I had a call from a phone scammer today, telling me I had a Trojan on my PC.

( So, what do I do... )

My Facebook news feed seems to be full of anti-religion stuff at the moment and I find it a bit hard to stay calm in the face of it all.

( Live and let live? )

I see it's been a very long time since I posted on here. That's mainly because nothing exciting has happened. I've had a few nice holidays, been on many pleasant walks in the sunshine, occasionally seen a band I like, done a fair amount of housework.

I'm still getting through the many boxes - both in my loft and in my head. Progress is very slow but ( Read more... )

Or obsession with the force

I am aware that I have a somewhat obsessive nature. Not that I obsess over life in general, but that I tend to latch onto one thing and live in it until it has run its course. Being who I am, this usually (but not always) involves a sci-fi or fantasy book/film/show.

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A year ago today, I lost my best friend, my mentor, my closest confidante. Mum, your love was the foundation on which I built my life. You will live on in all those who knew you.

It's been quite a while since I last posted to this journal. After I handed in my notice, things got quite hectic at work as I tried to leave everything in some semblance of order. Three other members of staff left in the meantime and still haven't been replaced, so we were struggling just to keep the place open.

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This afternoon, I handed in my notice.

I've been thinking about this for some time but was holding off for various reasons.  Then our manager told us that she was leaving at the end of this month and that was the last straw.  Her support is one of the things that has been holding this place (and me) together.   I feel bad about leaving my colleagues ( Read more... )

Yesterday was Mum's 70th birthday. I went to the cemetery with my husband and put a bunch of her favourite flowers (freesias) on her grave. I did very little the rest of the day, except to post a virtual candle on the memorial website, but my husband and I went out to dinner in the evening.

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Have just handed in the form returning Mum's house to the council and given back all the keys.  She lived in that house for 30 years and I spent much of my childhood there.  It all seems so final now ( Read more... )