Daphne Bennett

I wasn’t aware of who Jeanette Winterson was when I booked the bookshop event at Toppings & Company Booksellers in Edinburgh in Nov2025. I was staying in Edinburgh for a couple of nights. I was invited to a dinner and a tour around the Scottish Parliament and to attend the First Minister Question time. It…

I arrived at York station at 8;50pm for the 9:04pm train. It was 33c at 6 o’clock, still very warm but at least the sun was going down. As it was warm, a number of train services were delayed, including the one I was expecting. I was on Platform 5. Many were waiting for a…

I was very uncertain whether I should go to Revolution in York for dinner, as I didn’t know anyone there, and didn’t know enough to call myself a woman in tech. I even sent a message on LinkedIn to the organiser. They were predictably nice and told me it was the right kind of place…

I am quite confident no one read this blog but I have got a couple of spike last few days. Is that you? I don’t know who you are but I am feeling self-conscious. Anyway, that’s what public space is for is it. Maybe my ex-boss is looking at it, whatever, you have no power…

It was half-term last week – madness. We didn’t go anywhere that takes more than 45 mins in the car but we kinda did go somewhere everyday. I met an ex-colleague for a dog walk last Sunday. I was full of doubts when I left in February. Frustrated, angry, and disappointed by the way I…

Last Friday, I volunteered at the library for a couple of hours and did some sketches, got a book from the charity shop. Sorted out some wallpaper, attended a workshop and getting off FB. I have stopped looking at Facebook over the weekend. My inlaw helped us with wallpapering and I had made everyone roast…