<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Just Me & Lilley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just Me & Lilley]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:23:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A WALK ROUND THE PARK AND OTHER DOINGS...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actually we were walking along the river bank in South Holland Lincolnshire.  Rather wild and lovely.  How we’d all like to describe ourselves - right?  Go on then - do it! Skegness beach.  Nothing beats it in my honest opinion.  For those who've never been - get yourselves over here.  We sort of tip over into The Wash.  A magnificent sea with some magnificent seaviews. Rightio Lilliputs -  you wait all day for a bus and two come along at once.  A bit like this blog.  Here I go again -...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/a-walk-round-the-park-and-other-doings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a704d37c30ee3798300943</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:17:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_d86838b3a0a84f86bb7bc63f3b23789b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_320,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Christmas To Us! To You Dear People....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here we sit - sat under our favourite old tree in The Green Park, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire.  Thing is they have seats scattered around the place and boy do we ( I say 'we') need seats nowadays.  Lilley's new best walk with benefits - large, handsome, boy dogs.  She can run and run and shout at me as I amble.  Aaah.... Let us begin... And so- age appropriate gone to pot - again.  Or gone somewhere but, like the bad penny, turns up eventually   ********* I’ll go straight in - Rag ‘n Bone Man...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/happy-christmas-to-us-to-you-dear-people</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694bc84b3418c01f0191664c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:36:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_a8ff700e729c429ca451a301679d9af9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A CHILDLESS WANDER ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH                    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! Me and her in our garden.  She's in default position of 'tummy please!'. Good we don't all do it......]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/a-childless-wander-round-the-mulberry-bush</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68766c5a83d668a97de6ebcc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:10:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_82cd1cbeba094f00a560b9446fa7ac3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ MY DEEPEST, CHILDLESS THOUGHTS - RANDOM]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were sitting on one of our favourite park benches in a lovely country park at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire.  We go walkies there rather a...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/my-deepest-childless-thoughts-random</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681e16094d6b292c385af9bc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 11:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_7935e7705a3648199cc25d2c7caba49e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOMEN - VICTIMS OR EQUALS?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe we were back in the old haunt of Lincolnshire Wolds.  Now we live in the huge skies, flatlands of Lincolnshire Fens. ...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/women-victims-or-equals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d95e02ec89ef2d97be09a1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:24:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_a32829db82824950a0418f7070d89e33~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ ME&#38;LILLEY TALK ASSISTED DYING - 'THE BILL'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our little office overlooking our garden and the 'once upon a time' trees/woodland in the background. Now an empty space devoid of...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/me-lilley-talk-assisted-dying-the-bill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c08a156fe631726ecabfcf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:08:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_53b1e13f92884de981091d55496a29bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DON'T CALL ME AUNTIE CHILDLESS - AGEING ALONE AND I'M ALRIGHT!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We made it all the way to our old garden rocking chair.   Apologies for her ‘mad eyed’ look.  All ‘affected’.  She knows it… Aaah...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/don-t-call-me-auntie-childless-ageing-alone-and-i-m-alright</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6776bcee044f649708edd13d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:30:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_9a71b3b8e20f46048f6721eb237220e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHILDLESS REALITY AT CHRISTMAS   (&#38; beyond!). ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of our earlier shoots on a Christmas walk.  Along one of our old hiking favourites, Somersby, near Horncastle, Lincolnshire.          ...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/childless-reality-at-christmas-beyond</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67680944b5c5ec5e66d8ff06</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_1dc7592c14b44cac8189fef69da84cda~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_258,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHILDLESS talking ASSISTED DYING and other stuff...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lovely walk round Weston Fields, South Holland, Lincolnshire.  A good doggy meetup place Where I live it’s perfectly clear not a jot of a...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/childless-talking-assisted-dying-and-other-stuff</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673c8bcf5497720c0a41b1c2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:51:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_fa39ec7701bd4675a3fd5e188d143aa8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHILDLESS AND AGEING - COME GATHER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hats off to the sculpture in the background.  