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This week has been a harder week. Last week I’d worked Tuesday, then Friday, Saturday and Sunday, not too bad but I was then scheduled to work Monday and Tuesday as well. 5 days in a row, admittedly only 4.5 hours a day, but it was exhausting. Tuesday the

This week I had a text from the pharmacy saying my prescription was ready. I wasn’t due my ‘meds’ for my eye, so popped along to see what they had, and finally, picked up the prescription from my neurology appointment earlier in the year. I’ve started

Saturday was a strange day. The day had a muggy feel and by 9am, the temperature was already 16C. I popped to the supermarket for a few items, still no yeast, and enjoyed a relatively fraught-free shop apart from a couple, clearly together, each with a

As a past student of English, I love words. Even as a young child I loved words and books. I was excellent in spelling tests, and I would write short stories too. At the risk of sounding like a nerd, I liked looking up words I’d heard and couldn’t wait to

This weekend, it’s the Deckhand’s Birthday. He’ll be 24. Where does the time go? I always ask if there’s anything he’d like as a gift, and invariably I give him money though this year he decided he’d like a bottle of nice cognac. A certain supermarket had

Long time readers may remember that when I moved into this rental, I commented on the astronomical amount that we had to pay as a deposit. Frankly, it was huge! Today, I came home to a letter and a nice big cheque. Initially I thought it was a bill and my