My parents are coming to stay for the Winter Solstice. It’s the first time I’ve shared a Pagan celebration with them and the first time they and the core polycule will be in the same place. It’s not the most stress-free of Yuletides. So, why do this to myself? Well, my parents aren’t immortal and … Read More
This winter I have felt particularly aggrieved every time I’ve got a cold. I’m behaving like I’ve got man-flu or something! The aches and fatigues just feel as if they’re the straw before the camel’s back breaks. See – I can’t stop being melodramatic about them! The Girl With the Golden Hair and I were … Read More
Wednesday’s are one of my favourite days of the week. I get to see MiL (assuming she or I haven’t flaked due to ill health or gaming commitments, seriously those are the two things we most often do instead). Lately we’ve been playing Seven Days to Die together which has been fun as she and … Read More
A word of warning, this post may veer into the self-congratulatory. Feel free to comment appropriately. Earlier I was explaining to someone that I had been diagnosed with my fourth chronic illness. They reacted. My inner voice as they reacted was basically saying “calm down it’s not a tragedy.” I suspect their emotional response was … Read More
I had a long weekend, supposedly. It currently doesn’t feel like it. I ended up not working on Friday, which was LOVELY, but then I was so damned tired I didn’t get anything done that I wanted to. The Jellicle was away seeing Imp in The Straight Place so it was just me and Weasel … Read More
