widow – Jane Lomas

The good, the bad, and the mediocre My parents used to say that home is your sanctuary. As soon as you open the door and step into the outside world, it’s just a game of chance as to what you will find: it might be good, it might be bad, or even mediocre. But inContinue reading

9th September, 2023 Earlier this year I celebrated my sixtieth birthday. I don’t like lots of fuss and my emotions approaching this birthday were decidedly mixed. As much as I don’t like to be the centre of attention, I do love a birthday and age has never mattered to me. But this year, in theContinue reading

Jesamine, Molly, and me

Mersea Island, Essex After a night of insomnia I finally got up at 3.45am yesterday. The weather forecast was for rain and thunderstorms all day but I decided, on the spur of the moment, to take Jesamine and Molly to Mersea Island – just 40 minutes away. Now, I have spent a lifetime planning andContinue reading “Jesamine, Molly, and me”

Batcombe Vale, Somerset

Jesamine, Jilly and me My travels are supposed to be about exploring the coastline of the British Isles but lockdown has put that on hold for a while. Lots of people are flocking to the coast and so Jilly (a friend I made in Shetland, who actually lives in Cornwall) and I decided to meetContinue reading “Batcombe Vale, Somerset”