Halfway to ninety

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  • Death becomes us

    There are times in life when death seems to crop up more than usual. It’s not necessarily the same time of year, but rather coincidentally when you lose people near to you and others in your sphere seem to, and it feels as though tragedy and loss encroach and cast a shadow over life at…

    Nov 6, 2024

    Clem

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    carbon-cycle, death, egg-sandwiches, grief, guinness, jazz-funeral, life, new-orleans, second-line
  • Team(s) work

    Last weekend was one of sport. On Saturday, my eldest daughter and I played hockey. The match was up the county and so took up most of the day – meeting up with teammates to travel, the journey there and back, and time to warm up and cool down afterwards. Sadly, we were defeated on…

    Jan 30, 2024

    Clem

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    competition, field-hockey, hockey, sports, teamwork, weekends
  • Wonder women – in praise of the original multi-taskers

    I am constantly surprised by the number of things that I don’t know. I don’t mean that in the sense of ‘the older I get, the less I know’, though that is also true, but rather practical knowledge, of which I know next to nothing. The people who highlight this lack in myself usually do…

    Jan 20, 2024

    Clem

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    boomers, family, life, life-skills, motherhood
  • January 15, 2024 – Blue Monday? Books are the cure for that. #BlueMonday #Booklovers

    Yes! Today, January 15th, 2024 is Blue Monday. A term (in the northern hemisphere) that describes a Monday in January, typically the third Monday of … January 15, 2024 – Blue Monday? Books are the cure for that. #BlueMonday #Booklovers

    Jan 15, 2024

    Clem

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    authors, books, fiction, mental-health
  • Tell me why I don’t like (Blue) Mondays

    Today is Blue Monday – the day widely considered to be the saddest day of the year. This has made it so far into the public consciousness that school non-uniform days are scheduled, with children encouraged to pay a pound to dress in their own colourful clothes, to chase the blues away. The idea is…

    Jan 15, 2024

    Clem

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    holidays, life, mental-health, new-year, saltburn
  • On reading….specifically, binge-reading

    One of the best things about Christmas and birthdays are books as presents – such a treat! My recent haul includes two books on writing, two sets of short stories, a non-fiction book on geopolitics and a murder mystery novel – an eclectic mix for sure. However I haven’t yet started any of them, because…

    Jan 10, 2024

    Clem

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    authors, books, fiction, reading
  • On resolutions

    It’s the first day of the new year – traditionally a time for resolutions to be made. My own tradition is not to make them – or at least not at this time of the year. Yes, after a Christmas season of excess, making vows to stop drinking, eat better, exercise more and shout less…

    Jan 1, 2024

    Clem

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