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The rain clouds have been queuing up over the UK in general and, it seems, over my Ship in particular. No sooner does one cloud empty its contents on us and move away, then another one is waiting in line to soak us with yet more rain. We had some warm

It’s been a week now that I’ve been off my meds. I think it’s such a funny expression, and I use it simply because it makes me chuckle. I appreciate for some people this is a problem, though in my case it’s less serious. My peripheral neuropathy has

Today, Friday, I turned 60. I admit I was a tad apprehensive; the big birthdays are sometimes fraught, however it turned out to be a good day, a very good day. My son bought me a bottle of Remy Martin cognac. When I was working, I was fortunate enough to

After complaining on Jenny’s blog about the lack of sunshine here, we had two afternoons in a row, of some long-awaited glorious sunshine. It wasn’t warm by any means; however, the sunshine was well received, and I managed to get bedding and towels dried,

I wouldn’t normally do a ‘political’ post, however I’m sure that Brexit, or the lack of, is on a lot of people’s minds at the moment, and I note with some dismay, though no surprise, that it looks like Brexit will be delayed yet again after our luckless

This weekend the clocks in the UK have gone back an hour. I always alter mine late Saturday evening, just so I don’t forget – I only forgot one year. So, I tried to stay awake until 10pm, though having already altered my clock, it was reading 9pm. I then

After more job applications than I care to count, and several interviews, I finally managed to land a job! It’s in one of the big supermarkets, and a mere 2.5 miles away. I have an Induction day next week, hopefully paid, then I’ll be in training, after