Retired, not tired

pat wives face remain the same. It doesn’t really cure loneliness, isolation, and the feeling of losÏêAE óêºɭĈ ÄóóđÏêAE žĈ ĩóė Ąº«ėÏá³ your home and your life from one place to another.

During her time, she would go up the attic and write while her hus«žê³ɭĈ žđ ģóĄÞɐ ɩ“óėɭĄº ºĨđĄºèºáĩ isolated and you’re at home with the ̺áĀºĄĈ ģÌó ĀĄó«ž«áĩ ³óêɭđ áÏÞº ĩóė ĢºĄĩ èėÌ áÏÞº đ̺ ĀĄºĢÏóėĈ žè«žĈĈž³óĄɭĈ ģÏĺɊɪ Ĉ̺ ÛóÞº³ɐ

If she had the internet, Brigid admits there èÏAEÌđ «º êó Diplomatic Baggage or its sequel, Packing Up. She would ̞Ģº «ººê ĈđėÞ in the comforts of đ̺ ºĨĀžđ «ė««áºɊ spending most of ̺Ą đÏèº đžáÞÏêAE to British friends. She wouldn’t have pushed herself to go out and really AEºđ đó Þêóģ đ̺ country they were in.

Ĉ ž ÛóėĄêžáÏĈđɊ đ̺Ąº ģºĄº đÏèºĈ she couldn’t write certain stories. They were either too political or controversial and it left her rather cross, a feeling that’s all too familϞĄɐ z̞êÞÄėááĩɊ Ĉóèº óÄ đÌóĈº ĈđóĄÏºĈ ºê³º³ ėĀ Ïê ̺Ą «óóÞĈ ÏêĈđºž³ɐ ɭĈ ĄºđÏĄºèºêđ «ĄóėAEÌđ ÄĄºº³óè žê³ even another set of stories.

AEº žê³ ºĢºê ž ĈđĄóÞº ÄÏĢº years ago that made her lose her speech temporarily (“My hus«žê³ ģžĈ Ĉó ĄºáϺĢº³ɐɪɟ ģóêɭđ slow her down. She’s planning a podcast on ’60s fashion as one of its last witnesses. Diplomatic Baggage ÏĈ AEºđđÏêAE ĄºĀė«áÏĈ̺³ Ïê ȪȨȪȪ «ĩ áóóèĈ«ėĄĩ žê³ Ĉ̺ɭĈ ėĄĄºêđáĩ ģóĄÞÏêAE óê ž êºģ Ïêtroduction. “I’m also trying to ģĄÏđº ž Äėêêĩ «óóÞ ž«óėđ AEºđđÏêAE óá³ «ėđ đ̺ĄºɭĈ êóđ ž áóđ óÄ Äėêêĩ đÌÏêAEĈ ž«óėđ ÏđɊɪ Ĉ̺ ăėÏĀĀº³ɐ

Diplomatic Baggage ÏĈ ž «óóÞ 9 óÄđºê AEó «žÞ đó ģ̺êºĢºĄ 9ɭè ăėºĈđÏóêÏêAE my life as a diplomatic spouse. It’s ž ĺºáÏêAE đ̞đ đºê³Ĉ đó º«« žê³ Ĺóģ when things get tough, usually in the èϳ³áº óÄ ĀžÞÏêAE ėĀ ž ÌóèºɊ ̞ėáÏêAE my numerous possessions, and hug