I like to tell myself that one of the compensations for growing older is that as we move through life we acquire wisdom, which we generously share with our grateful offspring and younger colleagues. The problem is that there is limited room in my brain, and space has obviously had to be made to accommodate…
Month: January 2021
Just say no to dry January
Yesterday I was talking to a friend who is counting the days until the end of January. Not because it’s a dark, dank month (although it undeniably is), but because she’s given up alcohol until February 1st. “Why?” I wanted to know. “Why have you decided to give up one of life’s remaining pleasures when…
Where did that travel budget go?
Apparently, there is a lot of unused money swishing about the country in the bank accounts of people who would normally have spent it travelling. I have searched our bank account, but can’t seem to find any trace of it. I don’t think we’ve been the victim of a scam – having resolutely resisted all…
It’s life, but not as we know it
As we enter what feels like our tenth lockdown by now – it’s all merged into one and I’ve lost count – I find I am struggling to remember what life used to be like. It’s as though we’re living in a strange dream-like state with no end and no beginning. Was there ever a…
Oddities of the past year
Now that January has finally arrived and we can leave that terrible year behind us, I don’t think there’ll be much fond reminiscing about the year gone by. We’ll be cheering its passing. Still, we will remember this time for years to come and talk about it as a strange and remote period in our…