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Month: January 2021

Saturday’s Story – The Vessel
The Writing Shed ► 30 Jan 2021

Saturday’s Story – The Vessel

This week my prompt was ‘The Vessel’.  I wondered what I could possibly write about.  It was a challenge coming up with something so I took one of my passions and created a story set...

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January 2021: Lockdown Watch List
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 29 Jan 2021

January 2021: Lockdown Watch List

The third lockdown has wreaked havoc with my motivation and drive to get things done. It has resulted in me binge-watching again – something I haven’t done in so long I can’t put a time...

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The Book Club: Love After Love by Alex Hourston
The Book Club ► 27 Jan 2021

The Book Club: Love After Love by Alex Hourston

Love After Love is not the type of book that would typically make my reading list. Still, as it was included with January’s A Box of Stories box, I felt compelled to give it a...

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The Will of John Spooner Pagett, Gentleman of Rothley
History ► 25 Jan 2021

The Will of John Spooner Pagett, Gentleman of Rothley

A few years back, I came across a will for my children’s ancestor, John Spooner Pagett.  I unintentionally stumbled across the will when looking for a different family. Still, I found myself heading down the...

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Saturday’s Story (on a Sunday) – Snow Day
The Writing Shed ► 24 Jan 2021

Saturday’s Story (on a Sunday) – Snow Day

This morning we woke up to a beautiful winter wonderland.  It was the first real snowfall this winter, the first in our new home.  I woke up seemingly before the rest of the world while...

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Unpicking the Untruths
Health & Wellbeing ► 23 Jan 2021

Unpicking the Untruths

Yesterday, I wrote about the struggle to find a space of my own… learning to hold space for myself is tough. I have struggled with it ever since I can remember. I seem to have...

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A Space Of My Own
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 21 Jan 2021

A Space Of My Own

There is an important truth to remember when considering why relationships that obviously do not work last long.  Children complicate matters.  One person within that relationship will have sacrificed far more to become a parent...

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Why Do I Write?
The Writing Shed ► 19 Jan 2021

Why Do I Write?

As a child, I wrote all the time.  I would often be found with my Vtech laptop type device writing stories.  I wish I knew where they were now.  I would spend hours writing them. ...

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Saturday’s Story – Unrequited Love
The Writing Shed ► 16 Jan 2021

Saturday’s Story – Unrequited Love

This week’s story prompt was ‘Unrequited Love’. I’m not sure if that would be quite clear in the story but I did enjoy writing this one. I’m actually really enjoying writing more than I have...

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Beth is a 30-something living in North Powys with her five children. She wears many hats including Mum, freelancer & student. She enjoys a myriad of hobbies including reading, writing, and genealogy.

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The Generation Gap
Politics ➤ 15 Mar 2021

The Generation Gap

The whole Harry and Meghan saga has been shoved in my face each time I’ve opened social media.  Frankly, I don’t give a damn.  Important points were raised (institutionalised racism, maternal mental health, mental health...

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Why I am afraid to tell the truth
Health & Wellbeing ➤ 9 Mar 2021

Why I am afraid to tell the truth

My therapy sessions seem to be raising some curious talking points, societal constructions that I have never considered as cornerstones to the difficulties I face in my relationships.  My last session began with an analogy...

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The First Sign of Spring
On the Road ➤ 5 Mar 2021

The First Sign of Spring

The weather last weekend was divine wasn’t it?  After a time that feels like forever in lockdown throughout a bleak winter, the glorious sunshine was a ray of hope in the shadows.  Walking has always...

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The Book Club: February 2021
The Book Club ➤ 1 Feb 2021

The Book Club: February 2021

This post contains affiliate buttons for Bookshop.org, an online bookshop that supports independents and authors.  If you buy through one of the links on this post, I will receive a small commission from your purchase....

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Feeling Fabulous Focus – March 2021
Health & Wellbeing ➤ 3 Mar 2021

Feeling Fabulous Focus – March 2021

Last month, I wrote Weight Loss Wednesday, this month I’m not going to.  February was a bleak month in terms of looking at my own wellbeing.  By the middle of the month, I had sort...

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The Embezzler and the Bigamist
History ➤ 23 Feb 2021

The Embezzler and the Bigamist

This is post 1 of 1 in the series “Davidson” The one thing every genealogist will tell you is that no family story is ever complete. If someone tells you they have researched their family...

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