Category Archives: Motherhood

Thank God it’s Monday!

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

I’m too tired to write, ’cause I had a lie-in, You might think that the two wouldn’t mix, But after a weekend from Hell with the pond I was ready for crossing the Styx. There was panic on Saturday morning … Continue reading →

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There’s even an app for that…

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

The air was redolent with incense with a vague hint of coffee and Indian chai masala. Outside, the birds were singing in the unexpected sunshine. A monkey screeched from the depths of the bed covers, stopping the conversation in mid … Continue reading →

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Why You Shouldn’t Miss the Moment by Teresa G. D’vall

Posted on September 30, 2017 by

Uncle Wiggly is a board game introduced by Milton Bradley in 1916 and themed around a rabbit who does a lot of hopping through the forest for reasons I no longer recall. My mother played it with me as a … Continue reading →

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A night of clenched teeth…

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

From the archive… Evening… and it is cold outside. The prospect of a long wallow in a hot bath is irresistible… My daily ablutions are generally rapid and efficient rather than luxuriant, but the bathtub and the little scented luxuries … Continue reading →

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Generational time machine…

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

Mrs Howe. How on earth I remember that after so many decades, I do not know… but that was the name of my headmistress on my very first day at school. I can still ‘see’ her in memory… can see … Continue reading →

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Concocting dreams

Posted on July 29, 2017 by

You have to do a lot of unusual things as a carer. Almost as many unusual things as when you are a parent. In neither role, though, do you expect to be required to supply your son with mind-altering substances, … Continue reading →

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Nut (roast)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by

We all know the dangers Of sun tan and burn, But sometimes the hard way’s The one way to learn. Though doubtless he’ll brown Like a nice piece of toast, At present my son Is a bright, beetroot roast. Unusual … Continue reading →

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The positives in negativity

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength…” KJV Psalm 8:2 I passed the entire night in the hinterland between sleep and waking. It is that odd state where the body rests unresisting but the mind … Continue reading →

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Hearthfire #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 3, 2017 by
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Lily #midnighthaiku

Posted on March 9, 2017 by

Where inner light shines The gilding of the lily Seems superfluous The picture was taken in a chapel of the Cathedral Church in Sheffield, an ornate nineteenth century building based upon a fourteenth century design.  After the Reformation, when the … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, Motherhood, mystery, Poetry, Spirituality, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments