A Consultant Psychiatrist, he had a love of books – of words – but not so much people. For he has, most definitely, been my greatest influence – and continues to be so. Just one of the many traits I am so grateful we shared. Renowned for their humour, Glasgwegians are unique in their dry wit and sarcasm – and none more so than Pop. Home to both my parents, I would only spend the first four years of my life there but it plays a huge part in who I am. One of the nice ones, I might add! Glasgow was my city of birth. So, a synopsis of me? The middle child, I was born on a Sunday in late October – a Scorpio. While, undoubtedly, said trauma proved the catalyst for Trish-Trash – a do-it-yourself form of therapy – I was born with a love of words and, I think, always destined to write … Yes, I happen to be divorced but that doesn’t define me. Hands together for Take 3! It’s funny how something one wrote just a couple of years ago can suddenly seem so wrong. is the only paragraph I have salvaged from the previous ‘ About Trish’. Calling it Trish-Trash enabled me to write about anything and everything – and I do!

Seven years later, I am really none the wiser but I grasped the opportunity of a platform to vent a place to voice my thoughts and opinions in a rapidly-changing world. To be perfectly honest, I hadn’t a clue what a blog was – other than a horrible word – but, then, why would I? Technology has never been my thing. Trish-Trash? Well, that was a school nickname, long gone, but one which proved perfect as a blog title back in 2015 when I started posting.

Trish Trash #1 by Jessica Abel