Alcoholic Daze

Hearing some of the stories people at my local Al-Anon meeting tell of their life with an alcoholic makes me appreciate what a better place ...

I was hunkered down in front of the X-factor final on Saturday with a German beer and some nibbles when Snoopy jumped off the sofa and looke...

I'm still recovering from the shock. I've sat down quietly in a darkened room and am hugging a mug of hot chocolate to calm my nerve...

Well, the birthday didn't quite go according to plan. In fact it didn't ressemble what was planned at all! However, it was just as g...

As Kay said to me over the weekend, I am like the Queen, as I have two birthdays this year - the official one and the actual one. My birthda...

Aoccdrnig to rsearech at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny improatnt tihng is t...

In the First World War my two grandfathers were on opposite sides. My mother's father William was on the side of the English. Bo...

The bed is made, fresh towels laid out and a hearty meal is cooking on the stove. Kay is coming home for the weekend complete with infected ...

About twelve years or so ago, Greg, Kay and I went on a camping trip to Scotland. We were going to try to do the whole journey in one go fro...

Kay and I are very close and have always got on very well together. That's not to say we don't have the occasional argument or disag...

This article appeared in the news today. Greg would certainly have been one of those listed in the 2010 statistics.  Having been a light so...

There's something about being by water that I find very restful and calming. (I am sure Freudians would say it has something to do with ...

I've just had one hell of a week. One of those weeks where you feel like bursting into tears and taking to the hills. I've spent end...

I've mentioned it before, but every five years, I have a thorough health screening .... all for free and in the name of research. I was ...

People keep me asking me how I cope on my own now without Greg, particularly as I don't have Kay living at home full-time with me any mo...

Picture from firsttutors.com   Kay has left home again after the summer break to start her fourth year at university. Those who have ...

I've been putting off meaning to clear out some of the dross in the integrated garage for a while, but have always found more pressing ...

For seven-eighths of the year, I live on my own (well I suppose not exactly alone if you include the cat and the dog). I have a set routine,...

Kay has had a rather elongated 21st birthday which has lasted nearly two weeks. It started on the actual day itself (14 July) when we celebr...

A year ago, parts of London were being torched and looted by kids. That was a Bad Thing. This week, parts of London are seeing a torch again...

Kay and I had a lovely day on her 21st. After she had opened her presents, we went out locally for a lovely Italian lunch, taking my mother ...

My baby is 21 years old today. It seems like only yesterday when she was born. Where DID those 21 years go? I was pregnant with my first and...

Snoopy has been looking hang-dog recently, as if he wanted to slit his wrists. He lies around all day sleeping on the sofa, only occasionall...

Kay's been back with me for 4 days, as I helped her move back home on Thursday for the summer vacation. She got the news this morning th...

Miracle of miracles. I actually got a cold caller to hang up on me today. Having been inundated this last few months by the same jolly joll...