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It’s our first wedding anniversary!

After 22 years together, Alan and I surprised everyone by getting married. Some of our family and friends had assumed we would never get round to it, others thought we were already wed.

We had planned to return to the Botanist − who looked after us so well on the […]

Letting go

Woke up this morning (no, this isn’t a blues song) and felt like myself for the first time in ages. I feel relaxed and calm and it’s made me realise just how wound up I’ve been in recent months.

I started 2020 feeling worried about my diagnosis and treatment. I was starting chemo-immunotherapy and having […]

Spanner, meet works

Sometimes the best plans don’t survive contact with reality, especially when reality decides to shift. But I’m counting our blessings. We’re in decent health (aside from a touch of lymphoma, which is improving.) We have savings that we can manage to live off for a surprisingly long time – which is good, because all of […]

03 of 52 mini-adventures: reader, I married him

I’m making 2020 a year of 52 mini-adventures. These might be new experiences, fun things to do or challenges to complete. Will I reach my goal of 52? I hope so, but the most important thing is to have an interesting time trying new things.

A mere 22 years after Mr TLC and I went […]

02 of 52 mini-adventures: I become radioactive! For science!

I’m making 2020 a year of 52 mini-adventures. These might be new experiences, fun things to do or challenges to complete. Will I reach my goal of 52? I hope so, but the most important thing is to have an interesting time trying new things.

To be honest, this wasn’t on my bucket list. This […]

01 of 52 mini-adventures: I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more

I’m making 2020 a year of 52 mini-adventures. These might be new experiences, fun things to do or challenges to complete. Will I reach my goal of 52? Hopefully, but the most important thing is to have an interesting time trying new things.

Country Walking magazine’s Walk 1000 Miles challenge is a brilliant idea. The […]

Outset day

I’ve taught my last lesson, which was more of a milestone than usual because I’m not going back in September. It’s time for a change. I am officially entering The After Math.

— Lois Lindemann (@MoreThanMaths) July 18, 2019

Today did not start with an alarm and an INSET […]

30 Days Wild: Day 01

It’s June, so the Wildlife Trusts are challenging us to do something wild every day. That’s 30 simple, fun and exciting Random Acts of Wildness. However June is exam season and is often a distinctly sedentary time for me, so I’ve yet to manage a full 30 Days Wild. Maybe this year?

I had completely […]

I’m dreaming of a white Easter

A tad more snow than I was expecting this morning, but it looks beautiful. Think my plans for the garden may be on hold for a day or two though.

Situation Vacant: Local Pub

It appears that we need to get out more.

Last January, on our annual jaunt to London, we were sitting in the pub that we like to refer to as our London local, enjoying a beer and the amazing view of the river and St Paul’s, when I had a slightly worrying thought.  We had […]