My top posts of 2021
Dec30

My top posts of 2021

I’ve always blogged a lot about life with my teenagers, but I’ve eased off on that quite a bit this year. There’s still a weekly post on some aspect of life and parenting though. This year, I’ve blogged a lot about my running and I’ve shared a book review nearly every week. Those are the things I enjoy writing about, but it always fascinates me what other people like to read about. My ballet posts are...

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2021: That was the year that was January to June
Dec28

2021: That was the year that was January to June

We started the year in tier 4 Covid restrictions and on 5th January we went into the third national lockdown. My husband and son were still going to work, while my younger kids were having online lessons at home. Having come out of hospital on 30th December, my dad was making a good recovery from Covid-19 and getting a little bit stronger every day. I started marathon training on 4th January, then the marathon was postponed (as...

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Silent Sunday 26.12.21
Dec26

Silent Sunday 26.12.21

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Levellers, Rock City and Omicron
Dec22

Levellers, Rock City and Omicron

The Levellers are my absolute favourite band. I first saw then live at Glastonbury in 1992 and I think I’ve seen them at least once (sometimes two, three or four times) a year ever since, apart from 2020. In recent years, I’ve usually watched them at the O2 Academy in Bristol, which is a small venue which reminds me a lot of Rock City. In autumn 2019, they announced a tour for December 2020 – the Levelling the Land...

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I Got Boosted (Now)
Dec20

I Got Boosted (Now)

So the government has a new slogan – Get Boosted Now. As we face a ‘tidal wave of Omicron’, it’s all about getting the booster jabs as quickly as possible. Omicron is the biggest mutation of Covid so far and it’s thought the initial two jabs won’t be enough to defend against it. It is very contagious and the daily case rate is edging scarily close to 100,000 a day, with record case numbers seemingly...

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