Stitch This

  • Brrrrrr

    What special kind of madness did I suffer from all those years I wonder? I’m on the first train out of Stitch City on my way to Big London with only a cuppa and a Danish between me and coma-like exhaustion. I used to do this at least twice a week! It’s frightening how quickly…

  • Survival in the City

    To First Great Western’s 06.30 to London – blurgh! School term started yesterday for Elder (all OK) and mine starts today. Wow, getting up was ‘interesting’. So, to speed along the journey I thought I’d publish my train survival guide. Any suggestions to enhance the commute experience will be road(track?) tested and reported back on……

  • Tightrope

    You know I try not to focus on about the challenges of having Parkinson’s but this week I had a session with the physio to assess how I’m getting on or going down depending on your frame of mind. Well, after a few comedy scenes involving exercise balls, wobble boards and me it got down…

  • We’re all in this together

    Reach for the top. That’s what we are all told as we grow up. All those teenagers waiting for their exam results (not looking forward to that phase, oh no) are hoping for great grades, many wanting to go on to university and challenging careers. I did. I worked hard, went to a prestigious uni…

  • Treacle

    Ranty Tuesday, folks. Stop here if you are feeling even vaguely Pollyanna-ish. You have been warned. So far ( and it’s not 8am yet) I’ve got up early for a train that has been cancelled, waited for a 2nd which was late making my connection split second, blown my poor red nose oh, a 190…