Heavy sh*t Among the many lies they tell to women is the one that says they shouldn’t lift heavy things. Not sacks of potatoes, gigantic rocks nor over-stuffed suitcases and certainly not weights, on a bar, in a gym. That’s dangerous, stick to the tiny pink dumbbells. Look out! Don’t try weights! Your muscles will […]
1 Saturday
Cloak of invisibility and other people problems
A woman, on her own, is walking home. A perfectly reasonable thing to do, necessary even. How else is she going to get there? She’s wearing flat shoes, a coat. Sensible and brisk. She’s looking eyes front, all purpose, yet her ears are tingling with the effort of straining for the rustling in the undergrowth and […]
Understanding Your Fertility
Things that make me smile right now
Back to Penrith recently and much delight to discover that our favourite fried food purveyor has gone mobile. Thank you, Shap Chippy. And – at long last – family gathered a bit. Simply wonderful to see everyone and, for a bit, forget about some of the more interesting bits of the past few months. Boy […]