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The sky is a thick grey blue, the sun shining through it from the east.  A blanket waiting to be thrown off, as the rays strengthen. Birds, the little ones, have been murmuring for two hours now, maybe more, my eyes wishing to stay closed, not to risk awakening my mind. The tree outside theContinue reading “Nature’s Way”

I’ve written this on the back of a lesson on Mindfullness and Wellbeing. My take on how to cope with the lows and the highs. The worries and the woes. Every day now since the beginning of the pandemic, I’ve felt moments of dread, I’ve been loath to rise from my warm bed, my placeContinue reading “Therapy”

International Women’s Day is today, the 8th March, the year of 2022.  Every year has a theme, and this year’s theme is gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.  I don’t have a theme as I write and this is not an examination of the whys and wherefores or the politics of IWD, but merelyContinue reading “International Women’s Day”

Winter has stretched its icy fingers far into February, but has eased for now, hardy snowdrops popping up through the grass.  The ground is soft as there’s been a lot of rain and daffodil stems appear.  A fenced garden homes a mass of purple and yellow crocuses in a cheerful floral chorus, and sparrows etchContinue reading “Portrait”

So, I’ve not written in my writer’s journal for some time, I’ve been somewhat disillusioned with my composition skills.  You know that way when you think, wow, that’s great writing, so witty and clever, and then you realise you’ve been on the fantasy juice.  Like while working on negative traits, I chose melodramatic as aContinue reading “Would I Lie To You”

Ochre curtains drape themselves upon the scene, a fire burns in the grate.  There, she stands, hand out in greeting, head at least twelve inches lower than the chiefs she welcomes, gold braid and lapels singing on ceremony.  I’m stiff, her actions say, while sporting a coiffure of grace.  She wears a dress and shoes,Continue reading “Crowning Effect”

I begin with a quote from Felix Mendelssohn – ‘Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries us so far away from town, country, earth, and all worldly things, that it is truly a blessed gift of God.’  This quotation can also be linked,Continue reading “Chasing the Blackbird”

The sunlight filters through the arch of bare branches, and I worship their knotted and gnarled beings.  They are the lucky ones, the ones not to have tumbled in the storms.  A blanket of moss moulds itself under my favoured feet, as surely, they are privileged to be able to walk in this dell, theContinue reading “Arched BaCK”

Slept well.  Rose.  Left the house to meet my friend for coffee.  It was a lovely morning, and the sun was out.  Once in the car, and on my way, my peripheral vision was sparked by a black car, sidling up at my driver’s side.  I was approaching traffic lights, on a road which onlyContinue reading “Driving Decoy”

After a few days of abstaining, I’m back at my laptop.  I finished reading The Remains of the Day and it was sad.  Stevens travelled to see Miss Kenton, wheels of the past murmuring about dignities, whirring around integrities, trust, all for nothing.  Her letter told him she’d left her husband, and he hoped she’dContinue reading “Journey Back”