diary
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Pronouns in the Wild
Pronouns are funny things. I remember as a kid my mum telling me off for saying…
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Companionable Silence
My friend, Patricius, can talk for England Ireland. But when he’s silent, its not uncomfortable. Companionable…
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The Dog Is Going to Be Fine
The dog is going to be fine! It was a benign tumour with no sign of…
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A Real Lady Bracknell and a Beagle
The husband came over to see the dog, who is recovering from her little operation. Not…
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The Beagle in the £1600 Bodysuit
Today my darling doggy is off to have a wee operation because she has a little…
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The love that doesn’t soothe
Today’s counselling felt like a bit of a brain dump. It can be like that sometimes:…
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Tell Me I’m Still Yours
I had a “gentleman caller” visit last night. I told my friend and Dom, Funiculosus, that…
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The Case for Not Leaving the House
I enjoy working from home. Its a privilege really – there are lots of jobs that…
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You Didn’t Have to Read It
It’s been a long weekend in every sense. My (ex) husband left hospital on Friday after…
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How Much Love Is Allowed?
It wasn’t just a frantic Friday – what with meetings at work, my husband had asked…
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0.9 Seconds
That must be some kind of record to when I jumped from rescuer to persecutor in…
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Final cardiac rehab
Life kept interrupting my cardiac rehab with a stomach upset, then a dodgy back, so I’d…
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Administrative emotion
I had a sleepless night following an emotional evening with my husband. I then had a…
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Musings in the small hours
It’s 03:47. I have been awake for hours. My head keeps going over the evening. I…
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The Relief of Not Deciding
It was a very early start for a Saturday. I had to get to Southampton Central…
