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Wine Required!

Posted on July 5, 2017 by

I was up early this morning, despite being really tired because I can’t sleep when it’s so light! Is it just me? I know I shouldn’t be moaning (it’s SUMMER!) but even with the blinds down, the sun sneaks through … Continue reading →

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Ten Tips for Editing Your Writing

Posted on June 25, 2017 by

As I may have mentioned before, I’m involved with an activity group for ‘seniors’ in Stratford these days, called Sunny Side Up – I take the Creative Writing Group – and a couple of weeks ago we looked at ‘editing … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Keeping a Diary

Posted on June 4, 2017 by

I was listening to Saturday Live on Radio 4 yesterday and there was an interesting item on ‘diaries’ (a subject close to my heart. I wrote about it once on the blog here). If you’re interested in diaries, there’s an … Continue reading →

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May The Force Be With You

Posted on May 5, 2017 by

This was supposed to be written and posted yesterday but I’m afraid I didn’t manage it because I had to watch the BBC programme about stress last night, instead (go figure, as they say). Who was it – Douglas Adams, … Continue reading →

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In Which I Confess to Two Misdemeanours

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

I belong to a poetry group (that’s not one of the misdemeanours, by the way). We take it in turn to host the meeting in our homes, once a month, (just drinks and biccies to be provided) and I can … Continue reading →

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Feeling Peaky – and a confession!

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

No, I’m not ill! I was in the Peak District last weekend (sun! No rain!) and just couldn’t resist the cheesy pun as my header. And talking of food, I had to have one of these while I was there. … Continue reading →

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First Post of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2017 by

So, here we are in 2017. Happy New Year to you all! I realised that my last post was a bit miserable when someone called me ‘Scrooge’ in a text, so this is going to be more upbeat, I promise! … Continue reading →

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