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Poems for breakfast

It is 8 am here on a sunny morning. There are clouds, so I’m making the most of it while it lasts. For some reason I was up at six. Anyone would think there are things to do, and stuff … 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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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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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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Eleven days….

Ok, I will not mention panic, countdowns, or the shocked expletive that wanders constantly through my mind, kicking me into realisation… eleven days. Nine days and I’m at the hospital sorting the imminent surgery. the timing of that is wonderful, … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XII

Ha, my turn! Thought I’d never get chance to write to you guys this week. Talk about hogging the computer! I mean, I dropped hints. Crawled on her lap.. I’ve got that one off brilliantly now.. she can’t stop me. … Continue reading

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Nerkism

Well, that’s buggered* that post then. How was I to know it was already in the dictionary? I had planned an amusing piece about a term coined by my sons some while ago at a point where they sought to … Continue reading

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Panics quietly stage left…

As many of you know, the Silent Eye School of Consciousness launches in Derbyshire, at our first residential weekend workshop on 19th-21st April. I have written a fair bit about it already, so I will simply say we still have … Continue reading

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Tears before breakfast

I seldom cry. Yes, okay, friends who know me well will tell you otherwise and you may have noticed that I admit frequently to tears. But that’s different. I seldom cry when I’m unhappy. It seems such a pointless exercise. … Continue reading

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Climbing Trees

My son, we have established, thinks I am regressing. So when a friend posted a bit of daftness on Facebook last night… a ‘what’s your mental age’ quiz, my initial response was, “About three, according to Nick.” Then, of course, … Continue reading

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