Category Archives: Health

The Mad Woman in the Attic

Posted on January 2, 2022 by lesleyjonesberry

Sometimes I dream of being in a familiar house, opening a door and finding a forgotten room. This is a common dream theme, a recurrent trope. The discovery brings with it with a strange small mis-step lurch of emotion: how … Continue reading →

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In My Mind’s Eye

Posted on January 10, 2021 by lesleyjonesberry

Another national lockdown returns me to Dickens.  I have written already about the reassurance and pleasure provided through long novels.  Good audiobook versions are my substitute for live theatre:  more than anything else, this is where I can find compensation … Continue reading →

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Connexions

Posted on November 22, 2020 by lesleyjonesberry

In the midst of what, for convenience, I’ll call the ‘second lockdown’ I have rejected Zoom. My head recognises its benefits, but my heart has rebelled. 

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Retrospective

Posted on November 11, 2020 by lesleyjonesberry

I’ve started reading Barney Norris’ The Vanishing Hours. The first few pages are exquisite, and chime so strongly with my current mood that I’m just going to quote from them: I thought if I could record all the beauty that … Continue reading →

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Music and Movement

Posted on July 25, 2020 by lesleyjonesberry

A friend took part in a virtual choir event of vast scope recently. The organiser, Eric Whiteacre, launched this in 2010, with 185 people taking part.  Since then it has grown enormously and in 2020 over 17,500 singers, many recording … Continue reading →

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Fair is foul

Posted on February 9, 2018 by lesleyjonesberry

My water bill contains the suggestion that I have a meter installed so that I can pay for the water I use.  This, is states, is “fairer”. I am reminded of a scene in Anne Fine’s novel “Taking the Devil’s … Continue reading →

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I was not angry until this instant

Posted on February 28, 2016 by lesleyjonesberry

On Wednesday 9th March the Junior Doctors begin another strike. I will be joining them on a picket line. I have never demonstrated against anything in my life before and I have never gone on strike. So part of me … Continue reading →

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Good deeds in a naughty world

Posted on May 15, 2013 by lesleyjonesberry

Recently I took my daughter’s watch into Timpsons in the hope of repair. It’s a much loved,10-year old Harry Potter-themed watch, whose plastic buckle had become insecure. We knew it was easy to replace the whole strap but this is … Continue reading →

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