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Pompeii and me
After reading Mary Beard's "Life in a Roman town" I consumed everything I could find about Pompeii. Its fate and that of all it's...
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Oct 21, 20211 min read
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A life of reinvention
I am humbled to see a book about Malcolm X is exactly what my catchy title is, but I am not perturbed. That statement still fits my life...
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Jun 2, 20212 min read
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Everyday life of a woman
Is moments of discomfort or embarrassment and sometimes fear. Leers and judgements that come from anywhere and everywhere. All...
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Mar 13, 20211 min read
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Maybe baby, Maybe not
He carried my shopping home twice, We smiled at each other on a regular basis, I had warm fuzzy thoughts, He seemed clean and friendly,...
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Feb 22, 20212 min read
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Four years
A lot has happened in the last four years. I've left five jobs and my hair's gone grey. My travels have included Poland, Bruges and Lake...
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Feb 16, 20212 min read
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A Sense of Purpose
"If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose." At sixteen I...
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Feb 5, 20213 min read
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Signs of life
It starts every morning when I wake up, As my electric blanket kicks in, the warmth ticks the ‘full body function’ box, I can feel the...
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Jan 22, 20211 min read
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What we must do!
Looking back, is allowed at the start of a brand new year. Clearly 2020 is not one to dwell on but it's interesting to see how...
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Jan 20, 20212 min read
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Snow
Snow lies deep outside my window. It seems to create a silence although that can't be true. A stillness in the air but what does that...
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Jan 14, 20211 min read
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Greenest in Ohio
Back in October when I was making excuses to avoid embracing the cold and tidy up my garden, over in Cleveland, Ohio things were very...
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Jan 12, 20212 min read
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Home from Home
This years’ family holiday destination was the Algarve, which in a lot of ways is the West Cork of Portugal. Great beaches, too many...
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Jan 3, 20212 min read
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Guilty as Charged
The sales assistant of a Curtain Fabric Shop was the latest prosecution witness at the trial of a West Cork mother of three. The young...
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Jan 3, 20212 min read
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Comfort Reading
Life brings many challenges, in all shapes and sizes. Our response is who we are and who we will become. Faced with an onslaught, our...
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Jan 1, 20211 min read
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Cine Film Memories
Spending precious time with friends and family has meant so much this year. If you were lucky, a simple Christmas at home was a sense of...
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Dec 28, 20202 min read
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Lucky in Lake Como
Imagine waking up in Italy, strolling over from your lakeside hotel to soak up the beauty of the countryside. Just breathing in its...
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Dec 10, 20201 min read
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Soon its my birthday
This morning Facebook told me that it is my birthday soon. I was shocked and replied "No it is not". Of course it is true and no I am not...
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Dec 9, 20201 min read
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