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(Or internet dating)
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Flight paths
Years ago, in the final months of my first marriage I bought a lovely duck-egg blue tablecloth. A quintessential cheery cloth, the kind you might see in…
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In praise of disposable tweezers.
They say that change is as good as a rest, which is welcome news … because the two weeks I took off from 5 minute reads, wasn’t a rest. I’ve been…
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In praise of disposable tweezers.
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What's living, but courage?
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Joy and woe
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The kindness of strangers
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The secret superpower of middle age: Part 1
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Flight paths
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Years that answer
‘There are years that ask questions and years that answer.’ Zora Neale Hurston I wish I could claim Zora’s line as my own. It’s astonishingly profound…
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The Secret Superpower of Midlife: Part 3
This week, it’s really just for the laughs. Because it’s true. I’ve written about it before, but there’s no harm in repeating the message. Midlife…
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Paper stars.
Yesterday I found myself wandering through the Christmas section of a nearby department store. It’s cold here in Stockholm. Minus fifteen. And it’s…
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A life.
My mum turned eighty seven this week. Here’s a few facts about her. She was born at home, one month early, weighing around four pound. Four pound, is…
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A new way to chat.
My friend’s mum is getting married. She’s eighty-seven, (the mother, not the friend). There are discussions to be had, arrangements to be made and as…
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The ways in which we grow
How to build a CV My daughter is home for the summer. She’s working at a fashionable clothing store in the city, heading into work looking like she’s…
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Joy and woe
The shock was visceral and my immediate response was to laugh. A little, I suppose because it was so inappropriate. Like being a kid, facing trouble…
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Seven days ...
Sinead sang it, I’m going to try and write it.
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We can't all be human rights lawyers, can we?
So last week was international women's day. And I get it. More than ever I know there’s a need to celebrate and promote women, it's just that the women…
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5 minute reads from a 50something woman
5 minute reads from a 50something woman
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