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  • Meeting The Red Devil

    For this appointment, I was allocated the very, very large armchair in the Day Unit. The one that might possibly make a person feel like royalty or a hippo, depending on their mood. In an effort to settle in nicely, I spread some friendly-looking clu...
  • Before The Red Devil

    Today is a milestone meeting – with The Red Devil, no less. I am ready for it in the same way that I might be for a car crash, after been told to prepare myself well in advance. It will be ‘interesting’ to see (and to feel) the afte...
  • Cold Cap Caper

    I do not have a cat. But if you came into my house, you might think that I do have one now. Or even several. And I would be extremely happy for you to believe this or to politely pretend that you do. (Thank you.) Another reasonably convenient lie mig...
  • Handy Tips from the SAS Handbook

    There’s always one unexpected horror at Halloween: I’ve learned to expect it.  (When looking back on the event. Which probably doesn’t really count at all.) My lesson this year was: Don’t open the door to just anyone, sim...
  • Hallo Halloween

    It’s Halloween. But I don’t want be a ghost this year, please. Not a pretend one and definitely not a real one either. Instead I think I’ll wear bright clothes and disguise myself as a really healthy person. Our pumpkins are going t...