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I’m about to embark on a new chapter in my life. Some might say it’s a gentle slowing down, some might say it’s fitting for my age, I say it’s vital for my health and wellbeing. I have been on a self styled sabbatical for nine months. I equate it to a miraculous conception type … Continue reading Giving birth to the new me…
My fiction novels, Coming Up for Air and Wild Card are available on Amazon Kindle. I write in an easy, humorous style about women's stuff and, whilst relationships of all kinds are a key theme running through my books, I take my characters on a journey to creating a happy ending that's best for them, … Continue reading My Novels
I've been so lucky, and I never take this for granted. I left a quite amazing job last December after 9 fulfilling years - having achieved quite a lot, experienced much more than I ever thought possible and making lifelong friends that have supported and shaped me every step of the way. So lucky. And … Continue reading Weighing up the Work/Life Balance
Take away your miracle balms I quite like the flap of my arms Be gone with your pills and potions Your empty age defying lotions I quite like the way my neck creases Like a beautiful timeless scarf that pleases Don’t need my eyes lifted sky high They will close permanently when I die I’m … Continue reading Poisoned Chalice
Silently conceivedIn a bed of sinNever breathedNo life to live inMistakenly grievedBut not for himGuilty secrets weavedTo save his skinGone & freedBefore her life beginsSadly bereavedMy choices slimNo life to leaveStill, I carry you withinMy daughter freedAlways remembering.
Salient sigh in the busy lay-by where the bus brakes & harboured dreams wake at night to take flight to hotel doors, and bedroom floors where dark desire is declared a liar, hunger growing where wine is flowing our fall from grace to that wondrous place where we part the heart of our distant urge … Continue reading Good Friday Lay-by
There comes a time in your life when you realise your age, and reality hits you all of a sudden - life is running out, and seemingly quicker than ever. I’ve just arrived here. I’m not sure I like it. I’m not sure I’ve packed the right stuff. I’m not sure where I need to … Continue reading Coming of Age
In search of the bluebells…
I was at the cinema recently watching the latest Bridget Jones movie (I know people loved it, but I thought it was dull - maybe a reflection of what life looks like for many women when they reach the golden age of the menopause, and people start dying, and the kids have taken over your … Continue reading The Cinderella Complex
It’s nice to see women over 50 getting a script that they can get their teeth into at last. One where she is the main protagonist, not just the peripheral character living life on the edges as most women do in life. It’s good to see women do more than pulling on American tan tights … Continue reading Babygirl – but who was tamed?
Communications professional and aspirational writer, Mags Winthrop, from the West Midlands, likes to travel solo and has found that historical adventures are excellent for single minded people. My membership and me Travelling solo isn’t always easy, especially when you’re a woman, which is why my National Trust membership has been a real treasure. I do … Continue reading My National Trust Membership and Me
Lisnabreeny - County Down - National Trust Take a wander through the wooded Cregagh Glen at Lisnabreeny up to the hill fort on the summit of the Castlereagh Hills. In springtime the woods are full of flowers, especially wood anemones and bluebells.
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