I have had a very frustrating time, trying to get this post published successfully, following a long and uncomfortable silence while I could not even log in to my own blog which – apparently, so I was informed – had been deleted…
…Not deleted by me, nor Continue reading Vital Links Restored
Author: Marion Fuller-Sessions
Retired and downsized, and sadly now widowed, but keeping in touch with family and friends and friends far and wide via my blog
Memorial Service Arrangements for Alice Mason
This update to my last update to my original post about Alice…Alice. Continue reading Memorial Service Arrangements for Alice Mason
Sad News About Alice
It is with a heavy heart that I have to pass on the sad news that Alice Mason, good friend and loving support for over 40 years to my parents while they lived at Barnford, and to all their wider family and friends then and since, has died. Continue reading Sad News About Alice
Happy 2018 to Us All!
Happy 2018!
It feels as if 2017 has been and gone in a flash. That is probably just as well as no one wants to linger long on all the dismal events facing us in the news daily, not to mention Brexit, Trump, terrorist and physical disasters. As far as the wider world goes, let’s hope 2018 goes by in a happier flash. Continue reading Happy 2018 to Us All!
Pauline Boty – have you heard of her?
I am sneaking away from our Christmas card list, briefly, and rather unwisely given that I have only reached the Hs, to touch on my latest Parwich book group choice, which has rather joyfully introduced into my life a little known ‘Swinging Sixties’ Pop artist called Pauline Boty. Continue reading Pauline Boty – have you heard of her?
Remembering My Mother, Rachel Hall
Today would have been the 108th birthday of my mother, Rachel Marion Hall nee Gartside-Tippinge. She was born on 19th November 1909 and died on December 3rd 1990 at just 81. I remember her with great love and affection, as do my brother John and sister Ruth, and as do all her nine grandchildren and the numerous nephews and nieces who were all so precious to her. Continue reading Remembering My Mother, Rachel Hall
A Quiet Month in The Life of Two OAPs?
‘And they retired to a little cottage in the country, with roses round the door, to enjoy some well-earned peace and quiet…’
Only it’s not really like that at all. Admittedly Continue reading A Quiet Month in The Life of Two OAPs?
London Opens Its Doors
Don’t you ever wonder, as you walk or more likely hurtle past elegant apartments, august institutions, or even rows of terraced houses lining the railway track, at the lives that go on behind those doors, what it is like to live or work there? Continue reading London Opens Its Doors
Family Celebrations: Welcome to Nell!
After a long but busy silence this end we are delighted to announce the birth of Nell Olive to our son, Nick and his lovely wife Sam. Continue reading Family Celebrations: Welcome to Nell!
1984 and all that
The dumbing down of language… I read the other day that the average reading age in this country is nine! Guardian readers can be proud of their 14. Continue reading 1984 and all that