It’s hard to believe that around this time, four years ago, life took a sudden sharp turn. A routine scan — one of those ordinary check-ups you try not to think twice about — had spotted something unusual: the lymph nodes around my bowel were enlarged. Before I knew it, I was being sent forContinueContinue reading “The Anniversary Cometh…”
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A New Post Cometh…
It’s been a minute since my last post. Admittedly, my inbox hasn’t exactly been bursting with cries for more of Goldstitch’s musings, but I like to think there’s a quiet crowd out there — all nodding along in spirit — eager for the next offering from a random fifty-year-old man with thoughts to share. AndContinueContinue reading “A New Post Cometh…”
Unaccustomed as I am…
I have never written to my MP before, any MP actually…but I decided to give it a go to see if it would stop me ranting on Facebook! Dear Mr Moon I hope that you are well. I felt compelled to write after the recent press coverage about ‘donations’ and gifts that seem to beContinueContinue reading “Unaccustomed as I am…”
It’s been a while…
2024 will be the 4th year where A Goldstitch Christmas has, in our own small way, tried to spread a little bit of festive magic and Christmas spirit to people who may need a helping hand when times are tough. Since we started fundraising in 2021, we’ve been able to reach out to and, hopefully,ContinueContinue reading “It’s been a while…”
This is not a drill…
Shhhh…Christmas is coming! It’s that time of year again… My birthday is approaching and, as anybody who knows me well will be aware, so is the beginning of the Christmas build up. I’ve always said that once my birthday is over and done with it is perfectly acceptable to start thinking about the festive season. ContinueContinue reading “This is not a drill…”
The Goldstitch Blog – Week 5
Week 5 – 29th to 4th February 2023 It’s been a long week! Well, this week has certainly flown by, hasn’t it. Typical of how most of us live our lives, it has been a cycle of work, supermarket, sleep, repeat. It’s easy to find a routine and then life becomes a version of GroundhogContinueContinue reading “The Goldstitch Blog – Week 5”
The Goldstitch Blog – Week 4
Week 4 – 22nd to 28th January 2023 The tree is coming down…or maybe not! I had said that I’d be happy to keep the Christmas tree up all year round. I miss it when it’s gone but I do appreciate that it is not the done thing. Being full of flu for the last fewContinueContinue reading “The Goldstitch Blog – Week 4”
The Goldstitch Blog – Week 3
Week 3 – 15th to 21st January 2023 Three weeks in… It hasn’t been the start of the year that I had expected. The flu had scuppered any plans that I may have had, not that there was going to be very much going on in the first few weeks of January anyway, I suppose. IContinueContinue reading “The Goldstitch Blog – Week 3”
The Goldstitch Blog – Week 2
Week 2 – 8th to 14th January 2023 Productivity levels…low. This wasn’t the way that I wanted to spend the first week of the year; feeling ill, not sleeping and being stuck in bed. One day back at work after the Christmas break and then four days (and counting) in bed! The only thing that IContinueContinue reading “The Goldstitch Blog – Week 2”
The Goldstitch Blog – Week 1
1st to 7th January 2023 The Post-Christmas Low We’re only two days into 2023 and it already feels as though we are racing away from the festive season. Some call it the New Year blues; Christmas is over, the festivities have all come to an end and all we have left is the remainder ofContinueContinue reading “The Goldstitch Blog – Week 1”