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I just read that Val Doonican has died at the age of 88. When I was younger I was quite a fan of his, and my Mum used to tease me that I wrote an essay in junior school about him. We were asked to write about our favourite pop singer and I stated that I

When I worked in the Civil Service there was a policy of Last In, First Out. You kept an eye on who came in after you, as they were more likely to go if staff numbers had to be cut. It was a tense time being the newbie I can tell you. These days I can’t

Over the weekend my stepdad was taken into hospital. He had a bypass operation a number of years ago, and they suspect he has a leaky heart valve. My boss kindly let me slope off early on Monday so that I could visit him. I’ve no idea how to get to the

On Saturday, on a whim, I decided to make some cherry jam. A couple of supermarkets are selling them at a reduced cost, and I (used to) love making jam, marmalade, chutney… Anyway, I got everything ready which took an age! You try stoning over a kg of

My week off is almost over, and on Monday it’s back to the mad house that passes for work these days. It’s been mostly good, although the weather has let me down, big time. In fact, we only had one day when it didn’t rain, even if it was only a brief

This week I have been mostly feeling annoyed. We’ve had more missives regarding space allocation in our ‘new campus’ and some staff have even been shown where their desks or work area will be. Not me. I’m not mentioned on any of the moves, nor do I have a