Author Archives: Scribe Doll
HOW TO LEARN TO LOVE NORWICH
(When You Really Don’t Feel Like It) * * * Just a little word before we start… First of all, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to all those who, three weeks ago, read my Introduction to How … Continue reading
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Tagged katherine gregor, katia gregor, musings, norwich, travel, writing
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HOW TO LEARN TO LOVE NORWICH
(When You Really Don’t Feel Like It) Introduction “Norwich named as best place to live in the UK” (BBC, 20 March 2026) “The historic city with a ‘small-town feel’ named the best place to live in the UK” (The Independent, … Continue reading
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Tagged katia gregor, Memoir, norwich, scribe doll, writing
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Luna
(Getting to know each other, one step at a time.) “It’s like having an alien life form in the house,” Howard remarks. He has never lived with an animal before, except – he always hastens to correct me – a … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Black Cats, katherine gregor, katia gregor, Luna, pets, writing
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Luna
(The First Couple of Weeks) For better or for worse, I ignore the advice of the rescue shelter and the cat experts on YouTube, and allow Luna access to the entire house as soon as I open the door to … Continue reading
Luna
(Part One) Let me make one thing clear: I am not her “Mum”, “Mummy” or “Mother” and she is not my “baby”. She is a person in her own right. One could even say that she is my equal, only … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Cats, katia gregor, life, Luna, Rescued pets, scribe doll, writing
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Snow Moon
Outside my window, the night has fallen softly on this first day of the Celtic spring. Although still naked, the trees across the street have lost some of their winter gauntness and you can just about make out the small … Continue reading
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Tagged Imbolc, katia gregor, moon, nature, poem, Snow Moon, Spring, winter, writing
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Season Lag
What kind of person says she misses the Norwich winter when she lives in Nice? Yes, Nice. That place on the Côte d’Azur, with the perennially cyan sky and soft, golden haze that sets the ochre and terracotta buildings aglow … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, katherine gregor, katia gregor, nice, norwich, scribe doll, winter, writing
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“I’m sorry it didn’t work out.”
(Apologies for re-sending this: I understand many subscribers were unable to access the earlier post. I hope technology will cooperate this time.) “I’m sorry it didn’t work out.” The phrase wormed its way into my ear even before the decision … Continue reading
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Twelfth Night
After the formal New Year celebrations are over, the Old Year creeps back into our flat. There are loose ends to tie up, plans to draw up with the New Year, work to do for a smooth handover, without all … Continue reading
Posted in Postcards from Nice
Tagged katia gregor, New Year, scribe doll, twelfth night, writing
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Scribe Doll 