Feb 7 3 min For the love of London It’s a moody Monday morning in Middlesbrough. I’m cocooned in a blanket on the couch, my Hero (French bulldog) warms my feet; I stare out...
Oct 29, 2019 1 min Staying Alive #365 So welcome to my first post. I hope that this will be a way of me keeping everyone updated on my situation, a way of me documenting my...
gem leeApr 12, 20212 minEmerging ImagingMonday Monday. the kids have returned to school from Easter break. I’ve hauled ass to the gym this morning, I’m now tucked up on the...
gem leeMar 26, 20211 minNot today SatanIt’s Friday again, it’s Saturday , Sunday then....Easter holidays. So the kids have just gone back & their home again for 2 weeks. This...
gem leeMar 13, 20212 minGoing places & empty spacesSaturday afternoon’s sunshine bathes me in glorious rays. I sit in the living room , slough like on the couch bathing in golden light,...
gem leeFeb 19, 20212 minI'm only human after all.It’s 7.24am Wednesday 18th Feb 2021!!! 6 weeks into the New Year, what’s new? What have we got covid still kicking our doors down, kids...
gem leeJan 26, 20212 minBoil the kettle, I’m in fine fettle.Its Tuesday around tea time (if your northern ) I’m watching a place in the sun. The scent of my new candle sweetens the frosty air....
gem leeJan 10, 20212 minEarly Hours, Big FearsIt’s 2.50am. I can’t sleep. Head is abuzz with thoughts. Sometimes I imagine my brain to be like the lights u see in photos of American...
gem leeJan 1, 20212 minNew Year, new fear, more hopeHappy New Year!!!!! It’s 2021!!!! The shit show that was 2020 has gone like the mad dog it was. it’s been a bit crap for everyone in...
gem leeDec 23, 20202 minGoose is getting giddyIt’s Wednesday morning 12.45am I’m downstairs . Can’t sleep. Heads whirling with worries. Have I got all the presents? will the turkey...
gem leeDec 8, 20202 minSmile whilst you have teeth .Tuesday 8th December; it’s early evening , Been pitch black outside since around 4pm. Candles are lit a seasonal scent fills the house....
gem leeNov 29, 20202 minChristmas is coming....It’s sunday 29th November. We’re 1 month out from Christmas, Partway through lockdown part deux. the trees up, the dinners cooking....
gem leeNov 6, 20202 minVista SistaIt’s Thursday afternoon. My peace is shattered by the sound of the window cleaners performing their aerial aquabatics . Big G is perched...
gem leeOct 16, 20202 minDon’t count me outIt’s Friday morning, there’s a moody grey sky outside, it’s a cold, cold mid October morning. I’m snuggled on the kitchen couch with H...
gem leeOct 3, 20202 minLevel up40. I’m here. I made it! It feels good. I’m proud to say im over the hill. ive had truly the best birthday month I could ever have...
gem leeSep 12, 20201 minForty & FabulousOver the top. That’s me. Over the top of that bloody hill that is 40! It feels freaking fabulous to be defying the odds & still be here...
gem leeSep 3, 20202 minThe climbIm 40 on Tuesday. It’s Thursday today . I’m 39 . In a Blink of an eye I’ll be middle aged! When I was a teenager, 40 was freaking...
gem leeAug 21, 20202 minThe ugly TruthHave you ever felt the need to google search what the death rattle sounds like? No thank Buddha. That’s not normal . That is my life....
gem leeAug 1, 20202 minBoro Kits & n Tanning Mitts The clue is in the title folks. Anyone else gone off the rails with online shopping during lockdown?? Not just me then ? I laugh with my...
gem leeJul 15, 20201 minRESULT.Super quick update. The results are back. It's looking positive! Looks like theres continuing response to treatment despite 1 new spot....
gem leeJul 12, 20202 minLakes LoveWe've just touched base from our week in Pooley Bridge, The Lake District . We have had the best time ever! Big Thank You to our friends...
gem leeJun 28, 20202 minPROCRASTINATIONHello again. How are we? We're doing fair. No complaints here. Gearing up for my upcoming brain MRI. Procrastinating , sleepless nights,...