It’s ok to feel jaded this January.

Blue painted background with yellow circle and hope written across the circle.

It’s been absolutely ages since I joined in with the Quote Quest meme. I can’t believe it’s already at week 29. Looking back at the most recent #QuoteQuest post I wrote, I saw some hope back then that I may invent a new me. The past few months have left …

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On furlough from blog writing

Black and white photo of a care worker in PPE

It’s been about a month since I last posted, and in that time I have mainly been working. I was put on furlough from my retail job during November’s lockdown. During that period I picked up extra care shifts. At the start of December, I returned to my retail job …

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Do you come here often?… The coffee break.

coffee bar

Robert was taking a break from his day’s work as a field service engineer for an instrumentation company. He’d stopped off at a local country pub for a drink and a rustic lunch. The food was wholesome and satisfying. This pub had a cosy feel to it, he just lacked …

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