Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
On a slow news day, I'm currently sat looking out of my back window for inspiration. The aesthetically pleasing mixture of chromatic and achromatic colours combine effortlessly to create an eye catching canvas. It's Art Nouveau style stirs my creative juices, whilst the spicy sandwich I had for lunch stirs my gastric juices. The first... Continue Reading →
1970’s American kid’s comedy shows are well represented today when it comes to birthdays. Both Happy Days actress Erin Moran and Mork and Mindy star Pam Dawber celebrate the day of their birth, along with Ralph Malph’s freckles which are 50 today. Erin Moran who played Joanie Cunningham is 55 today, whilst Pam Dawber who... Continue Reading →
Thankfully there is no hospital visit for Karen today. It’s probably as well as my capricious nature has decreed that today I’m going be a right misery arse! My melancholy baffles me, as I can’t fathom out what the trigger was to this lowering of mood. Was it my ritual broken slumber, the dog stealing... Continue Reading →
Another day, another visit to the Bexley Wing at St James’ Hospital, this time for Karen’s four weekly treatment. I dread to think how many hours we have spent down there, or the Leeds General Infirmary, in the last five years. Bless her! While we waited today, we both tried guessing the cumulative time spent... Continue Reading →
Today's offering is my 150th blog, which I wrote whilst sitting in the waiting room of the oncology unit at St James Hospital, in Leeds.. Karen was sat opposite awaiting her monthly blood test to confirm her tumours remain stable; in addition to biding her time for the regular consultation with her oncologist. She perched... Continue Reading →
It was November 2010 and we’d just been well and truly blindsided by the diagnosis of my wife’s incurable cancer. Everything was a blur then and, at times, remains so now. Amongst the few things I remember, after we left the consultants office, was being informed by the MacMillan nurse we had just embarked on... Continue Reading →
I'm writing a serious blog today. It's one of the rare occasions when I haven't added a fictional element to the narrative as I am hoping that getting a few things off my chest proves to be a cathartic experience. It has to be said, as I sit here on the first day of Autumn... Continue Reading →