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MallyPowell
I'm a native Londoner, now living by the sea. Learning to live lightly in heavy times. Thanks so much for popping by, its lovely to have you! Copyright © *2020* *Mallowry Perdeaux*, All rights reserved.
Interests: my small boy, food, friends, the sea, the smell of spring, words, art and architecture, northern european light, good coffee, chilly autumn mornings, pleasure and beauty in everyday things, learning to live gently.
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Day 114 - Inglorious isolation diaries
5 July Things are starting to open up, which should feel exciting - and in some ways it does - but mainly actually just feels unnerving. The country seems to be broadly split between those that are chomping at the... Continue reading
Posted Jul 14, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 122 - inglorious isolation diaries
13 July Flying ant day! It turns out we have a HUGE ant nest in the garden, though it's presumably now several hundred flying ants smaller than it was this morning as they emerged en masse apparently in the moments... Continue reading
Posted Jul 14, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Woman and work
Some friends and I were discussing the phenomena in which, apparently, when looking at a job description many women will be reluctant to apply unless they can confidently satisfy 80-100% of the requirements, while many men will cheerfully throw their... Continue reading
Posted Jul 5, 2020 at {mally powell}
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NHS
I was talking with a friend who works at the local hospital the other day. It was an eye opening chat. Nurses, even those on critical care wards, are expected to work 13 hour shifts with a 30 minute break.... Continue reading
Posted Jul 5, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 76 - Inglorious isolation diaries
7 June 2020 The last few days have felt heavy. Protests are taking place around the world about police brutality, prompted by the oh, so casual daylight killing of George Floyd by an officer on the streets of Minneapolis, but... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 54 - Inglorious isolation diaries
16 May 2020 I made a den with Titch for a cubs virtual 'camp at home', despite him being massively resistant after a recent ‘ friends challenge’ den building disaster (the fun challenge ended in tears and assumption of abject... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 40 - Inglorious isolation diaries
2 May 2020 Things that it feels important to remember: Travel, or even planning holidays and adventures, feels impossible, but also essential. Eating in restaurants and going to the pub feels like a distant - equally impossible - dream. Seeing... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 37 - Inglorious isolation diaries
29 April 2020 Ups: Sourdough starter finally bubbled into life. Loaf made with the starter - and recipe - our lovely neighbour gifted was a success! Made pastry for use-it-up pasties, which were yum. Work was reasonably productive-ish. did a... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 29 - Inglorious isolation diaries
21 April 2020 Yesterday was the second anniversary of Dad's death, but today is the anniversary of The Phonecall and it feels more like the ‘real’ one to me. That was early on a Saturday morning; it took until the... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 20 - inglorious isolation diaries
12 April 2020 Easter Sunday and Mum's birthday. Weird to be so close and not visit. I agonised about going to wave and drop presents but didn’t in the end as it felt like pushing our luck. She dropped off... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 16 - Inglorious isolation diaries
8 April 2020 Really missing mum today. I want to give her a hug. A big one. Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 15 - Inglorious isolation diaries
7 April 2020 Titch had a call with his Berlin-based friend earlier - so lovely to hear them chatting, and to listen to him practicing his German lesson before the call (his friend has perfect English so he didn’t use... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Day 14 - Inglorious isolation diaries
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Day 9 - Inglorious isolation diaries
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Day 8 - Inglorious isolation diaries
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Day 3 - Inglorious isolation diaries
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Day 2 - Inglorious isolation diaries
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Day 1 - inglorious isolation diaries
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Knowledge is power: the cost of minimising the breastfeeding learning curve
It occurred to me the other day, not for the first time - quite apart from how ridiculously unnecessary - how damaging the whispers and ‘Significant Looks’ approach to certain aspects of women health can be. My cousin had a... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2020 at {mally powell}
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The oddness of a pandemic
Posted Mar 20, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Where are the women - and laughs - in literary 'classics'?
I was just looking at the Hive books site as I realised I'd got the wrong book for April bookclub and accidentally perused the 30% off Penguin Classics selection of 48 books. Two things struck me: 1) They aren't many... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Strange new world
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Grief is a funny bugger - 4 January 2020
I noticed I had an unopened text and opened my inbox, convinced for a second that it would be a new year note from Dad. Then realised that, of course, it couldn’t be. But now I think maybe it was?... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Grief is a funny bugger - 16 April 2019
Yesterday evening the world watched as Notre Dame burned. It is almost a year since my Daddy died. Last night I dreamed of him. It was so real, I could feel him and hear him. We both knew he was... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2020 at {mally powell}
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Grief is a funny bugger - 22 November 2018
I feel a bit broken today. I had a dream the other night that dad was alive. Not that we’d never lost him, but that he’d just pretended to die and then came back. Even at the time I knew... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2020 at {mally powell}
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