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This is Mark (her LONG suffering husband)
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Mark Tweddle
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A dot on the horizon
Trying to put makeup on when you're jet lagged is like trying to ice a gateau with a shovel.
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Lynn Ferguson
Fireside reflection
Sometimes when I pass a mirror, I get a fright and think, “Why is Aunty Greta following me?” And then I realize the figure staring back at me is not…
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Lynn Ferguson
The dogs do know.
While you're reading this, I probably have my vest on.
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November 2024

There will be no last Goodbye.
I was anxious about seeing her as we haven’t talked in a while. Silly really. Ours has always been one of those friendships where you don’t talk in ages…
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Lynn Ferguson
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Off the hook.
Here’s a word of advice. Be very careful if the thought enters your mind that you should take up crochet. And I know, you might currently be thinking, …
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Lynn Ferguson
From pain to passion
TEDx - Catherine Curry Williams
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Lynn Ferguson
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As the new chapter begins...
When it comes to nouns, the noun ‘week’, meaning a period of seven days is sometimes woefully inadequate. Because some periods of seven days, nothing…
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Lynn Ferguson
Tuesday Nights. 8.45
"Small Brown Dog's Bad Remembering Day" is a book I used to read to Ferg when he was little. "Clearly," I said to Mark, "Small Brown Dog is a blackout…
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Lynn Ferguson
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October 2024

The Great Experiment.
There are some experiments that are not worth trying. For example, when I was in my early 20s I happened to make the mistake of consulting a woman's…
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Lynn Ferguson
We are not on a big vase
Periodically when I’m talking to the kids about their education, I throw in something from my education, and they snort believing I’m making stuff up.
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Lynn Ferguson
Boxing.
I mean generic fears: loss, abandonment, rejection, ridicule, hopelessness - yes, I've experienced all of those - I mean, frankly, that's just a morning…
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Lynn Ferguson
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