Tag Archives: love

Hug someone

I stayed in bed till the alarm went off. I have it set for six thirty, just in case I sleep that late… I’m usually up long before that and out with the dog before it goes off. This morning, … Continue reading

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“I think therefore… “

The movement of the robotic face of the Geminoid DK robot is uncanny. It is almost… but not quite… perfect and has a vaguely disquieting effect, looking remarkably like Henrik Schärfe, who was part of its creation. Other robots in … Continue reading

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A special day

When the phone rang at half past five this morning, I didn’t need to hear the words… my younger son’s voice said it all… though the awed wonder of the words ‘she’s just perfect’ had me in tears. This morning … Continue reading

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From the archives…

Words matter Words matter to us. Those that are said, those that are not said. The precision of a phrase, the use of one word rather than another can make all the difference to how we feel about something or … Continue reading

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From the archives…

Remember Cold creeps in slowly, Bones, chilled and brittle Snap like twigs, Fragile and friable. Remembered warmth Turns the mind to memory; Sunlight and laughter And your hand in mine Murmuring dreams; Walking our future As our words entwine And … Continue reading

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Panic

I never want to hear Ani scream ever, ever again. And I work with a system that teaches non attachment…? Yeah, right. There is a fence that runs down the garden, a low wooden fence designed to keep Ani out … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXXVIII

We’re not talking, me and her. I mean, I ask you… she’s barely back from one jaunt when she buggers off on another. That’s not too bad, I suppose, except she keeps coming back smelling of such interesting places … … Continue reading

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Many meetings…

Every day while I was away I thought I would post a picture at least of some of the wonderful places I have been with people I love. Apparently, that didn’t work… only a few images made it from the … Continue reading

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The bionic son

Yesterday I drove my son to Cambridge. It is a two hour drive from here, a long way, you might think, to go for a physio appointment. But this was something a bit different. Nick was stabbed through the brain … Continue reading

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Waste no more time…

My son has been through hell lately. Not for the first time and, life being what it is, probably not for the last. As some will know he faced a major challenge in 2009 when he was stabbed through the … Continue reading

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