“Wonder what the hotel gym looks like,” I bet you’re saying to yourself as you read this. “So much of this week’s blog is set there, and yet there isn’t a single photo.” So, have attached photo of the weights rack, along with my new purple Adidas gym gear. Going to do a bit […]
If only my parentals could see the oncologist and breast surgeon without me, I think as I walk in the sunshine at lunchtime. Am anxious about the scan results. At least the appointment is at 1.30pm so won’t have to spend the whole day worrying about it. Passing a shop, I spot this little unicorn in the window. […]
Tired. Exhausted. Didn’t have a late night or maybe did a bit – was packing black Vivienne Westwood dress to wear for the party and birthday present for my chum. Now have to meet a friend for lunch: lets see how much can write in the ten minutes before she arrives… Things to talk about at […]
“Are you nearly here?” I ask Arjen when I bump into him on Facebook messenger. He is visiting from Amsterdam on Friday. “Hahaha just a couple of days waiting,” he says. “Which tube station should I take?” He names the correct station. “Yes that’s right,” I say. Unlike MediaChap, Arjen will be able to use the GPS […]
Pros and Cons of MediaChap Pros: 1. He is kind and affectionate to me and obviously likes me. He messages often. 2. Has read some books. 3. Thinks am gorgeous. 4. Has lovely blue eyes. 5. Has spent time in Israel and is not an antisemite. 6. Has, as Dad puts it, “a […]
“So, we’ll just have drinks,” Richard Dawkins the Atheist says to our waitress. Or, as we’re going to call him, Dick. “I thought we were eating?” I say. It’s 7.20pm and I’m hungry and…anyway…it’s not up to him to dictate whether or not I eat something. “I have dinner plans,” Dick says. “Oh,” I say, […]
“It was a bit of an elderly audience, wasn’t it?” Hannah says as I wait with her for her bus in the rain. We’ve just been to a couple of Jewish Book Week talks. The first one was “Women in Dark Times” with Jacqueline Rose and Helena Kennedy and touched on Marilyn Monroe, Rosa Luxembourg […]
No word from MediaChap since Saturday. Hope he is OK. Wonder if he is cross with me about something. Perhaps he has found my blog or…I don’t know. “Hope you are OK? Cuddle,” I message him on WhatsApp. “Hey, what’s up? You at work?” He fires back. “Just some stuff. Possible lymphodoema in arm, allergic […]
Waiting for Seb. He calls: “I’m terribly sorry,” he says. “My TomTom lost its signal and I seem to be near Croydon and…” “OK, so what time do you think you’ll be here,” I say. Looking at my watch, I see that it’s two o’clock, the time that he was meant to arrive. “Well the […]
Suddenly, spring is in the air. It’s mid-February and there may well be further cold snaps ahead, but on the walk to my bus stop this morning, the earth is awakening from its slumber. There are purple crocuses out and a blackbird flies past with twigs in his beak: nest-building is underway. And so, my […]
Scars, Tears and Training Bras 