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Stress and life
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Stress and life

May 24, 2021 KateLeave a comment

I find they are not the same thing. Two very different beasts, two different characters. One curious and delighted, and the other bitter and sharp. Life: It has stopped raining! (delightfully running to the window)Stress: (moves it's body a little and sniffs in disdain) Not for long. (it points at a cloud moving toward them,… Continue reading Stress and life

Life moves fast
The Build 2021

Life moves fast

February 1, 2021 KateLeave a comment

This time last year I was getting ready to go in to an operation and was seriously unwell. My mister was worried sick and we were still thinking about how the build would look. This year we are healthy, despite the pandemic, and have just 6 days before the build starts. Eek! It has taken… Continue reading Life moves fast

Happy Halloween
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Happy Halloween

October 28, 2020 KateLeave a comment

Most of you know that I'm studying for a PhD... Well this is my last year so I've been thinking... What next? Well, I have a plan. In the new year we are hoping to get the studio set up in the 'soon-to-be-converted' garage. This will mean I can start drawing and writing in earnest.… Continue reading Happy Halloween

Weird Times
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Weird Times

April 18, 2020 KateLeave a comment

I think there ought to be a newspaper called weird times that helps you get to grips with the amount of time time you spend staring out a window. And anything is suddenly interesting; birds, the neighbors cat, growing plants. It is as if the window has become a TV, in real time so, very… Continue reading Weird Times

Life and life’s problems
Dyslexic tales · Memoirs

Life and life’s problems

October 25, 2019 KateLeave a comment

Life can throw some lemons. So I'm making lemonade... #amwriting #lovinglife

The Meeting
Dyslexic tales · Masters tales · Memoirs · PhD

The Meeting

September 27, 2019 KateLeave a comment

It is strange meeting people you haven’t seen in years. On the honeymoon I had the opportunity to meet up with some mates I hadn’t seen in about twenty years. How much do you change in 20 years? The answer is loads and not that much at all. It was weird. They said I was… Continue reading The Meeting

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