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May festivities were first recorded during the Roman period, when the Festival of Flora (the goddess of flowers, fertility and spring) took place. Later, in the Gaelic world, a Pagan festival known as Beltane was held on 1st May, and people would light bonfires and decorate their houses with flowers, and later still, May Day… Read more
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My health has been suffering again over the last few months. Breaking my collarbone seemed to trigger a mini CFS relapse, which is apparently to do with the energy demands that your body needs to repair the injury affecting my already depleted energy supplies. I would normally spend December gadding about, visiting as many Christmas… 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
