Joining the 60 Club
I have quickly come to realise that turning 60 is nothing to worry about, in fact it’s a privilege that isn’t afforded to everyone.
Walking and Talking..
Walking and talking… The past year has had very few highlights especially given the gravity of the challenges that have been thrown our way or in the case of this blog, my way. I can however say that I made a couple of decisions that feel like real winners. First, I now have a day […]
Remembering Our Dave
Remembering Our Dave I remember vividly the afternoon of Friday 23rd November 1973. I was 11 years old and made the usual trip back from school. The bus to The Stork and walk down Newton Road, right down Royden Road, left into Widsor and walk all the way down to number 18. All very routine, […]
Saying Goodbye
Saying goodbye to Dave Dave, I’ve found it so hard to put down the things I really want to say, I never wanted to say them, I never thought I would have to. I could write things down and then start again, over and over again. There’s just so much I want to say and […]
Mental health matters
Big boys don’t cry. I have thought long and hard about writing a blog post about mental health and wellbeing knowing how many specialist blogs there are out there with this focus. From the outside it feels and looks like a community where you need a validatory feature to be taken seriously or listened to. […]