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102. Dory Unveiled

So. It’s been an embarrassingly long time since my last post – nearly a year, actually – and I want to truly thank the people who have been in touch to check that I’m still alive. I definitely am and … Continue reading

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101. All you Need is Lub

Yep, truly, it’s not a typo or auto-correct gone rogue. Bear with me on this one beautiful people, and also blame my OH if you feel like it :-). If you are familiar with the previous posts, you will see … Continue reading

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100. Ta-dah!

Can you hear the rumble of that drum roll as I wheel out…. blog #100? Who’d have thought it, huh? It has to be said that at the current rate it will take me several centuries to get to #200, … Continue reading

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99. I Saw Three Ships…

I can’t believe that the next blog will be number 100, which at the rate I’m (not) churning them out will be around next Christmas. I usually offer excuses like, ‘there’s been a lot going on,’ but this time it’s … Continue reading

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98. Uncharted Waters

I thought writing about cancer was hard enough, but pinning my thoughts down regarding Coronavirus is a way bigger challenge. You know by now that my default setting in a difficult situation is to resort to very dark humour. It … Continue reading

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97. Heart to Heart

I’ve had the title of this blog rocketing around in my head for ages, nay months (ahem!) and the strange thing is that, regardless of the constantly evolving essence of this thing called Life, it continues to be appropriate on … Continue reading

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96. Feel the Fear… yep, that one

I know, I know, I know – it’s been a ridiculously long time since my last blog and the whole thing about the Atrial Fibrillation creeping back again. So here we go. This is a blog of many hues. Firstly, … Continue reading

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95. A Sobering Thought

This one’s been a long time coming, and I’ve been thinking hard about whether to open up about another medical facet of my life that’s been a problem of late, or even to start a whole new blog on the … Continue reading

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94. Talking of Death

The totally brilliant and unexpected gift that came from having cancer is that it’s given me a completely new perspective on life – and it continues to open up whole areas of no-holds-barred conversation that other people probably wouldn’t even … Continue reading

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Exciting news

Today is a really special day for me – I just heard that my novel, It Could Only Happen At Sea, has won a Red Ribbon Award in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards. You might be wondering what that means … Continue reading

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