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Champagne and Swan's Legs

In the same way that a local newspaper tries to tell the whole of a story in one photograph, I think I have discovered the image that defines the Squeezed Middle.Read

Ghost Stories

There’s something very strange happening to me. I finished my last job about ten days ago, and am now looking for the next one. As the days go by, I am starting to feel insubstantial, ghost-like.Read

Terrapins and chocolate pudding

In pursuit of free entertainment, and to counteract all the cake at bedtime, my husband and I took advantage of the brief return of the sun at the weekend to resume exploration of our new locale.Read

Murder and Mystery in West Drayton

I have made a surprising discovery about my mother-in-law, and that is that she has an appetite for murder! Read

Floods and other messages from above

Building your ark yet? Squeezed Middle blogger Louise Jordan could have done with one when a flooded office led her to ponder our earthly travails ...Read

Jays and cuckoos

In the second installment of her new blog, The Squeezed Middle, Louise explores the green, green grass of her new home in the 'wild west' of London. Read

Cake At Bedtime

Louise Jordan is a journalist currently not quite 'sofa-surfing' at her mother in law's in West Drayton while between jobs. This is the first edition of her new blog for the Uxbridge Gazette - The Squeezed MiddleRead