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Sitting in the doctors office today I heard someone ask where they get the skeletons from in the Doctor’s office. I tol...
14/10/2026

Sitting in the doctors office today I heard someone ask where they get the skeletons from in the Doctor’s office. I told him from the waiting rooms at A&E.

Love the architecture and the views in Edinburgh. Everything about this city is fabulous. It has such magic that when ...
09/10/2026

Love the architecture and the views in Edinburgh. Everything about this city is fabulous. It has such magic that when you wander around exploring you do so with the wonderment and heart of a child.

Photographed this outside my window today. It’s now moored nearby. According to Google:The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is curr...
08/10/2026

Photographed this outside my window today. It’s now moored nearby.

According to Google:

The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is currently operating its normal sailing season following the completion of the major One Ocean Expedition 2025–2026. That grand 12-month global voyage concluded in April 2026 when the ship returned to its home port of Bergen, Norway.
According to real-time tracking data from VesselFinder, the ship's current movements include:
• Current Destination: Leith (Edinburgh), United Kingdom.
• Status: Arrived and moored in the Leith area as of October 8, 2026.
• Recent Route: It crossed the North Sea from Bergen over the last few days to reach the UK.
The ship is actively preparing for its next major global initiative, the One Ocean Expedition 2028–2030, which will see it visit 30 ports across all seven continents to promote ocean science and sustainability.

Eduardo and I found Paddington Bear today. 😃. He’s in St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh.
05/10/2026

Eduardo and I found Paddington Bear today. 😃. He’s in St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh.

One of the contributing factors of a long and successful marriage is separate beds. My space/his space. He can snore ...
04/10/2026

One of the contributing factors of a long and successful marriage is separate beds. My space/his space. He can snore and I don’t care. I can have a hot flash and he doesn’t;t care. I sleep with my window wide, wide, wide open even in the dead of winter. His window would now need oiling before you could open it.

But every morning when he gets up he sends me a text to ask if I’d like tea. Really I think it’s just his way of checking I’m still alive. 🤣.

Every morning I give him the thumbs up and a few minutes later he arrives in my bedroom with a cup of tea.

This morning however I decide to go for an early morning swim at 7am instead of my usual evening swim because I have guests this evening.

Frank doesn’t usually get up much before 9am whereupon he then sends me the text. He texts instead of just entering incase I’m still asleep which is very rare, but still it’s just a habit from the old days of when I was recovering from Eduardo.

So this morning when he texts I’m actually at the gym but he thinks I’m still in bed. He asks if I want tea and I give him the usual thumbs up because in reality I’m getting dressed and just about to leave the gym. I’ll be back home in a few minutes.

He takes the tea in my room to discover my unusual absence.

Today is World Ostomy Day. I’m curious and excited to see which of Edinburghs great sites will illuminate purple this e...
03/10/2026

Today is World Ostomy Day. I’m curious and excited to see which of Edinburghs great sites will illuminate purple this evening to honour the occasion. Might have to take a wee drive by the Castle and the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Coincidentally last evening illustrates why this is important:

I went swimming as usual yesterday at David Lloyd’s. I should preface this story with, whilst they do have disabled showers for wheelchair users, they do not have any changing rooms rooms from those with non visible disabilities such as those with a stoma. We could use the baby changing room but there is only one in the locker room as it is and it’s always in use mainly I might add by not by those with children or disabilities. It’s really a non option 90% of the time. That said, even if they did have one it’s unlikely I’d really use it. I’m proud of my stoma Eduardo. He works hard to save my life every single day. I consider him a gift, the gift of life and my super power. I refuse, absolutely refuse to ever feel ashamed or embarrassed of having a stoma.

Sometimes this is what living with a stoma is like:

Yesterday, after swimming, I’m in the changing room changing back into my clothes. A mother has arrived with her 2 boys aged if I had to guess maybe 5 and 7 years old respectively. She chose to sit next to me and start to get the boys ready. Now they are children so yes, of course they will stare at my colostomy bag. I’m used to it. I leave it to their mother whether she wishes to explain to them what it is. Mostly the mothers admonish their child for staring which is only natural and I’m quick to put her at ease and tell her I’m fine with it and if she’d like me to explain to them what it is and what it does I’d be happy to oblige. This particular mother however upon noticing her boys staring started in on me. She used phases about how I should be ashamed of myself for getting changed out in the open with “that thing” on me. How it’s unfair to her kids and scaring them.

I will of course never apologise for my wonderful Eduardo. I assured her I was not ashamed at all and that I would encourage her to explain to her sons what a stoma is and why one might need a colostomy so that they may consider growing up to be come surgeons themselves whom help others in my position. Plant the seed now about how marvellous a solution it is to such a deadly condition. And God forbid either of them or indeed herself ever have need of one they shall be better informed and less afraid.

Of course she will do none of these things but it’s a shame.

World Ostomy does just that though. It helps raise awareness to inform people of something not so usually discussed.

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Spent the whole day yesterday at the Royal Edinburgh Botanical Gardens. I’m not a fan of big cities but I live literall...
02/10/2026

Spent the whole day yesterday at the Royal Edinburgh Botanical Gardens. I’m not a fan of big cities but I live literally right on the edge of this one overlooking the ocean. A short bus or tram ride gets me into the centre of town from where it’s easy to access anywhere. With buses every 10 minutes and trams every 7 minutes I don’t even have to plan a trip. Just hop on the next bus and 20 minutes later you’re practically anywhere in the city you want to be.

I spent the entire day just taking a walk around the gardens, find a bench, read a chapter of my book, another walk, another bench, some embroidery, another walk, another bench, some coffee I’d brought with me.

I finally and reluctantly left when the gardens closed. Of note though were how many people were stopping to take photos of all the stuff we take for granted along the towpath. Literal crowds photographing rose hips 🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s not all rainbows outside my window here in Edinburgh. Oh wait…yes it is!
02/10/2026

It’s not all rainbows outside my window here in Edinburgh. Oh wait…yes it is!

29/09/2026

Proud of myself today. Thus far have only insulted one person. Of course day ain’t over yet. 🤷🏼‍♀️

How do these people ever pass a driving test? Such entitled, I can’t be arsed, parking attitude.
28/09/2026

How do these people ever pass a driving test? Such entitled, I can’t be arsed, parking attitude.

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