About

I’m Speccy (you’ll understand when you see the pictures). I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with Spurs Fan, Girl1 and Girl2.

Girl1 is 11, a performer beginning to make independent steps into the outside world. That seems too soon to me, but apparently wrapping her up in cotton wool until she’s 20 would do her no favours. Girl2 is 9, full of giggles, melodrama and anxiety about fractions. Spurs Fan is a primary school teacher and devotee of Tottenham Hotspur FC.  You may note a lack of imagination in the names- don’t expect too much fiction here.

I volunteer for the PSP Association and the NI Rare Disease Partnership. My mum, Herself, had PSP and died in 2011. I’ve written quite a bit about that. Thankfully, that’s not all I write about.

I used to work full time and knew nothing about blogs. Then I got ME, had to give up work, and discovered a whole new world. It was a revelation- interesting, informative, supportive, funny, gross, whatever I want it to be. This is a personal blog, aiming to be all of those things too.

I post about whatever’s going on in my head. There are rants, book reviews, music snippets, links to better writers, and tales from the middle age. Also, some rubbish photography.

Welcome!