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5 days ago
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Thank you! Nurses. 12th May.

An Angel Without Wings (Ode to a Nurse) You cared for the sick and held many hands through the years. You laughed with some and with...

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Apr 29
1 min

May... May... May

The first of the two bank holidays in May is on the 3rd. Hopefully, it will be warm and families and friends can meet up in parks and...

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Apr 22
1 min

How are you doing?

With a lot of restrictions on our movements being lifted, seeing friends and family members is at the top of many people’s list of things...

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Apr 15
1 min

To vaccinate or not vaccinate

6 weeks ago the UK was in its first lockdown. For some this was a welcome break. For others it was and still is a nightmare. Now there is...

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Apr 8
1 min

Next!!!

Now that the non essential shops are about to be opened, there are, I am sure, going to be long queues to have haircuts, nails and feet...

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Apr 1
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Happy Easter!

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Mar 25
1 min

Spring is coming

The clocks are turning back, the daffodils are out, the days are longer and nights are a little warmer. Bird song wakes me up and puts me...

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Mar 18
1 min

What a difference a year makes!

Nearly one year on from the 1st national lockdown and there is an end in sight. Children are back in school, the vaccination programme is...

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Mar 11
1 min

Mothering Sunday

The breakfast in bed will be served, all her wishes and commands for the day will be followed for this wonderful woman. But, who is she?...

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Mar 4
1 min

International Women’s Day – March 8th

Excerpt from Maya Angelou's Phenomenal Woman Now you understand just why my head's not just bowed. I don’t shout or jump about Or have to...

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Mar 1
1 min

Nearly there!

With the announcement of the steps that we all need to take to get out of this lockdown and a window to near normality, March is going to...

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Feb 18
1 min

World Understanding and Peace Day

The 23rd February marks the World Understanding and Peace Day, celebrated around the world. With so much going on, this is a pivotal time...

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Feb 11
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Happy Valentine's Day

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Feb 4
1 min

What to do?

Half term is here again, however, there is nowhere for the children to go. Those who are fortunate, can play in their back garden, make...

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Jan 28
2 min

Inner Child

The weather has been cold and wet, however, I needed to exercise after spending several days indoors. So, I went to a local woods and...

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Jan 21
1 min

Keeping busy – keep talking

With another lockdown and my work being cancelled, I have had to make sure that I am keeping busy. Every two days I go for a long walk...

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Jan 14
1 min

Out with the old, in with the new

2021 is 15 days old and so many things have happened in those 15 days. Some people are now realising the seriousness of the pandemic and...

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Jan 7
1 min

Lockdown 3.0

We are in another lockdown, Hiding from a virus that can’t be seen, The government is staying, ‘Stay at home’, Some people think this is...

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Dec 17, 2020
1 min

How many sleeps until Christmas?

With less than a week to go before Christmas day, most people have got their trees and decorations up. The Christmas meal has been...

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Dec 10, 2020
1 min

And the countdown begins!!!

The Christmas lights on the high streets are up, as is the usual Christmas tree. Christmas music is playing in all the shops, on a loop!...

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