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…
Category: Marriage
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…
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
A Moving Experience
21st April 2022 I have lived in many places in the UK. I started in Barrow, of course, but I don’t really remember the house move from 6B Barque Street to Brighton Street, which remained the family home for the next 50-plus years. My next move was leaving home at 17 after a terrible row…… Continue reading A Moving Experience
With This Ring
10th March 2022 In the words of the Gilbert O’Sullivan song: “Something that begins with ‘M’ and ends in ‘alas’… that’s Matrimony”. This week I’ve been thinking about weddings and marriage. I’ve had a go a couple of times, and not done too well at it, but it works for some people, I know. What…… Continue reading With This Ring
Liz Hughes 