Tag: history

If you don’t say…

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Hi, How’s things with you? Shall we start with some personal stuff and then I’ll get the soapbox out? 😉 I mean, well, habits, yo 😁 Home stuff I’m grateful this week for mild weather. Not having to worry about when it’s okay to take the hounds out, or when it comes to sleep. That frustration of being too hot to sleep at night and then too hot in the day not to start nodding off. I, for one, do not welcome our new Lizard Overlords 😉 I’m also now part-time. The Ever Lovely Mrs J and I had an end of week day out on my day off. A stroll with the dogs, no clocks to watch, and nowhere […]

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A mixed bag

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Hi, How’s things? Hopefully good. Heed the spoons I feel I ran out of spoons this week. Not in the literal sense, I should add. If that had been the case, as official Loader & Unloader of the Device Known as the Washer of Dishes*, it would’ve been my fault. Perhaps like all official or ceremonial titles, the truth of it is the work is not done by one person alone 🙂 So, spoons as in this and there was no major crisis or deep, unsettling cause. More a case of whatever and whenever they’d been used up; well, no spoons means it’s a nonstarter. To jump metaphors: sitting in the car, the fuel guage is low, and you’re not […]

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Home

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Hi, I moved to Nottingham around thirty years ago. It’s a beautifully vibrant city that’s filled with people from different backgrounds, ages, cultures, genders, and sexualities. With two large universities, new folk arrive to keep us old hands on our toes. It’s not quite proper North, but it ain’t Southern in outlook either. It’s a true melting pot both as a city and as a county. We have one of the most affluent boroughs in the UK (Rushcliffe) and some of the poorest (Mansfield district). Economic history has not always been kind to good folk of Nottingham. But, we soldier on…. and usually with a wry smile and a knowing look. So it is that the news of people being […]

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Represent

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Hi, With it being half-term and near the end of the Ever Lovely Mrs J’s annual leave ‘use by’ date, we’ve had some time off together. With health issues – physical and mental – plus extra family requirements, holidays – in terms of going away – have reduced. In honesty, I don’t mind this as I’m able to disengage reasonably well. Okay, provided I can distract my brain from its firework show attention span, at least 🙂 Certain political processes beginning with B and the cost of living situation, means that we’re less likely to travel outside of the UK. Given this would probably be a flight, I wonder if staying put it helping out collective carbon footprint? 🤔 Introspection […]

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A sense of okayness

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Hello dear reader. How are you? Ah, a moment to try and calm the firework show of thoughts. Too try and get something down on the page. Deep breath, Lynn… 🧘‍♀️ Time Today, the Ever Lovely Mrs J and I took a day off to shorten the week. Mrs J’s holiday year runs differently to mine, as it seems to go with organisations. So, we’re enjoying another four day week and we’ve been out for a walk in the park and a spot of brunch. Sitting in the shade, enjoying a coffee, and taking time to watch the world go by. No need to rush between virtual meetings or have our eye on the clock. Truly a luxury in turning […]

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Bright green

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Hi, The right type of bright green – not the jade eyed monster – but the beautiful colours of Spring. It’s been great to be out in nature with the shorter weeks and longer weekends. Dare to dream of a four day week at some point? How awesome would that be? Perhaps the mix of warmer, sunnier climes, and less time spent bashing away at the keyboard, have helped me stay refreshed. I probably shouldn’t tempt the Fates around the lack of visits from the Dysphoria Goblin, but – touch wood – it’s been a while since the last visit… and I am enjoying the mental peace that that brings. Technology & apologies Moving on from goblins to gremlins, YATGB […]

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