It was 1967.  The days of the mini skirt and Vidal Sassoon hair cuts.  I had THIS very cut.
I was twenty one and prided myself on my fashion flair.  You know what they say about pride coming before a fall don’t you?  Hold that thought.
I can’t believe, now, that I actually wore my skirts so [...]

I sit and stare at my computer screen
An emptier page I have not seen
No funny quip, or humorous action
Can I write down, to gain reaction
My mind I dredge.  It’s a vain attempt
to bring to the fore, not one I’ve dreamt
But a real life story to entertain through
To make you smile. It’s long overdue
The hours slip [...]

Yesterday, I was thrilled to collect the hard drive from my old iMac.  This was the drive that held five years (and more) of all my files and programmes.  I have been waiting patiently for Apple to say it was ready to collect.  “Once I get my hard drive, I can get myself all sorted [...]

“Will you pop up to the shop for me Babs?”
I was fourteen, my mum had run out of something that she needed in order to cook our evening meal.  The shop was about 200 yards up the road, and we constantly shopped there for items that mum had ‘run out of’ throughout the week.  She [...]

First bit
Thank you all for your kind words and well wishes.  I am feeling much better now.  I still have an annoying cough but even that is improving at last.  It was a very persistent virus!  Everybody I know that’s had it, in one form or another,  has had it for about a month.
Second bit
The [...]

While we were at the eye hospital the other week, I had a 45 minute wait for some eye drops to take properly.  We decided to go for a bite to eat and a cup of tea.  I couldn’t eat mine so I decided to wrap it for the car journey home.

Once in the car [...]

I was nine or ten years old and my youngest sister was two years younger so I don’t know how, or why, we had baby’s milk formula in the house.  It was probably given to mum by a friend who had no more use for it.  As far as I remember it was given free, [...]

Ok, a few people seem interested in what exactly happened at the eye hospital.  It was suggested I write a post about it, so here goes.
Mo came with me again for moral support.  We arrived early, sat amongst hoards of people and waited for my ‘Ultrasound’ scan.  I was not in the least nervous about [...]

I just need to set the scene for you here.
My computer sits in the corner of the room, I sit facing the wall, with my back to the kitchen door, which is about 7ft away.  We have a very dark carpet and when Mo goes up she turns off all the lamps, leaving only one [...]

Mo is away in Devon this week. She goes every year for a holiday with her sister, and I hate it.  The house is so quiet.  I only have the cats to keep me company……

Resigned to the silence, I go back to my computer.
*SIGH*