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People come and go in our lives and some stay and make a real difference. Rena Champion was a very special lady who came in to my life in...

Sunday November 1 That heavy feeling is the knowledge that we are to go into a second lockdown from Thursday. It’s still very windy, but...

One of my cousins sent me some images of old, black and white photographs recently spotted on Facebook. I was captivated; there were...

Thursday 1 October Oh what a day. The sun shone and the birds sang as we dressed in our finery for the wedding. I went with Sasha and...

The Spanish people are well known for their love of festivals, and they certainly excel at producing them. I’d seen a programme about...

Tuesday 1 September I can’t believe it’s September, where did the summer go? We’ve been locked up and locked down for five months and...

Family history is a fascinating subject and has a habit of turning up some interesting ancestors. You only have to watch Who Do You Think...

Saturday 1 August Yorkshire Day and a nice sunny one too. A bit fresher after the thunder last night and nicer for walking about. A...

My mother died in 1976. It was a strange experience as I never had the opportunity to get to know her and I grieved her passing with...

Wednesday 1 July They say that Prostitution is the oldest profession, but in my opinion it is the Slave Trade which goes back to time...

I knew I wanted to do something significant to mark my retirement; something that said, ‘I might be retired but I’m not old yet, thank...

Monday 1 June Another lovely day, but I spent most of the morning working on my blog. Then we have a good bike ride round the city,...

Whenever the word running was mentioned at school, my heart froze. My legs just weren’t designed for moving quickly, and my feet! Well,...

Monday 27 April We must have had a short sharp shower during the early hours, but the sun soon chases the clouds away. It’s cooler...

My grandparents owned a dog and I missed it when we moved away.  My favourite song as a toddler was ‘How Much Is That Doggy In The...

Thursday 19 March 2020 To Scarborough for Lesley’s funeral. Called for Judy at 10 minutes to 10 and after a quick comfort break, we set...

I start looking for signs of Spring from about mid-January. First it's the extra minutes of daylights that slowly add up. Then, as...