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• Turning the Lockdown Blues Pink

  

  This cocktail of winter and lockdown blues gets so boring. Then something comes along to turn the blues to a sunny shade of pink and make me realise that there... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Shot in the Arm

  

  I got the call, booked my slot, rode the bus to the next-door village of Poringland and joined the orderly queue at the COVID-19 vaccination hub at the Communit... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s a Sin

  

  So far, February has delivered freezing Russian snow and an icy blast from the past on Channel Four. Storm Darcy brought two-foot snowdrifts, abandoned cars... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Valentine Greetings

  

  Local lass, friend, author and blogger, Roving Jay, is a remarkable lady – intrepid, resilient, resourceful, on-the-ball and bright as a button. Little seems... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

  

  A light dusting of the fluffy white stuff generally brings the entire nation to a shuddering halt and a lot of huffing and puffing over the airwaves. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is There Anybody There?

  

  I know it’s a remarkable invention and has really helped many of us keep in touch and stay sane during the pandemic. But I’m so over Zooming and by that I mean... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hairy Marys

  

  This lockdown malarky has played havoc with our sense of time. Samey days have merged into one and our weekly routine now dances to an entirely new rhythm –... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pooing on a Paddle

  

  As further confirmation of my inevitable slide towards the slab, a bowel cancer screening test kit dropped on the mat – part of the national programme to... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jack Frost

  

  Brisk walks are the best way to burn off all those festive calories, especially during lockdown when keep fit options are limited. Timing is everything at this... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Putting on the Ritz

  

  I know it can be tough on pets and those of a nervous disposition but I do love a pyrotechnic extravaganza, especially at New Year – all that sound and fury... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Lost Year

  

  Come the stroke of midnight we’ll warm the last of the mince pies on the top of the wood burner and pop open the fizz, not to see in the new year but to make... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Top of the Pansy Pops 2020

  

  What a year. Who would have predicted that 2020 would have brought a pandemic to strike us down and trash the global economy? Unsurprisingly, the coronavirus... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Staying Safe

  

  Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. We usually fit in a jolly to the big city just before Christmas to see family. But not this year. Instead we’ll be... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cheers from Chedgrave

  

  Liam and I enjoy a tipple or three and we’re all for supporting local businesses. So to celebrate the end of the latest lockdown, we’ve combined both passions... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What’s in a Name?

  

  The twin villages of Loddon and Chedgrave have ancient roots. Both are listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, that great asset register commissioned by that... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Testing, Testing 1-2-3

  

  By chance and completely at random, we were invited to participate in a national COVID-19 research study being run jointly by the Office for National... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gone Fishing

  

  The wettest October since the Great Flood finally gave way to crisp brightness, and so to prevent the second lockdown becoming more of a lock-in, Liam pushed... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Trip Down Malaysian Memory Lane

  

  In 2016, I wrote a little piece about my semi-colonial life as a forces child in Malaysia back in the swinging sixties. The post – Reflections of an Army Brat... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Smoke-free by Thirty

  

  I’m a dedicated and sometimes not very subtle eavesdropper. When we were travelling on the London Tube a few weeks back, two hipster types were sitting... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jack’s Diamond Jubilee

  

  Edinburgh, Scotland’s elegant capital, was on the agenda for my sixtieth birthday. Alas, with the latest lockdown it wasn’t to be. That particular jolly has bee... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2020 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION