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XX Notes: It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over, Sneaky Covid’s Top Symptoms Are Changing

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… Headache, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, loss of smell: my guess is only that last one would have you running for a…

XX Notes: What People Say About ‘Freedom Day’

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… Confused? Cautious? Impatient? Where are your feelings about the end of legal restrictions and government guidelines? From my conversations this week, I’m…

XX Notes: Guildford Shops Are Mostly Dog Friendly

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… Money, phone, keys, mask, poo bags… the list of shopping trip essentials has grown as the lockdown puppy trend reaches the high…

XX Notes: The Dentist, The Pointless Man and A Cunning Trap

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… Getting a dentist’s appointment, it’s a joke right? Perhaps that is what provoked my dentist’s attempt at humour about the weather that…

XX Notes: Building Advice (By Royal Appointment)

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… A couple of weeks ago, I met the Princess Royal on a loosely kept secret visit to the sailing club, which is…

XX Notes: Eating Out, the May 2021 Experiences

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… Frost in May, not the 1933 novel by Antonia White about a borderline abusive childhood in a convent school, but the 2021…

XX Notes: Wild Swimming Makes A Splash

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… A Dip In Cold Water Is Good For Your Health, But Sshh, Here’s Top 10 Secret Spots To Wild Swim. With the…

XX Notes: Oh How I Want to Break Free

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… Freddie Mercury has been on my mind this week. If you’re familiar with the outrageous Eighties pop icon you’ll recall the song…

XX Notes: A Female View of Violence Against Women in Guildford

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… The prevalence of violence against women has exploded in the national consciousness. Pictures abound of a murdered woman on the front pages,…

XX Notes: The Long Journey Inward

Maria Rayner‘s fortnightly, observational column from a woman’s perspective… Sunday night tantrums, last-minute homework and checking the pencil-case for pens, pencils, rulers and cute, smelly rubbers. (Or is that last…

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