August's final thoughts
I quite like this newsletter format and it enables me to write about diverse topics so it suits my butterfly mind.
On the doorsteps
We have hit the ground again with our loooong Beckenham campaign, and the intention is to resume talking to residents as often as possible. Instinctively I
Trying out a newsletter
Of late I've heard dark rumblings about Substack being funded by Nazi-sympathisers, and its algorithm being loaded towards white supremacy and whatnot. I don't know about that but I do know that I want to distance myself from that sort of drama - though Amanda points
Up to date
I need to mark the occasion and share it. Today I finished all the Apple Fitness + 30 minute Treadmill workouts, all 126 of them. From my first few, mid-menopause and recovering from anaemia, where 6.0 km per hour was an achievement and I had to stop at least 3
It's happened again
Why anyone would behave in this way is beyond my understanding, but this keeps happening, and it's happened again.
Yet again, someone I considered a close and loyal friend has, for some reason known only to themselves (or more likely unknown) decided that they would twist my words
Norfolk in May
I confess that I don't really know what to do about the difference in emphasis between this Ghost blog and my Substack. I sort of decided that shorter comments on topical thoughts would go onto the Substack, whereas more carefully-considered and durable writings might go on here.
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Nectar Studios' Milk and Honey Medispa Show - Dr Bell's Baths, Leith 15th April 2025
To Edinburgh and a Frow VIP seat at the first fashion show produced and directed and generally put together by Eliza's Nectar Studios brand. It's been months in the making and she's rightly talked about little else.
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Steps in sourdough
Trigger warning: if you are still experiencing post-Pandemic sourdough trauma, please don't read this.
I know that I'm late to this but if, like, everyone else in the UK can make sourdough bread, I need to be able to as well. I missed out on the
Oscar in the bluebells
Today would have been my beloved Oscar's 17th birthday. My first pet dog, he taught us all about unconditional love and about the magic of dogdom, a goodness that is frustratingly indescribable to those who have never experienced it. I loved him with all my heart.
Since he
My Mothering Sunday
I'm not normally keen on Mothering Sunday these days. I mean, I'm happy that it's a chance for other mothers, mums etc. to be spoilt, but my children are far away and there's no possibility of them spending the day with me.
A walk in Stiffkey
What a beautiful, warm weekend it was in North Norfolk recently when we took a little trip to Stiffkey. Different people tell me that it's pronounced Sookey or Stookey but I'm not sure about this. Whichever way I say it, I'm bound to be
Skydive before 60
I was chatting to a fellow dogwalker in the park while our dogs played together about achievements and facing our fears, and she told me that she and her partner had been on a tandem skydive recently. They are both a few years older than me and, as they described
Concert flyer - Schutz, Michael Haydn, Lotti
If you are interested in Renaissance or Baroque music, come to our concert in Orpington next Sunday evening.