Amendments approved

Woo, hoo! Yet another PhD moment to celebrate, thesis amendments approved. Even though Sarah (my DOS) had assured me I Continue reading →

PhD Viva

I had prepared – answered generic PhD questions, re read my thesis, found plenty of typos! Maybe the busy-ness of Continue reading →

Submitting the thesis

I have handed in the thesis, given it in to be sent off to the examiners, though it took some Continue reading →

Binding of thesis

The lovely man at Avon Bindings bound four copies of my thesis, it is real, it has form and is Continue reading →

Fernhill writing

Four days, five women writing, making, cooking, feasting, being in each others company. Artist Carol Laidler, Dr Sue Porter,  Dr Ann Rippin, Continue reading →

Writing Viva presentation

I just sat down and did it after thinking about it for days. I knew I wanted to use the Continue reading →

RGS Conference

Royal Geographic Society Conference, RGS London. As part of the panel – Geographies of loss, grief and carrying on: the nexus of death, diversity and resilience, organised by my supervisor Avril Maddrell and Oliva Stephenson I Continue reading →

Finished bibliography

I have been concentrating on checking and correcting the bibliography and footnotes. Using Ref Works was great for keeping track Continue reading →