January 2026

January 2026

I've never struggled after Christmas before. The whole Blue Monday thing, seasonal affective disorder, they've not been an issue. Bu...

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A long time

A long time

A lot has happened since my last update. The main thing is that my mum had a stroke in October 2024. Unfortunately it was severe and despite...

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Catching up

Catching up

It's obviously been a while since I wrote here. I keep a private diary which I write in most days, and there's a fair amount there t...

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Summer 2022

Summer 2022

The weather has turned and summer is definitely gone for another year, so I'm writing about it whilst I still remember what has happened...

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One year on

One year on

Real life has been getting in the way of writing here. So much has happened yet I've forgotten most of it. I've been living on my o...

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Making progress

Making progress

I've now been living on my own for around 5 months and apart from a few wobbles I'm doing reasonably well. Not living surrounded by ...

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A new beginning

A new beginning

It's been forever since my last update, and so much has happened. At the start of May, Anna and I agreed to separate. Our relationship h...

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Good Riddance to 2020

Good Riddance to 2020

 I'm not optimistic that 2021 will be any better than 2020, but as this has been the worst year of my life I will not look back fondly o...

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Struggling

Struggling

It's been many months since my last update. I have not been in a good place, partly due to lockdown but mostly down to my life. I've...

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Lockdown

Lockdown

So it's been quite a while since I last wrote here - been a few things going on in the real world! So many plans for 2020 have already f...

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2020

2020

Christmas is over, the kids are back at school - I'm very glad things are back to normal and I can now remember what day it is! I'm ...

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A crap month

A crap month

The trouble with not posting for ages is that I forget what has happened since my last update. However, having looked back at my tweets in t...

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A mostly good month

A mostly good month

Another month goes by without an update. I guess after spending all day using a PC I don't want to sit down with one in the evenings, es...

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Delayed

Delayed

The days and weeks have flown by since my last blog post - I hadn't realised it had been more than two months. Looking back at my Twitte...

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Village Green and back to Somerset

Village Green and back to Somerset

Village Green is a local festival which this year took place on13th July. This year was exciting for me as it was my first as part of the B...

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Glastonbury 2019

Glastonbury 2019

A one-word summary of Glastonbury 2019: hot ! We set off for Pilton as soon as the kids were out of school. There was an accident the othe...

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The car

The car

On the 1st April I came out of capoeira to discover a police car with blue lights flashing and blocking the road. I saw a couple of cars sma...

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A busy May

A busy May

The car situation has been sorted out, but I think it merits a separate post. I will get angry writing about it and am in a relatively good ...

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