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Ageing, Happiness, Hope, Life6 Comments

Gifts in skin

03/11/2019 20angel13

Last week we visited a gorgeous pub, doubling as a village shop, in a tiny village in Hampshire. The food was excellent, the atmosphere perfect, the fire warm. The waitresses were very good and very young. Between mouthfuls of beef … Continue reading Gifts in skin

Life7 Comments

In praise of literalism

14/02/201703/03/2018 20angel13

The lad in the chemist was polite. He inclined his head and nodded with understanding, but clearly felt obliged to invoke the rule book. “Madam, you know you can buy them over the counter,” he remarked, motioning grandly towards the … Continue reading In praise of literalism

Change, Uncategorized4 Comments

Fearfully and wonderfully made

25/09/2016 20angel13

If I’ve said anything random to you lately, I apologise. There’s only a certain number of times you can acceptably say, “Sorry?” or “Pardon?” without being written off as decrepit or deaf. Though I am, it seems, the latter, for … Continue reading Fearfully and wonderfully made

Ageing14 Comments

How do you age?

24/07/201620/08/2016 20angel13

I know this sounds a bit  barmy but I think ageing has little to do with age. When you look in the mirror, who are you expecting to see? A child, a teenager, a young person making your way in the … Continue reading How do you age?

Uncategorized4 Comments

Waiting for Dad

19/06/2016 20angel13

The old man leans on the gate at the edge of the park. It is heavier than he remembers but then so are most things. Like his own stomach and the bag of weekly shopping. He sighs. If only he … Continue reading Waiting for Dad

Simplicity8 Comments

Tea and Other Transforming Things

16/01/2016 20angel13

I refuse to believe you get fussier as you get older  more experienced (we’ve banned the “o” word in our house due to occasional bouts of melancholy). I mean it’s true that answering the question, “Can I get you a cup of … Continue reading Tea and Other Transforming Things

Life10 Comments

Things I’ve lost and the art of growing down

31/05/201531/05/2015 20angel13

I am one of those people who sometimes puts things down and can’t find them again – lesson plans, cheques, small children. I once left my  son in the meat aisle in a supermarket while I popped round the corner … Continue reading Things I’ve lost and the art of growing down

Life11 Comments

Eyebrows

27/10/201427/10/2014 20angel13

Welcome to the incomparable Fran Hill, who is an old friend,  fellow writer. and a blogger whose site I visit again and again when I need a laugh or another way of looking at life. Or both. If you enjoy … Continue reading Eyebrows

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