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June 8, 2017 Susan Elkin

Ms Alzheimer’s has moved in

A third presence has arrived in my marriage. Until recently it was him and me. But the man I married in 1969...

April 14, 2017 Susan Elkin

Hang on to pub names please

Established pub names are worth fighting for. In fact there should be some sort of preservation order on them. We have to...

March 14, 2017 Susan Elkin

More from the jungle

A few things have occurred to me – or things have simply occurred – since my earlier piece from Mutiara Taman Negara....

March 11, 2017 Susan Elkin

Resting in the jungle

Who needs an alarm when the imam’s resonant call to prayer reverberates across the river at 6am? He usually coaxes me out...

February 8, 2017 Susan Elkin

Shampoo is a con

So Gary Barlow didn’t shampoo his hair for 14 years. Sensible chap. I haven’t applied detergents and chemicals of any sort to...