No, we haven’t been to Buckingham Palace - this garden party took place in Bristol at Steve’s mum’s house.  Over the...

Steve’s throat infection has turned into a common cold - how frustrating is that when the weather is so warm?  The...

Bar the occasional sniffle which hasn’t developed into anything, Steve has been very fortunate not to have come down with coughs,...

Well, perhaps SOS is a bit OTT - it wasn’t an emergency, but we have been fully occupied with DIY for...

Paint the sky blue, switch on the sun and turn up the thermostat - what a wonderful weekend!  The world came...

Last Thursday was a day of packing up.  We took down and packed up the exhibition from the Gallery at Chipping...

After a start to the first day of the rest of our lives that lifted the spirits, we were brought back...

If you have visited our house you will be familiar with the sight of corks from bottles of fizz in big...

We have a rather unusual method of jotting down things to do/buy/remember in our house.  It involves a stick of chalk...

We’ve reached the spring equinox…  …The blossom is coming out on next door’s flowering cherry, there are green shoots all over...

For a change, this isn’t about Steve and mesothelioma, me and my soon-to-be-finished job, or photography for that matter.  It’s about...

You probably haven’t heard of Stephen J Gould.  He was a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and an influential and popular American science...

It’s been another emotional day, one way or another.I thought the pent-up stress of waiting for Steve’s assessment yesterday was all...

We saw a new doctor at the hospital today as well as Nickie, Steve’s cancer nurse.  Before examining him, the doctor...

I start today’s blog with an apology. It’s a bit of a self-centred whinge, probably a symptom of feeling stressed about...

Although it was hard work last Thursday, hanging the exhibition in the Gallery at Chipping Norton Theatre went smoothly and we...

A decision in the Supreme Court today brings good news for mesothelioma victims who developed the disease as a result of...

It’s Shrove Tuesday and Steve’s been tossing pancakes, without mishap!  Jolly tasty they were too.  After signing and sending back yet...

Yesterday we took a break from working on the website (Steve) and preparing for the exhibition (me) to go to Focus...

When I started writing this blog, I found it difficult to look very far ahead.  Life was lived one day at...

I recently read an article on how overwhelming it can be for people diagnosed with mesothelioma to deal with a poor...

The deed is done.  At a time when so many are facing redundancy or desperately job-hunting, I have volunteered to leave...

Time seems to pass more quickly as you get older. However, since Steve was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2009, we...

Who knows how long I’ve loved you?You know I love you stillI will love you all your lifetimeIf you want me...

Our house been a bit like the arrivals and departures lounge at a transport interchange this last week. Katie arrived late last...

Steve is a happy bunny because England won the first of the Six Nations rugby matches last night.I am a happy...

Happy New Year!  I started today’s post very late on the first day of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit and...