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The dogs do know.
While you're reading this, I probably have my vest on.
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…
 • Lynn Ferguson
So, today I...?
I’m not going to lie, some weeks when I sit down to write a Note, I have to scan my brain for something that might have happened: I met a nice lady in a…
 • Lynn Ferguson
Pain in the Ar...ehm
So here’s a thing about me.I don’t do painkillers. This has less to do with virtue, and more to do with nosiness. If I have pain, I want to know why.
 • Lynn Ferguson
Drugging the dog
I like that people have service dogs, who support them during times of need.
 • Lynn Ferguson
The card that doesn't come
It was my birthday this week.
 • Lynn Ferguson
Cast
Now, I do not wish to boast, but before too long, I will be back to full-on jazz hands capability.Not that I am an enormous fan of jazz hands - I feel…
 • Lynn Ferguson
Buzzing
One of the only - or perhaps THE only -brilliant thing about having a broken wrist is that it completely legitimizes ‘cant be arsed-ness’ Because, you…
 • Lynn Ferguson
How not to be a chicken.
You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep.
 • Lynn Ferguson
Grateful for Your Time
Firstly, I'm happy to inform you that my trousers do still fit… for now.
 • Lynn Ferguson
Happy New, Now What?
Here in Tweddley Manor, we’ve an old painting of my great-great grandmother who always sports a Santa hat during the festive period.
 • Lynn Ferguson
Stinking Yarn
It's a plain old fact of life that, whether you like it or not, your kids inherit stuff from you. Not just things like China tea sets, or old Uncle…
 • Lynn Ferguson
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