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HUP two three four … HUP two three four …
When one cannot embark on a fitness regime, as I found for three months pre- and post-hysterectomy, one acquires a layer or two of very much unwanted flesh. Well, perhaps fat is a more honest word. And once these layers … Continue reading
A proper summer holiday: sports days, birthdays, pyramids, bumper cars … and a subterranean mail train
La Grande Motte: A Very French Holiday Destination By and large, a Reception School Sports Day wouldn’t normally float my boat. But this was no ordinary Sports Day; this was Little Hurricane’s sports day to which I was invited by … Continue reading
Loving life: then and now
Reacquainting myself with the city of my childhood this year has been enormous fun. As the past Hoves into view, almost every street jolts a memory … although in truth I spend little time in that area where I grew … Continue reading
Old town, new life.
But I can’t! All my ballgowns are in Sussex! Seated at the end of a long dark office spotlit by an Anglepoise lamp, my worried words spoken into the telephone were overheard by TV Eye Reporter Denis Tuohy. It was … Continue reading
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The Big Move: back to my roots
Do you really want to grow old in Hackney? This question from The Exocet (Youngest of All) came through the phone from sunny Melbourne and over following days echoed within my head. Then the Tornado (First Born) returned from a … Continue reading
