by jude bayton | Jun 28, 2016 | Age, Health
One of the lovely gifts that going through menopause has brought to my life is the new ability to sweat. Not glisten, not perspire, just plain old good honest sweat. The kind that makes you feel as though you could cook a fried egg on your more than adequate belly and...
by jude bayton | Jun 13, 2016 | Grandkids, Travel
I have recently returned from the wilds of Colorado, where I have been baby-sitting grandchildren, cooking fish-sticks and chicken nuggets. I have watched both the ‘Angrybirds’ and ‘Minions’ movies and I’ve also become quite an expert critic of Disney shows...
by jude bayton | Jun 3, 2016 | Sadness
Today is a poignant day in my life. It marks the second year of the day my mother died. It’s hard to be funny today, something almost disrespectful in trying to be amusing. I know many of you have lost your mothers, or your fathers, or both. Some of you may have even...
by jude bayton | May 12, 2016 | Employment, Travel
Finally! I have been so behind with the blog the past couple of weeks – I am very sorry! I have no valid excuses, other than I’ve been somewhat preoccupied. As you might have deduced from the photo, oh, and the title…. I’ve been out of the...
by jude bayton | Apr 26, 2016 | Sadness
A long time ago (1976), in a distant land far away (England) there was a young girl of fifteen. She met a handsome prince who showered her with love, cigarettes and chocolate, took her to discos and told her that she was very pretty and that he loved her – six...