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Friday, March 15, 2019

Crows

I’m not going to say anything about the massacre in New Zealand. All I will say though is that on waking this morning to the very unusual sound of a crow, when what we usually hear is the cooing of a pigeon or the trill of a cheerful robin, I fleetingly pondered how the sound of a crow is so often... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Women's Work

It is often said that women’s work is never done. To to some extent that’s as true today as it ever was, but with a few qualifiers. It is easier to carve out some daily down time when the family is out at school and work; routines develop, and if you are up early like I always was, most of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

Older and wiser?

There doesn't seem to be a manual for growing 'old' - perhaps I should make a note of the things I'm learning, if I can remember them... (haha!). Forgetting what I went upstairs for is giving me exercise at least! Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Happy New Year to you all

It is the first day of another new year and a reminder of how fast time flies. Perhaps this year I will get more time to write and reflect, meanwhile I am glad we have this Blogit space in which to do so. This has been one of the hardest years I can remember, but it's over now and we can turn the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 3, 2018

I can certainly pick 'em!

Sometimes I have the most extraordinary experiences. Yesterday leaving church I noticed that the blackberries in the hedges around the burial ground opposite the church were ripe and ready for harvest. I do not care for wild blackberries, though I do like blackberry jam. I am always half afraid I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Five minutes to think?

It takes eighteen minutes to scrape 12 new potatoes (I know because I timed it last Friday). It takes thirty seconds for my loved one to come and talk to me when I think I will sit down for a little while with my laptop. Silly of me (smile). No wonder I never get anything written these days...!... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Entering my rock-chick age belatedly?

How have I missed this until now? (heard on the radio today for the first time).. haha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuCGiV-EVjA - and I already have the pre-Raphaelite 'festival hair,' not having been able to get to my hairdresser for quite a while (maternity leave - hers, not mine!) Sign in to see full entry.

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In the Garden

We have just enjoyed the Spring Bank Holiday here in the UK, and it has been quite glorious. My garden (see last post) is badly neglected, and I made time on Saturday to cut the 8-inch long back lawn. It filled three good-size garden rubbish bags, and looks like a badly chewed meadow (smile). The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Tread softly

Over the last two weeks I've been feeling somewhat under siege. First it was all the worry over mum, and then a bombshell email from my loved one a fortnight ago. Tuesdays didn't used to be this difficult. I thought I had got over that, until last Friday when he again intimated that I keep things... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 20, 2018

Not oops

It happened again. This time we were in a market with friends. As we entered, a lady was working on her lace, with a lot of bobbins. My loved one instantly seized on this, telling me with some excitement that (late wife) used to do lacemaking, as if he hadn't told me that a number of times already... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

I started this blog in 2006, round about the time my 28-year marriage was unravelling. It was difficult for all concerned, even for my ex who handled the situation about as badly as it’s possible to do. The damage is still emerging, when I least expect it. The children are adults and both now live with their father in Australia. After the divorce, the future initially looked bright. It still does, although there are a number of complications. I have a new relationship to nurture, sometimes thrown into confusion through my daughter’s negativity when she visits. I’m a member of the church choir, which is really important to me. I think I’m happy, apart from those moments of conflict and opposition that we can all do without. Time will tell. To quote William Shakespeare: O time, thou must untangle this, not I. It is too hard a knot for me t'untie

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