ALARM BELLS SOUND WHEN YOUR MATURE MOTHER SAYS “SHE IS FINE”

In my experience, when Mother says "she is fine," it is time to start worrying. A combination of my Mother's abnormal lack of complaining and the visual confirmation via today's FaceTime to my 84-year-old Mother, who lives alone in Spain, sets off alarm bells. Mother is usually a robust enigma full of self-opinion and directive … Continue reading ALARM BELLS SOUND WHEN YOUR MATURE MOTHER SAYS “SHE IS FINE”

GETTING OLDER BUT FIBBING SUPERBLY

"The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are We" If you know this song, then you might relate to getting older. I am in my bath, enjoying sitting in my own dirt, singing away merrily and reflecting on the events of last evening through hazy, hung-over eyes. Self note: Drink less as one turns over the years … Continue reading GETTING OLDER BUT FIBBING SUPERBLY

MR TOMATO

Is this guy in danger of becoming extinct? It has a variational spheric external body, carries colours from definitive red to translucent white, and its divergent size includes the Beefsteak variety to the Cherry. I shall relieve you of further anxiety in your quest for an answer, for I am describing the food that qualifies … Continue reading MR TOMATO

DID YOU KNOW, YOUR LOCAL GP SURGERY IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND FUNDED BY THE NHS?

Yes it is true your local GP surgery is privately owned, run as a business and funded by the NHS. My Local GP surgery was almost empty and it is next-to impossible to get an appointment, while my local hospital was packed and had a 6 hour wait. What on earth is going on with … Continue reading DID YOU KNOW, YOUR LOCAL GP SURGERY IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND FUNDED BY THE NHS?

POST COVID, ARE YOU WEARING A FACE MASK AND WASHING YOUR HANDS?

“With COVID cases rising from mid-Sept to mid-Oct, a third of Britons say they are worried about catching COVID this winter, including half of older Britons” On the 1st November 2022, this article suggested people wanted to go back to Government guidelines of wearing masks and isolating. Notably the source of the story is from … Continue reading POST COVID, ARE YOU WEARING A FACE MASK AND WASHING YOUR HANDS?