As a teenager living with my widowed Mother and one sister, we had a regulated home routine. The only money we got each school morning was the bus fare so there wasn’t a penny extra for sweets or fags. We … Continue reading →
Chatting with a particularly witty friend of mine recently, she remarked that it would soon be “Gay Pride Day.” The conversation that followed included reference to the multicolored flag of the LGBT community, the recent referendum and brief references to … Continue reading →
FIRST ANNIVERSARY Around June last year I sat one evening silently reviewing my life. I won’t bore you with it all but among my resolutions that day was to try again to quit smoking. I had last tried about thirty … Continue reading →
For several years now I have been taking daily strolls down by the river and my dog Zorro loves them. It’s a riverbank walk where I have seen otters, a terrapin and even a seal a few times. I have … Continue reading →