Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Politics or the Garden?

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I do like to write in the mornings, but what to write today, the day that our lying, cheating and arrogant prime minister received yet anoth...
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Thursday, June 23, 2022

The Philosophy of a Pill!

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Rosie offered me two pieces of advice, love your chemo and make sure you have a fuckit list! As I try to make sense of my world, I'm rea...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Day Five!

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  The day dawned blue, still and warm, spoilt only by the cooing of those awful pigeons in the beech tree; being generous, I guess they are ...
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Monday, June 20, 2022

Surrounded by reality!

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Sitting here with seven never-before seen adults around me, I note the absence of conversation but an abundance of eye-catching looks. Words...
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Friday, June 10, 2022

Oh Joy: Alone at last!

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I have another ninety minutes of total freedom before my minder returns! Ninety minutes which I can waste surfing the net, sleeping in front...

Reflections: one week in!

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It's Thursday 9th June and how much have I learnt in a week? Probably not much but so much more than I knew last Thursday. It's bin ...
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Thursday, June 09, 2022

The End of the Line

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(A tribute to my friend Dalva whose poem this is. Poignant, sad, even a little depressing, this dark destination we all pass through!)  Ah!...
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Monday, June 06, 2022

My New Best Friend: Chemotherapy!

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Over seventeen years ago, I started blogging, and last blogged eleven years ago.  Is it time to start again? What would have been my Dad...