Category Archives: Motherhood

Female health and routine jiggery-pokery

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

I feel a caption competition coming on. Framed by my open thighs, the two women’s faces looked up and laughed. This check-up Down There was another reminder that internal female furniture requires all manner of routine maintenance to keeps things … Continue reading →

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Hello to half a century (and then some).

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

Fifty-five is not an insubstantial age but not as old as I hope to be one day – assuming I will remain in fine fettle of course. This year’s birthday celebrations extended to before and beyond the day itself and … Continue reading →

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London E2: life’s good in the ‘hood

Posted on March 18, 2017 by

In April 2008 My Girls and I moved into a three-up-two-down on Wimbolt Street just yards away from Columbia Road, Bethnal Green. It is here that the world famous flower market takes place every Sunday. Despite our proximity to the … Continue reading →

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Diaries: soulmates, dates and derring-do.

Posted on November 29, 2015 by

“I need the dates of all the countries I have visited since 2005,” said The Exocet from Australia. “Could you please try and remember when and where we went on holidays and trips away?” Of course my darling; I have … Continue reading →

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A brief skirmish with Cancer

Posted on July 12, 2015 by

It started with an abdominal pain. The ache had been there for a while but as I had taken up Pilates and was using my core muscles more intensively, it became more intensive too. It feels like a twisted bowel … Continue reading →

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Giving out the Gongs: a prize day at school.

Posted on July 4, 2015 by

They say everything comes to those that wait. A Prize never came my way at school but then I didn’t expect it to. I was diligent only in my enjoyment of life itself; the academic benefits of attending one of … Continue reading →

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Moving out, moving in: one street and a grand new chapter

Posted on August 11, 2014 by

“October,” he said. “I’ll need the house back for my daughter.” My landlord sounded vaguely apologetic but businesslike on the phone. I had been his tenant for nearly seven years, moving in a hurry to escape with my daughters from … Continue reading →

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