25th August 2022 It has been many decades since I was a new mum – way back in 1976! But I was thinking the other day, how things have changed in recent times as to the ‘received wisdom’ regarding pregnancy and childrearing nowadays compared to generation after generation for hundreds of years. Looking back to…… Continue reading Bringing up Baby
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To Buy or Not to Buy…
28th July 2022 What are your feelings about shopping? Like most people my age, I bemoan the fact that the shopping experience has changed in recent years. The advent of out-of-town retail parks, supermarket megastores and Internet shopping has caused the sad demise of many town-centre shopping areas and I find it very sad even…… Continue reading To Buy or Not to Buy…
You Can Leave Your Hat On…
14th July 2020 I’m very fond of hats. The old adage ‘if you want to get ahead, get a hat’ really gels with me. Nowadays, hats are not considered essential everyday wear, and yet not all that long ago to be seen in public without a hat was just not the done thing. Even in…… Continue reading You Can Leave Your Hat On…
You Couldn’t Make It Up!
7th July 2022 I was sad to see a video on FB the other day. The OP was a young lady who was filming herself getting ready to go out with her friends to celebrate her 20th birthday. Like many similar posts, she was putting on her makeup, showing and recommending the products as she described…… Continue reading You Couldn’t Make It Up!
Just the Job
30th June 2022 I’ve just finished reading a book by another of my Write That Book colleagues and it has really made me think back upon my life and ‘career’. After reading Chocolate and Chips by Gillian Westlake, I was amazed at the number of experiences she has faced. She has had such an eventful…… Continue reading Just the Job
Let’s Talk about Sex…
23rd June 2022 Before you throw your hands up in horror after reading the title of this blog, please do not worry. I do not intend giving you a blow-by-blow (pardon the pun) detailed essay about my love life. Nor do I mean to discuss the whys and wherefores of people’s strange sexual proclivities. No,…… Continue reading Let’s Talk about Sex…
Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself
16th June 2022 What are you afraid of? Do you have any phobias? I certainly do, though only one of them has had the effect of changing my life in the last few years – and that is Agoraphobia. I’ve been through the reasons before in my blogs, so I won’t go into to it…… Continue reading Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself
Coming of Age
9th June 2022 This week I want to talk about age. It’s something that affects all of us, like it or not. I turned 64 in April, and I have to say that from my standpoint, there aren’t that many good points to it. Getting old is when your body starts having a say in…… Continue reading Coming of Age
Happy and Glorious
2nd June 2022 First of all, my apologies for not having written a blog for a couple of weeks. It was very gratifying to hear from a friend earlier this week, ringing to make sure I am in good health. Apparently, she reads my blog every week and was worried when I hadn’t posted recently,…… Continue reading Happy and Glorious
Thanks for the Memories (part 1)
12th May 2022 For anyone who has not had any connection to someone with Alzheimer’s disease, you are so, so very lucky. Before my mother was diagnosed with it, like most people I had assumed it was just a really bad case of memory loss, but found out at first hand there is such a…… Continue reading Thanks for the Memories (part 1)
Liz Hughes 