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Jan 11
10 min

Losing Dad

So I've not written for about 3 months now. I guess I've been finding it difficult for a number of reasons, firstly being that I was...

Jun 16, 2020
5 min

Nel's First Dirty Protest

Last week was busy. On Monday, Sam and I drove to Birmingham to pick up an old 60 Series Land Cruiser. We've always both loved them,...

Jun 5, 2020
4 min

The Luckiest Kid in Fife

The two previous blog posts were written a couple of weeks ago, and I've only had the courage to share them now. It all felt a little...

Jun 5, 2020
4 min

"Isn't it funny how banjo music is making a comeback?"

Dad was set for a discharge on the Saturday. I went into the ward to see him before the transfer arrived, so that I could help feed him...

Jun 5, 2020
6 min

Back Into The Woods We go...

So after posting my last blog, and thinking we were out of the woods, I received a phone call from the doctor looking after my dad in...

May 12, 2020
7 min

The Week I thought I'd Lost My Dad

Another week has gone by, and I've been more grateful than ever to have Nel to keep me busy. This week, we vaguely introduced the idea of...

May 4, 2020
4 min

"Shit Socks"

Another week has passed, and guess what? Nothing to report! We're still in lockdown, we still haven't received an penny in grants or...

I'm Kate. 31 year old Mum to toddler Nel, and wife to man named Sam. We live together in Scotland, and run a business; The Cheesy Toast Shack. Before selling sandwiches at the beach, I had an array of jobs, none of which were ever that impressive, however, all of which allowed me to live a fun and diverse life, travelling the world, and having a whole load of fun. I've since calmed down, settled down, and am trying to navigate my way through a life where it's no longer me who's running around like a nutter.

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WHAT I'VE BEEN READING

I've recently started reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz. It's a truly sobering, heartbreaking and fascinating read, based on the real life experiences of Lale Sokolov. I would thoroughly recommend it, if anything, to put life's current hardships into real perspective.

If, however, you're looking for something more lighthearted and a bit silly, anything by Dawn O'Porter is wonderful. I really loved her most recent book, "So Lucky", and I also think it's worth the £4 a month to sign up to her regular Patreon blog for shorter and more frequent laughs.