Preparing For Christmas
Because our friends and family are scattered all over the country, we at Tribble Towers really have to plan ahead, and even then we can’t fit everybody in! Yesterday I made my now-famous (sort of)...
View ArticleEpilepsy Won’t Hold Me Back Any More!
Image: 123rf.com I spent much of yesterday attempting to compose my thoughts and feelings concerning my meeting with Sheila at Compass and what was discussed there. I couldn’t really piece it all...
View ArticleGoodbye To Compass
This morning we had our final meeting with Sheila, our Compass counsellor. Since that first meeting, when I was still so withdrawn and suspicious of strangers, it hasn’t really felt like counselling at...
View ArticleChronic Fatigue Syndrome, As Told By A Sufferer
As I believe I may have mentioned before, my sister – Serena Lesley – has been battling CFS since late 2011. This is a subject that I have been wanting to cover, but as I am completely unqualified to...
View ArticleSocial Anxiety
“I don’t think they like me.” “Well, they seemed to last time I collected you.” “I don’t know; I don’t think they really know what to make of me.” My husband and I have this same conversation every...
View ArticleA Street Cat Named Bob
Synopsis: The true story of one man and his cat. James Bowen discovered the injured ginger tom just inside the entrance to his sheltered housing block. A lonely busker who had spent ten years on the...
View ArticleThe Life And Times Of A Transient Journalist
I am most definitely not dead, but a lot of things have been happening – both to me and for me. My time has recently been taken up with gardening, cross-stitch, writing for What Culture, running a...
View ArticleFrank La Rocca, Epilepsy Nurse
This blog post is actually not about Frank La Rocca at all – more about my visit with the neurologist today – but since his name is always amongst “Top Searches” on my dashboard and I received a...
View ArticleOf Shoes And Strings And Sealing Wax, And A Ton Of Navel Fluff
After being incredibly remiss with this blog since breaking my arm in August, my muse has finally poked me to write up about the highlights of my year and attempt to catch up with you all. It’s one...
View ArticleBread
Along with this healthier, alcohol-free lifestyle that I’m living, I had one of my Grand Ideas. And that Grand Idea was… BAKING! *Ding!* So, like the well-prepared little person I’m not (and I really...
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