Monthly Archives: April 2013

Quiet heralds

The garden still looks bare to the casual glance. Yet look closer as it dances in the breeze, waking gently to a softer season. Last year’s leaves, faded stems and branches shelter new life in fragile fingers. Look closer and … Continue reading

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With a smile

Ok folks, six days till lift off. The madness here continues and the sewing machine died. So first stop a nearby town that might sell new ones. I could do without the trip and I hope I can find one, … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XIII

I am dedicating this post to my fan. Yes, I have a fan. One or two, even.  Particularly, though,  to one lady who always reads my posts. Do dogs blush? I think not. We can do guilty, and are pretty … Continue reading

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Frogs and the French

 There is a blackbird singing in the sunlight in the garden. It is warm for a moment between the iron grey clouds that have drenched everything with spring rain. It is, just for these few minutes, golden outside. It is … Continue reading

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The tree

Going through old files in the night, I came across a piece I wrote some years ago, at a time when I had a partner, before the boys had left home, and when a great and beautiful chestnut tree overhung … Continue reading

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Midnight musing – or Skyclad in Scotland

I’m having a coffee, then I’m going to bed. Honest. I have been either sewing, on the phone or writing all day, apart from a quick visit to the supermarket for my son and yes, I still forgot to get … Continue reading

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Taking a break

I’m up to my eyeballs in bright orange cotton, I still haven’t eaten, the cooking’s forgotten. I might grab a sandwich or maybe some toast. (It won’t do to turn up at the launch as a ghost) The dusting needs … Continue reading

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New Beginnings

The Silent Eye Press is a brand new venture taking its first steps into the world. The Silent Eye School of Consciousness launches to the esoteric world in 2013. There will, inevitably, be books and papers to be published, both in … Continue reading

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Painted jewels

The postman came early this morning, bringing a long awaited package from across the world. I sit here with condensed energy in my hands… an inner life and joy, a yearning and a finding made visible and tangible in colour, … Continue reading

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Ten days and counting….

Ten days, that’s 240 hours… less a minimum of 60 hours sleep, the ten hours we are already into those ten days till we have to set off, 40 hours minimum earning my living, several hours between hospitals, travelling and … Continue reading

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