Georgina Wintersgill

Health and parenting writer and editor. Mum to a 16yo, a 12yo and (not biologically) three little cats

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Talking to a man called Ray, I just accidentally called him 'Lynne'. Awkward. Made things worse by apologising, thus drawing attention to mad mistake. Finished off by calling him Roy.

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Listening to Naturebang on R4 about animals that laugh. Reminded of the time I bought a coffee & doughnut at the beach. My mouth was literally open preparing to take a bite when a seagull speared the doughnut in its beak, kicked over the coffee, & flew off - I swear - laughing.

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@Lynn_Nothegger 🦙

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Trying to improve the 12yo's woeful general knowledge with a quiz
Me: What's the name of the leader of the opposition?
12yo: Keir Obama
Me: Er no. But his surname does rhyme with Obama
12yo: Keir O'Llama?

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@lyndaannew I KNOW!

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Driving with the 12yo
12yo: There's a dead pig by the side of the road
Me: Really? Are you sure?
12yo: Well, it could be unconscious
Drive round large roundabout to go back and help poor dead/ unconscious pig (not quite sure how), which turns out to be a sandbag.

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Very happy that @BBCRadio4 have dramatised Mary Stewart's 1955 glamorous romantic thriller Madam, Will You Talk? (episode 2 tomorrow). Always felt it should have been a film with Grace Kelly & Cary Grant. Love Mary Stewart, who (fun fact) taught my dad A-level English in the 40s

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@socscipublisher 😂👜

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@samhayauthor 😆

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At Specsavers getting varifocals, which is a depressing milestone. Makes me feel a bit old and odd, which clearly I am not.
Optom: Can you pass me your card again?
Me: *passes her my cardigan*

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@lyndaannew 🤣

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@samhayauthor I have noticed myself calling glasses 'specs' recently which makes me sound as old as I look when taking them off in order to read...

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Had stressful dream in which Lorraine Kelly invited me to her dinner party. It was so big we queued to get in. Had to share a place setting with someone, but fortunately he was asleep. Had forgotten to say I was veggie, and it was Wolf on the menu, for both starter & main course.

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11yo was nearly an hour late home & not replying to text messages, so called her friend's mum. Friend confirmed she'd got off the bus at the stop near our house an hour ago - so where was she?
She was downstairs reading a book about an assassin. Just hadn't bothered to say hello.

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Was behind the door when 11yo's friend rang the bell. Opened it but stayed behind door as was in nightie. 11yo took ages tying shoelaces while I was stuck behind the door. Eventually (don't know why) 11yo's friend looked behind the door and there I was, like a lurking hobgoblin.

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Just finished a detective story by a person called Dorothy L Sayers and - sorry for the spoiler, I won't tell you the title - THE CORPSE DID IT. IT WAS SUICIDE. Has the author never read a detective story? Pff.

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11yo, reading notice at reception desk: 'Ring the bell for attention. There's no bell.'
Me: 'There's a bell right in front of you.'
11yo: 'Where? There's just a weird metal ornament of a lady in a big skirt.'

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@BooksEditorial No! But not too bad. Worth it!

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Watched Baz Luhrmann's Elvis with OH and a surprising number of others, given that it was 30 degrees outside. Liked it a lot, particularly Austin Butler as the King and Tom Hanks as a kind of Bad Mr Gruber from Paddington.

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Simon Calder being absolutely, perfectly clear about the causes of the delays at Dover. Not to assign blame, but to counter the pitiful excuses from the government and the pro-Brexit gang with some plainly spoken facts. Imagine that: FACTS!