Category Archives: Optimism

Blog 108 -7.8.18..Roll out the soda, pretzels and beer…

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

I’ve got a stinking cold and sore throat…the kind you might get once a stressful period is over and you can finally afford to collapse in a heap… yes…we have a beautiful new extended kitchen…and yes, it was worth it. … Continue reading →

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Blog 81 – 21.6.17. All will be well…

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

It’s quite rare to get a really decent summer in the UK…Wimbledon (starting week after next) is invariably marked by torrential rain…that’s how you know it’s July.

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Blog 80 – 17.6.17. Out of the ashes….

Posted on June 17, 2017 by

I know the smell of fire…a small but damaging one broke out at home when I was young. Now I’m imagining my lovely house as a charred, blackened, unrecognisable space…and several members of my family missing. How would that hole … Continue reading →

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Blog 79 – 7.6.17. London 2017 – just how bad can things get?

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

A recent pre-election chat with my 23 year old journalist niece, H, made me realise that some young people are pretty angry and think that things can barely get any worse…we are in a dark place she said.  The terror … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 68 – 15.1.15…growing into… a Bat Mitzvah

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

Maybe it’s inevitable if you go shopping with a brand new teenager, you’ll end up with not-so-grown-up glittery blue nail polish on your toes…. While walking the ‘streets’ of the giant Westfield shopping centre in Stratford (East London) this weekend … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 67 – 1.1.15. That was a good year, that was.

Posted on January 1, 2015 by

On 31st Dec 1969, I remember thinking that it was pretty awesome that we were moving into a whole new decade… and then that got me thinking about the year 2000….when it would surely be like 2001 A Space Odyssey… … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 61 – 7.11.14. A nice warm feeling inside

Posted on November 7, 2014 by

Leg is not happy…there is an intermittent ‘pulling’ pain to the heel…and right hip not happy either…. so I decided to see if a soak in the bath would appease them. Especially as a November frostiness has finally arrived. I … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 60 – 1.11.14. Good enough I guess…

Posted on November 1, 2014 by

90-plus percent! said (consultant) Mr. Kumar – 6 months after surgery you are 90+% recovered….you may do some brisk walking for a few weeks and if there are no ill effects, you may graduate to light jogging….. He knew I … Continue reading →

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Achilles blog 59 – 24.10.14. Looking after spaceship earth

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

It’s a stormy day and I’m doing (physio) Piotr’s massage lying on the bed. The clouds were racing by… but I do that thing that happens when you’re sitting in a stationary train but the one right next to yours … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 57 – 13.10.14. Slowly, slowly

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

It’s been raining outside. The summer has been lovely and long but I like my seasons and slowly, slowly the leaves are turning (see pics of local cherry tree under one of the council’s new… and much better…street lamps, plus … Continue reading →

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