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‘The enormous joy I get from being a grandmother’
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Kay enjoys solo walking, but she never feels alone. Source: Getty Images
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‘I might walk solo but I am never alone’

‘I might walk solo but I am never alone’

"When I walk, I find I have no head space for anything other than the job at hand: looking for waymarks."
What's in a name? Kay says she sufferes from Plain Jane Name Syndrome. Source: Getty Images
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‘Cursed with a boring name: Why I’d love to change my Plain Jane moniker’

‘Cursed with a boring name: Why I’d love to change my Plain Jane moniker’

"I think my name impacts on how I dress, too ... (Although I do boast something of a flair for teaming greys and browns.)"
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‘Petty shoes: Why I feel the designer dog trend is a poor fashion choice’

‘Petty shoes: Why I feel the designer dog trend is a poor fashion choice’

"I often wonder about the ethics of designing dogs for customers seeking a novel, attractive, high-status accessory."
"I'm sorry ma'am, it looks like you've turned up a whole month early for your trip". Source: Getty Images
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‘The rookie travel mistake that made me appreciate airline customer service’

‘The rookie travel mistake that made me appreciate airline customer service’

"Despite arriving at the airport well within the recommended time frame, I still found myself becoming twitchy as the queue for check-in proceeded at snail's pace."

About Kay Smith

Kay is a 60-something retired English teacher, useful grandmother, keen explorer, contented blogger … and will call herself a ‘writer’ when she’s published her third book. Her retirement celebration was a solo ‘pilgrimage’: the 800-kilometre Spanish Camino. The heady experience of discovering that she could do such a thing was addictive and she has since walked thousands of solo kilometres. In 2018, Kay joined a group of women walking to Everest Base Camp to raise funds for a children’s charity in Nepal and in 2019 she will return to EBC with her grandsons.