The Art of Dying by Ambrose ParryMy rating: 4 of 5 starsEnter again the world of the mid-1800's. Dr James Simpson and his chloroform discovery has taken the medical world by storm. No longer must people suffer in surgery. A difficult birth is made easier by a small application.Raven returns from his travels into Europe … Continue reading The Art of Dying
Author: Gemma
Currently surviving the pandemic. Write about lots of things but with a tendency towards mental health at the moment.
Love to read, mostly fiction. Horror and thrillers are my favourites but like a bit of a saga as well.
Stay safe in these difficult times.
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose ParryMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI have written about James Young Simpson in the past, his work intrigues me. The part of his name "Young" has no other significance but that he was young in his work and people added it in.I didn't know about these fiction books … Continue reading The Way of All Flesh
Okay Dr, I’ll See You At the Pub
Hello all, a very simple blog this. It won't take long. Last week I took an exceptionally bad pain in my right ear. Now, I spent a lot of time with this pain about ten years ago, including several trips to appointments at the hospital. It was never particularly solved, my hearing was declared perfect, … Continue reading Okay Dr, I’ll See You At the Pub
Pet Life: Part Two
While skimming through some old posts earlier I realised that back in September last years I wrote Pet Life: Part One and never got around to writing Part Two. So, here it is. I finished up the last blog with saying goodbyes to Reb. Then there's always that part of you that says you won't … Continue reading Pet Life: Part Two
The Ugly Game
Ah, the beautiful game of football. It thrills us with its highs and disappoints us with its lows. None moreso than the current mess - the announcement of a European Super League. If you're not sure exactly what this is then here it is put in simple terms - it's a money grab by twelve … Continue reading The Ugly Game
Hermit Life
Every few months I realise I haven't written here for a while and it annoys me. Still, there's no point in making promises to write every few days because life just doesn't happen like that. Unless you are a professional blogger that is. Then the priortity is to write often. Here I find myself completely … Continue reading Hermit Life
A New Year
Here we are a that time of the year when nothing makes sense. That bit between Christmas and New Year where time seems to disappear and the days of the week mean nothing. You don't even have to be on holiday (or, this year, furlough) for the whole week not to make sense. It just … Continue reading A New Year
The Uplifting Power of a Stranger
Here we are in the Christmas season. It has, in a way, been a struggle to get here. Now we are it seems that the politicians can't decide how we should spend Christmas because of Covid-19. I believe that no one is waiting on the politicians making any decisions and I think that people have … Continue reading The Uplifting Power of a Stranger
It’s Sort of Looking a Bit Like Christmas
It's been a heck of a year, not in a good way. We've been locked down, locked out, stuck without being to visit friends and family if they're not within a certain bubble. People have died, people have suffered. COVID-19 has not been good to anyone in any way. Back in March most of the … Continue reading It’s Sort of Looking a Bit Like Christmas
The Positive Power of a Haircut
Sometimes you don't realise you are down until something shakes you and makes you realise that you are slipping down the slope, but brings you back up again. Just under a fortnight ago my hair really started getting on my nerves. It wasn't sitting right, it was so frizzy and tuggy all the time. I … Continue reading The Positive Power of a Haircut
