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Kentish cherry season is underway. The general fruit and vegetable stall in the town has been selling cherries for a while now, but it is always more exciting when the Faversham cherry lady arrives with her stall, and there is always a queue of people waiting to buy a pound of cherries from her laden Read more
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Augustine was a 6th century monk, who in 595 was sent by Pope Gregory, along with a band of 40 other monks, to bring Christianity to England. He got as far as Southern Gaul before tales of the ferocity of the Anglo Saxons and the perils of the English Channel saw him turn and return Read more
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I love the Eurovision Song Contest and have been watching it on and off for more years than I care to remember. I first became aware of its existence in 1976 when Brotherhood of Man secured a win for the UK. I don’t know whether I was actually allowed to stay up and watch it Read more
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The weather has been gloriously sunny in England this spring, and with a very gradual phased return planned for after the Easter holidays, and aware that once I was back at work, even with reduced hours, I was likely to be too exhausted to do anything in my free time, I was keen to get Read more
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I have never been tempted to give up anything for Lent before, but there has been so much in the press and online about the health implications of eating ultra processed foods, that I decided it would be interesting to see how easy it would be to completely cut them out of my diet for Read more
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I am still signed off work with CFS and still focusing on graded exercise – and am relieved that I am finally seeing signs of improvement. In order to micromanage my recovery I have, with the odd exception, stuck to exactly the same walk every day, gradually increasing my step count after 5 – 7 Read more
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My spirits were definitely lifted by the recent beautiful weather. I am finding my daily walk to be a bit of a chore but I enjoyed sitting on a bench in the park at the end, reading my book and soaking up some much needed warmth and sunshine. Although it has now turned cold again, Read more
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Despite my best efforts at rest, my health continued to deteriorate by the day, and the realisation that I was suffering the worst relapse I have had in three years, hit me very hard. Up until now these bigger relapses have come every two years, always towards the end of January/start of February, resulting in Read more
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I had a slow start to the new year as I once again struggled to adapt to the return to work. For some reason this tends to be the time of year that I am most likely to suffer a CFS relapse, and so I was trying to be very mindful not to over do Read more
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I love Christmas but always approach the new year with a certain amount of trepidation. For as long as I can remember I have just felt terribly sad as the old year comes to an end, and having written a diary since the age of seven, the empty pages of a new volume have always Read more
A Little Kentish Magic 