We felt like a bit of 'Yee Haa!" that afternoon as we strolled along The Spa Trail, ...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/childless-and-ageing-come-gather</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671a6f309868000f38db4c3c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:54:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_a38dfb30a4a14e3e96f683b46d4487b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARE WE MUMS OR ARE WE CHILDLESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[With apologies to The Killers re: title.  Will they mind? Hardly think so... Anyway, in our new garden in South Holland, Lincolnshire. ...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/are-we-mums-or-are-we-childless</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b63ed0fec70fb2323de7cc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:44:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_34e7124db3674a79a490a3bf0b6264fe~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_724,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALONE AND AGEING  (and We Moved House)              WE MUST BE MAD! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone (optimistic).  Just Trish and - here she is - Lilley, back in the room. ‘YOU. Ageing, Childless person. You don’t matter....]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/alone-and-ageing-and-we-moved-house-we-must-be-mad</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6680254bdd8f469da4258361</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_a60c28faf43145848e6def14fde90050~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUM'S THE WORD by SARAH SIMS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah and her Mum Imagine a mother losing her own parent... as a mother herself. But what's it like to lose a mother as a childless...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/mum-s-the-word-by-sarah-sims</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662636be30cda97f84d20314</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:12:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_19ffd3cf150c4f039a76768f0b9e0341~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAPPY NEW YEAR TO DEAREST JMALS AND ALL!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking a rest on the bench at beautiful West Fields, Louth, Lincolnshire on Boxing Day afternoon. Possibly Lilley’s bestest walk owing to...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/happy-new-year-to-dearest-jmals-and-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6592ed2ed5fc92053a78b04c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:22:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_670d3e67dc9b47b1aa0409287af4158b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHRISTMAS WITH JUSTMEANDLILLEY.  STILL HERE! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[You have no idea how long it took to get her to wear her hat and look at the lens.  Diva! Apologies for being a tad late with our...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/christmas-with-justmeandlilley-still-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">658c5f4aafdf8d4794fa8d88</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_644bb053d5b84923afb63542d6191d59~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_251,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ AGEING'S JUST A WORD ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One from Brancaster beach, North Norfolk,  in the background.  Lilley loved this walk as did I.  We miss it. Am I back? I might be. In...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/ageing-s-just-a-word</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657d8c206a85a05fd84041a6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2023 17:40:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_e6cac9d2d81340faa016e90bdb1335b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARE WE HUMAN OR ARE WE UNHUMAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[(with apologies to The Killers) We made it to North Norfolk.  Brancaster in the distance.  Justmeandlilley on our tod. Again, I hear you...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/are-we-human-or-are-we-unhuman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6543f98e9df4a6a009c7cd0f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:57:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_b954ee50f9094b1a83de5dd6e4723b88~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TWO WORLDS ONE LONGING]]></title><description><![CDATA[by  JULIE GREENAN I'd had a negative Covid test at last so I left the flat to walk up to the library. A sunny, warm, early autumn...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/two-worlds-one-longing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651e8f8b37e6c02d9910f6dd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2023 10:34:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_03f6588eb9074f8f94a98352de4f11e7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[OLDER, ALONER, AFRAIDER - CHILDLESS EH?]]></title><description><![CDATA[True love this, you know? Finally I'm writing my new blog piece. It's been a while since me and her were last seen alive on here. I was...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/older-aloner-afraider-childless-eh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6485fabb9ce1d889e7ad507b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 11:54:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_28694e8ae8194625b175462e9a561532~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_912,h_656,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LONELY                        Michael Hughes]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE FULL STOP PODCAST When Trish asked me to write a guest blog post, I immediately said yes as I don’t often get asked to do this. Not...]]></description><link>https://www.justmeandlilley.co.uk/post/lonely-by-michael-hughes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64284b1c6c6ac94153c335fd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:52:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f005e_d26d97670d784854b9d4881af0a66967~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>patriciafaulks</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>