As part of my Lenten discipline this year, I’m trying to think of three good things each day. I’ve already had days of forgetting to do this, but once a…

Today is, once again, World Cancer Day! So once again, I am writing a blog post about it. Inevitably most people’s thoughts are focused on Covid at the moment and…

Introducing the Medieval Ass, Kathryn L. Smithies I (obviously) bought this book mostly because of the name but I really enjoyed it – there were a suitable number of ass…

Today mum and I got our first dose of the Covid vaccine! I am now (partially) protected from getting Covid – both mum and I are classed as clinically vulnerable…

I just got off the phone to my consultant to discuss the latest scan – once again, my tumour hasn’t grown and everything seems relatively stable! I would apologise for…

When I was younger, I had a fairly severe speech impediment. It’s not as bad now but it’s still there, especially when I’m feeling particularly anxious. I used to have…

A Single Thread, Tracy Chevalier This one took me a little while to get into but once I did, I enjoyed it. Some of the plot points seemed a little…