Sunday Morning Coming Up

Sunday 4th June 2023 Summer’s here – what more can I say?  Cider anyone?  Or a nicely chilled glass of white wine?  There was a time when just the thought of that would’ve had me postponing my next dry spell till the autumn.  Funnily enough, Sober September was always my thing! As I embark on…

Sunday 11th June 2023 This week I found myself in the company of a couple who were a bit the worse for the wear.  They’d had a few drinks in the pub in the afternoon and when I caught up with them late evening they were finishing a bottle (their second?) of red wine.  They…

Sunday 18th June 2023 As if my virtual mild hangover last week might not be enough to convince me that I don’t want to go back to overindulging in alcohol, this week I was reminded of how awful a full-blown hangover can be.  I was struck by a sickness bug that had me off work…

Sunday 25th June 2023 Well, here I am – I’ve reached the finishing line.  When I went out last night to a friend’s house to watch Glastonbury on the big screen, I wasn’t not drinking because I was committed to not drinking for a year, but because I was choosing not to.  When I decided…