On 20th November each year, the transgender community remembers those who’ve we’ve lost to violence. Violence is enabled by those who spread hateful disinformation about trans and gender nonconforming people. Hatred that has a cost in lives. May I ask that when you encounter anti trans bigotry, please speak out and challenge as best you can. Take care, Lynn
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Hi, How’s things with you? Hopefully you’re staying out of the wind and the wet at the mo. Still, that’ll shift the leaves about, water the plants, and top up the water supplies. Plus there’s the calories earned sweeping the drive and porch from the leaves. In last week’s post, Sue was kind enough to comment and mentioned (paraphrasing here) that smooth pins are one of the best things as a trans person. Okay, maybe not for some trans masc folk, but for those of us leaning towards femme, yes they are. For me, and I can only write about what goes on in my head, having my legs smooth helps. For want of a better metaphor, it’s like not […]
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Hi, Do you have one of those days/weeks in which time seems to run away with you? Sometimes, I wonder if there’s three types of time: minutes, anti-minutes, and life minutes. Minutes: dependable, regular, and standard sixty seconds, and building up nicely to a whole hour. Just three minutes? Boil an egg or make yourself a nice cup of tea 🙂 Anti-minutes take an age to tick by: downloading a file, waiting for the kettle, double Maths on a Friday, Death by PowerPoint, finding your nail varnish still isn’t set, etc. On the other hand, the cosmic balance is kept steady by life minutes: time goes by in a flash where you’re in a rush, enjoying yourself, just closed your […]
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Hi, Well this is a late edition for a Friday. Given the choice between gassing on and having a nap, well, the forty winks won lids down. There was a little too much week at the end of the brainpower, so an emergency power save function was called. We’re still keeping the heating off, although as Child 2.0 has one of the coldest rooms, he’s got his storage heater on, bless him. For the rest of the house, we’re in comfy plus sized hoodies, blankets, and heat pads if it gets nippy. Our dogs have coats as well, but as they don’t have thick fur, it would feel mean otherwise. While it’s fairly easy to layer up for your body, […]
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Hi, How’s it going? Plants, yo If a blogger changes their diet and doesn’t write about it, did it really happen? 😉 Some time ago, we switched to being mostly veggie at Chez Jones. For the Ever Lovely Mrs J, it was to help her health condition, and for Yours Truly, it was a mix of solidarity and thinking about the planet. We’ve also switched over to oat milk and I think I actually prefer it. What’s also helped is that we have one of the food box deliveries. It’s where you get all the raw ingredients and, more importantly, the recipe cards as well. That’s a fair few on the market and it seems quite the personal choice. I […]
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Hi, With it being half-term, the Ever Lovely Mrs J, myself, and Child 2.0 have a time away from the usual. For C2, it was a much needed break from school and a chance to unwind. Likewise, I had a few days off and I was somewhat surprised at how many days I’ve had an afternoon nap on. I guess I needed to top my proverbial batteries back. I’m pretty sure I read something about the Mediterranean approach to sleeping in the day, being very beneficial. I do wonder what would a working day be like, if, hypothetically, a person had full say on how and when they worked. I’m not complaining, just speculating on how that might play out […]
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