Dear Lucy, It occurred to me recently that I’m never going to get a knock on the door from a child I never knew I had. I think I’ve been holding out for this in some way. Of course it’s ridiculous to imagine that I would. I am a woman and I couldn’t have aContinue reading “Flesh and blood”
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Mars Bars
Dear Lucy, I’ve got a serious Mars Bar problem. I’m trying to cut down on Mars bars, amongst other things, and I’m doing really, really well. The only problem is, that I’m rewarding myself with Mars bars, because I love Mars bars. I tried rewarding myself with Snickers as I love those too, but thenContinue reading “Mars Bars”
Letting it all go… at least for today
Dear Lucy, This morning – watching the beautiful snow fall – I am overcome with a feeling of contentment I’ve never before experienced. I wondered if I’d drifted back to sleep and wasdreaming or if I was even still alive. I’m still not sure, but hey ho. It feels like I’ve let it all goContinue reading “Letting it all go… at least for today”
My Christmas Carol
Dear Lucy, My favourite story of all time is A Christmas Carol, and this year, I’ve had my very own ‘Ebeneezer moment’, though without the ghosts and spirits, thankfully. I was always intrigued by the theme of redemption. To know that it’s never too late to live your life differently, to live your life atContinue reading “My Christmas Carol”
I am not alone
Dear Lucy, You may be worrying about me being all alone during lockdown. Fearing that I may go slightly mad, climb the walls, start talking to myself. But I wanted to assure you that I’m really very well, and actually, not on my own at all. Just the other day I noticed my radiator, asContinue reading “I am not alone”
Spider Funeral
Dear Lucy, A dead spider lay on my window sill. Legs shrivelled into an octopus like bundle, dead body at the top still holding them all together. I thought about throwing it in the bin or using my Dyson handheld to hoover it up so I don’t have to make any contact, but I can’tContinue reading “Spider Funeral”
Lifeline pen – parts 2 and 3 – The long goodbye
Dear Lucy, Shit’s getting real. That pen I wrote to you about recently – the green lifeline one (where I had the feeling, when it ends, so will I) – is literally hanging on by a pale, inky thread. Whilst I don’t think of myself as superstitious, I’m getting a bit concerned. I’m taking extraContinue reading “Lifeline pen – parts 2 and 3 – The long goodbye”
Lifeline pen
Dear Lucy, I had the weirdest feeling about my green pen last Thursday. It’s hard to describe what happened. It was like a crack of lightning in my brain, in an instant, I knew. When the pen runs out, so will I. As you can imagine, this was a slightly alarming moment. I was holdingContinue reading “Lifeline pen”
Kelsey Grammer
Dear Lucy, Did I ever tell you about when I bumped into Kelsey Grammer? He was in London starring in the musical Big Fish. I wanted to see him, but didn’t much care for the film Big Fish so assumed the musical wouldn’t be any good either. As I’d only go and see the showContinue reading “Kelsey Grammer”
Early flight
Dear Lucy, I’ve always wanted to need to catch an early flight, to have something important enough to need to leave first thing in the morning for. I’ve been on early flights before, but I haven’t ‘had to’ be on them. People in films and on the TV are always catching early flights. Never late-morningContinue reading “Early flight”
