INDEX

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TITLE TAB  CONTENT
A letter to my daughter Love & Loss A reflection of great love & great loss
And Repeat Pink & Breathing My 2nd hip replacement experience
Bus Stop Blues Reflections Coming to terms with elephant legs!
Death by Scrabble Hotchpotch
Disbelief Love & Loss My reaction to bad news & baby loss
Down in the Mouth Through Young Eyes A dental nightmare
Five things I wish my mother hadn’t told me! Humour
Good Grief Love & Loss My personal reflection on good grief
He sat her down Humour
Hello Humour The importance of the word Hello!
Hip Revelations! Pink & Breathing My hip replacement experience
In defence of office workers! My World of Work
Intermission Stops & Starts Our son’s break from work due to epilepsy
Loo Rolls & Lamborghinis My World of Work My brief spell as a cleaner
Measuring up Reflections The futility of measuring a person’s worth
Nine to Five My World of Work My posts at N’cle & Edinburgh Universities
Nippy Hotchpotch Experiences of a new e bike owner
Out of the Blue Through Young Eyes A tale of an unnwelcome visitor
Seeing Red Through Young Eyes My experiences of being a redhead!
Silent Swings Reflections Facing non grandparenthood
Sisters Reflections Observing sisterhood from afar
Slip Slidin’ Away Love & Loss The rollercoaster of losing a parent
Swimming Etiquette Hotchpotch Observational peculiarities of lane swimming
Take your Partners My World of Work Applying & working for the John Lewis Partnership
That Gut Feelng! Pink & Breathing My first experience of  tedious gut issues!
The Accordionist’s Wife Hotchpotch
The E word Stops & Starts Our son’s epilepsy diagnosis, experience & repercussions on our family
The first rung of the ladder My World of Work My first job (never to be repeated)
The I word Stops & Starts Our son’s attempts to live independently
The Key Worker My World of Work Working during the 2020 pandemic
The Letter Through Young Eyes The impact of being sent away to boarding school
The Plantar Faciitis Chronicles Pink & Breathing Battling with this tedious foot condition!
The Pond Through Young Eyes A scary unanticipated dip in my grandparents pond!
The Right Medicine My World of Work Working for ICI -> AstraZeneca, Cheshire
The WI – you’re kidding? Hotchpotch Virtues of the WI & why YOU should be considering it!
The WI – you’re kidding? (abridged) Hotchpotch CFWI’s writing competition for Press Release – April 2024
The Worst Love & Loss Suicide
Up Front! Humour The trials of bra fittings!
What do you keep in your handbag? Humour