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Thoughts on losing a chunk of weight for the first time in decades!

I’ve been ‘trying to lose weight’ for the last 30+ years with just the occasional, short-lived success. And suddenly I am almost three stone lighter in the space of just six months! This dramatic result is not due to discovering a Holy Grail of a diet, but to a pesky gallstone. One which has beenContinue reading “Thoughts on losing a chunk of weight for the first time in decades!”

Empty nest

I admit it, I occasionally shout at the radio when driving. It could be a news item, someone waxing lyrical about something or other, or even a bad piece of music.But only once have I ever screamed aloud at the speaker, stamped my fists on the steering wheel, and wanted to pull over and callContinue reading “Empty nest”