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Author: alisonspurrell

I am a woman of a certain age (not 60 yet!) who lives in Bristol. I’ve lived almost my whole life in Bristol, with a short sojourn in Cornwall in my teens. I am trying to lead my life in an ethical way in all areas and hope to explore what this means. I have four passions and several interests so I hope I will have plenty to write about. My passions are my family, knitting, cricket and St Peter’s Hospice. My other interests are volunteering, the environment, reading, TV, films & theatre, fundraising, chronic fatigue, mental health and eating. My non-interests are animals, housework, football, rugby and cooking. I come from a family of four – two sisters and a brother. Our parents dies a few years ago. I am married to my soulmate Colin, an amazing man who tolerates my funny ways and supports me in everything I do. We have three children and two wonderful granddaughters. I am so proud of my family – we must have done something right as they are all good people. I have two sons-in-law who I love like my own and together we all make up a family unit where everyone loves and respects everyone else. I am a total hypochondriac but do have some genuine problems, some of which I may talk about at a later date. At the moment I am overweight and have just started to eat more healthily, which I think is the answer to weight loss. We were on holiday last week and enjoyed puddings and cakes every day. I work part-time and Colin is recently retired. This means that we have been able to spend much more time together doing some of the things we’ve been meaning to do – some planned and some spontaneous. I love this period of my life – I just wish I had the energy to match the time and the opportunities available!

Clothes and the Environment

I was going to use the word ‘fashion’ in the heading of this post but then realised that you can’t get much further from fashion than my wardrobe!  I wear clothes for years and don’t buy many new ones so I know very little about fashion. In Eco circles July is often referred to as … Continue reading Clothes and the Environment →

alisonspurrell Environment Leave a comment July 13, 2020 4 Minutes

The Water Resolution

Hi I’m sorry you haven’t heard from me in ages – I guess you both are managing without me and my opinions!  Today I want to talk about water again. After the resolution in April 2019 we have tried really hard to keep our weekly water consumption below 2m3 and have been fairly successful, except … Continue reading The Water Resolution →

alisonspurrell April 2019, Environment 1 Comment June 2, 2020 3 Minutes

Eco Tips to Save You Cash

To mis-quote Anne-Marie Bonneau “We don't need a handful of people being perfectly environmentally friendly, we need millions of people doing it imperfectly" And I truly believe that.  I’m probably preaching to the converted but I have put together a list of small changes we can all make which actually SAVE money.  They are my … Continue reading Eco Tips to Save You Cash →

alisonspurrell Environment 2 Comments February 16, 2020 4 Minutes

St Peter’s Hospice Access Team

I love my job.  I work for St Peter's Hospice Because I am an administrator who covers for staff is several different departments, I get to work with nurses in different roles.  The ones I assist the most are the Access Team. The team does what it says on the tin – helps those who … Continue reading St Peter’s Hospice Access Team →

alisonspurrell St Peter's Hospice 2 Comments February 14, 2020June 3, 2020 2 Minutes

December 2019 – Help!

I need some help with this one!  Having come up with eleven new but permanent resolutions, I’m really struggling to find a twelfth.  Any suggestions gratefully received. We were going to cheat and say that we were buying a new cooker because ours was very inefficient but the truth is that is was at the … Continue reading December 2019 – Help! →

alisonspurrell December 2019 Leave a comment November 15, 2019 2 Minutes

November 2019

Sorry I’m late with November’s resolution – I’ve been on holiday (just to make you both jealous) in Majorca and somehow couldn’t find the time!  We discussed possible plans at the airport during our three-hour delay but I didn’t get as far as writing it up. So November’s resolution is To eat red meat a … Continue reading November 2019 →

alisonspurrell Environment, November 2019 Leave a comment November 4, 2019 1 Minute

October 2019 Resolution

So it’s time for October’s resolution already!  Where is this year going?  We’ve been wondering what to do about our car use.  In an ideal world we would get rid of the car and travel by foot, bike and public transport. In short, we would BE MORE GRETA It’s not an ideal world and we … Continue reading October 2019 Resolution →

alisonspurrell October 2019, Uncategorized Leave a comment September 27, 2019 1 Minute

How is the Water Use Going?

We're quite pleased with how we have limited our water use since the water meter was installed.  We have 23 weeks of data in order to establish whether we are hitting our target of no more than 2 cubic metres per week. As you can see from the chart, sometimes we make this.   The … Continue reading How is the Water Use Going? →

alisonspurrell April 2019 Leave a comment September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 1 Minute

September 2019 Resolution

So whether you are waiting with baited breath (what does that even mean?) or couldn’t give a monkey’s, we have decided on our September resolution.  I have to say that it’s becoming more and more difficult to come up with something so I’m not too hopeful about November and December!  Anyway, from September we will … Continue reading September 2019 Resolution →

alisonspurrell September 2019 Leave a comment August 31, 2019 1 Minute

My View of Bristol Pride

I’m ashamed to say that I have never been to a Pride Event before. So when my wonderful employer, St Peter’s Hospice, announced that it was to be part of Bristol Pride I jumped at the idea to volunteer.  I love representing St Peter’s Hospice anyway and relished the idea of a new experience. Unfortunately … Continue reading My View of Bristol Pride →

alisonspurrell General Stuff, St Peter's Hospice Leave a comment August 7, 2019 2 Minutes

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