Dimitri was bathing Dima when Karina got home, she could hear the splashing through the open door further down the hallway. She stamped the snow from her boots and shook out her coat before hanging it on a peg. “Hello,” she called. “Mummy’s home,” Dima’s three-year-old voice sang back. “Nearly done,” shouted Dimitri. Their daughterContinue reading “Entwined”
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Time lapse travel blog
A blog recording a backpacking trip which lasted from June 1990 until the end of May 1991, visiting India, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Venezuela and Brazil. Posted online 30 years after the adventure took place! Day 1 – Sunday June 3rd 1990 – Delhi It’s 4am British time, 8.30amContinue reading “Time lapse travel blog”
Growing in the grey
First published May 2020 – most recent update (towards end of article) March 2023 With so many people missing their hairdresser during this surreal period of lockdown, it seems a good time to write a blog about growing in the grey. My hair has been grey (I prefer white or silver) for five years –Continue reading “Growing in the grey”
A mother’s love
Hearing a weak cry, Hilary got up from the corner where she had been reading beneath a dim lamp and clutched the transparent hand, its skin traversed by blue veins, pumping with the persistence of a heart that refused to give in. With one hand she caressed Ellen’s porcelain cheekbone, brushing the white hair offContinue reading “A mother’s love”
Elsie hits the headlines
“With all this fuss you‘d think I was the first person ever to get electricity, not the last!” The young journalist was scribbling furiously, not wanting to miss any of Elsie’s wonderful quotes. It was quite some story after all – not the gripping street riots and political shenanigans that kept some reporters busy –Continue reading “Elsie hits the headlines”
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