Driftwood

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Broken Heart Food

Stopping by the supermarket this evening after a busy afternoon and evening, I picked up some milk, and some junk food... dark chocolate Tim Tams (chocolate covered chocolate-filled chocolate sandwiches) and some Freckles (chocolate drops covered in coloured hundreds and thousands). How many Tim... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

A Message from nowhere

4 th August Well here I am back down under, and as much as I didn’t want to be here, I have learned something. I am perfectly all right on my own. It was lovely seeing my handsome son again after almost eight months, and nice going back to my university. I’m staying with a girlfriend while I sort... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

A Sunday evening

This companionship, dear, Is driving me mad. An hour or two of sitting, In empty and abstract silence, And I am dying inside. The pages of your newspaper turn Rapidly, rustling noisily, Snapping out the sound of mediocrity, A program that no one is watching... No on-off switch for this. June 2006 -... Sign in to see full entry.

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Reminiscence

Talking with the reverend I needed to hear soft words of comfort, Loving compassion without judgment: Acceptance of who I am And what my life has been. The hardest part was letting him go And I wasn't there yet. He hurt me, over and over, And I never knew how angry I was Until I began to piece it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Flying

I think somehow this may be a slight mistake: Hand baggage 2 piece hand baggage allowance for all British Airways flights The UK Department for Transport has given approval to most UK airports to remove the one-bag restriction on hand baggage. This covers all UK airports that British Airways flies... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Wildlife

For a few mornings now, I have been noticing a green woodpecker out on the parklands outside my window. I have been known to creep out with my camera, still in my pyjamas, to steal a shot or two, but somehow he has always flown off. This morning there were three of them... I hurried for my camera,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Adventures in Fairyland, or is that cloud cuckoo land?

( Written 13 th June ) I dropped off the rental car at the required place, not a clue as to how to check the mileage on the electronic display. I am not about to master the owner’s instruction manual for my brief fling with a cute little Fiat Punto I have had for the past three days – Hop on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Two steps forward...

- three steps back.. Patience is rewarded... my yucca has burst into long-awaited creamy-white bloom today. For a while I wasn't sure it would recover after the groundsman took a bow-saw to the ground elder that tried to strangle it. Meanwhile my good friends lent me their offsider, their building... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 23, 2008

A third way?

People here are so kind to me (you know who you are), and I don't even know what I'm writing here tonight. I don't know where I am any more. Home, yes. Happy(er), yes. Lonely? I'm not sure. I cry a lot. For someone who used to be so competent, I have become a very tired woman. I gave notice at my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 13, 2008

And so to bed

I have almost nothing to say... that's not like me. Am I tired, or just down in the mouth? I drove my rental car back to the airport today (we have a little 'international' airport -- because we have flights to Europe), and as I did so I let my thoughts drift back to the kind man, who doesn't think... 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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