Apartment and flights booked-we’re all set; or so we thought. Because of Brexit-the wee yin needs a visa-she’s no got it! That other...

As my swan song looms, I evaluate my life. For forty three years, I worked, often too much; where have the years gone? I don’t feel...

We arrive in Nice, take tram number two. Homeless until four o’clock-we get the keys- now to find the damn place; I don’t think I can...

Life is one big game, I'm telling you. People act out life in their heads, it's true, but if only someone told us when we were young...

White desks and lots of windows to look out; the New Kilpatrick hills in the distance. Fresh young faces, full of hope for the future;...

Twelve thousand steps and I'm out of here; I'm going home for a long cool beer. Haggis and neeps for dinner tonight, with mashed...

Hans Christian Anderson is still as relevant today; the Emperor’s clothes are still invisible-non existent. How many times do we have to...

Who does she think she is? I’m the boss around here; don’t tell me how to do my job. I know what the process says, and I won’t be advised...

How to best care? Put the patient first? Cut across bureaucracy; put personalities aside- don’t think more of yourself more than you...

She sits there; haughty as hell, hating humankind. Or is it just me that irritates her? I wonder why she insists on being rude, making...

It’s that time again-shirt and trousers donned; I’ll go in and do my best, try to be a helpful one. Making sure the public is safe- in...

Teamwork is paramount in all occupations; nursing differs from most, in one respect. The patient is of paramount importance, and woe is...

She shouted out, ‘I’m going to hell.’ the end was near, that they knew too well. Contorted and tortured as she fought for breath; Sons,...

Sleepless nights, changing nappies, sleep deprivation; the introduction to family relations. The first few nights, he takes his...

The garden’s looking good; a new hydrangea in place Gazebo and parasol to safe my ageing skin, just in case. The sun is beating down on...

I sit at the window, pondering; what makes the eyes go wandering? He looked so lost, as he told me that he knows of her infidelity. How...

I-Icing, interference, iron cross, insurance goal C-cage, change on the fly, check from behind, cherry picking E-everything good,...

I visited the folks, hoping for dinner; I smelled the smoke as I walked in there. Out she came, eyebrows missing; hair all singed and her...

She was my first, coming all the way from Russia; she sat in the car lot, hoping I would buy her. The big adventure, learning how to...

G-give me more R-rob the poor and vulnerable E-expect special treatment just because we’re pals E-evil tax evaders and entitled bastards...