted to our frequent TV-less status, so we were invited next door to watch it with our Spanish neighbours. Partner accepted, but […]Read Post ›

Free books – hurry now!

It’s offer time in the book world. T B Markinson is offering her first novel A Woman Lost for 99 pence or cents, depending on whether you use Amazon UK or US. When I read her novel Marionette (she sent me a review copy), I read the preview chapters of A Woman Lost, and told […]Read Post ›

Out of patience – or – outpatients?

So, having escaped, the days rolled rapidly round, and after less than a week since I left, the ambulance drew up to take me back to gaol. Naturally when your appointment is for 12.30, patient transport is booked for 10am. Even on a wet day, with a ‘plane landed, and border queues, it does not […]Read Post ›

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