Living With Sjögren’s Syndrome
I was diagnosed with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome about 30 years ago. With me, it sits alongside Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. To celebrate World Sjögren’s Day on July 23rd I have […]
What Are The Benefits of Home Bread Making?
What are the benefits of home bread making? A question I asked myself as I made my ‘umpteenth’ loaf and set it to one side to rise. Let’s see. The […]
On This Day 9 July
On this day 9 July it will be 175 days until the end of the year! And over eighteen months since I have been able to visit my parents in […]
My Experience with the Pfizer Vaccine
I wanted to share my experience with the Pfizer Vaccine. Because of my health conditions, I was extremely nervous about having the vaccine. I suffer from Primary Sjogrens Syndrome, Antiphospholipid […]
The Column of Liberty in Castiglione del Lago
The Column of Liberty (La Colonna della Libertà®) came to our area of Umbria recently. It was a re-enactment of the World War 2 liberation of the part of Italy […]
The 1000 Miglia Road Race Came To Town
The 1000 Miglia road race came to town. To be precise the next little town next to us, about ten minutes down the road. Moiano is quite a sleepy little […]
Why Do We Say Cats Have Nine Lives?
I have often wondered why do we say cats have nine lives? Particularly when they clearly have one like the rest of us. But the saying was recently raised in […]
World Antiphospholipid Syndrome Day
World Antiphospholipid Syndrome Day falls on 9 June. Part of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) Awareness Month of June, the aim is to educate people about this little known autoimmune disease. […]
I Made a Wind Chime out of Old Spoons
I made a wind chime out of old spoons. I said I was going to try it in my last blog and today I got around to it! I Made […]
I Made A Decoration With Old Jewellery
On a complete whim I made a decoration with old jewellery. I was sitting looking at a pile of jewellery items that were left after I had taken the rest […]