Two things happen when your partner dies. The first is that you lose your partner. The second is that you lose yourself. All those plans that you had for the future, big and small, the things you were going to do together, are gone. The trip to Pisa, renovating the kitchen, enjoying watching your childrenContinue reading “Future imperfect”
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When I try to work out how to be me
One of the many things I’ve learned in these last few months is that you’re never quite sure how you’re going to feel about anything. Things I’ve dreaded – my birthday, putting up the Christmas tree, singing Auld Lang Syne at New Year – turn out to be much less emotional than I imagined, whileContinue reading “When I try to work out how to be me”
I have a mini revelation
I’m thinking of buying a mini skirt. My legs are pretty good. I play tennis and do pilates twice a week so they’re strong and shapely, and if I look at them without wearing my glasses, there’s not a hint of cellulite. I was born too late to be a child of the 60s soContinue reading “I have a mini revelation”
Selfish At Sixty 