Tag Archives: childhood

Wordsworth, Whistler and a Waterloo Sunset – the beauty of London Bridges

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

  The Thames is a river that takes me on imaginative journeys, some of them reflecting my real life and others a dream world that I have inhabited regularly since I left London in the late 1980s. From the Oxfordshire … Continue reading →

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How do we heal ‘mental illness’ – Psychotherapy in action

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of monthly mental health guest posts. This month we have an expert opinion from the wonderful Anna Colgan, a Core Process Psychotherapist & Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioner.  Anna was trained at … Continue reading →

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The Eurovision Song Contest – you’re awful, but I like you….

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

A cheesy title for a cheesy subject, but I couldn’t resist it. I have just been out to buy a lot of nibbles and a lot more alcohol and tomorrow from 8pm this household is going to par -tay. Seriously … Continue reading →

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Dandelions and bad hair days

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of monthly mental health guest posts. This time we hear from writer Vivienne Tuffnell. Vivienne is the author of  the book Strangers & Pilgrims, blogs regularly at Zen and the art … Continue reading →

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The Grand National: or When is it time to end a family tradition?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

This is an unplanned post, one of those I am prone to put out in response to an event that causes me to think deeply about an issue of importance to me. As I write, the BBC are once again … Continue reading →

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A little tooth shows us a big, big truth….

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

This is something of a random, impulsive post; but I just had to share with you a wonderful poem that was introduced at the reading group I attend. We are lucky to have the poet Julia Copus running our group … Continue reading →

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Gallery 38 – White: Its been a bad year for our noses….

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

……but a great year for making snowy photographic memories. This is a post for week 38 of The Gallery at Sticky Fingers. The theme is ‘white’ in honour, or otherwise, of the snow and ice most have us have experienced … Continue reading →

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On sense, sensibility & living with an anxious family -Jo’s story

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Editors note: This is the second in a monthly series of guest posts on the subject of mental health. For November we are lucky to have award-winning blogger Jo Middleton of slummysinglemummy writing for us of her experiences. She looks … Continue reading →

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A day in which I solve a murder and learn how NOT to interest children in history…

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

Apparently there has been a floral feud in my home town of Wellington in Somerset, and a senior horticulturalist has met a sticky end. I have two hours and two miles in which to discover who committed this dastardly crime … Continue reading →

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She wore an itsy bitsy, teeny weeny… on feminism and being mum

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

If you are walking around Exeter City Centre today, you may spot a slim 16-year-old girl, 5ft 9 with legs up to her armpits. She is very gorgeous. She is also wearing a very short pair of turquoise shorts with … Continue reading →

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