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Friday, May 25, 2007

Withersnicks

Withersnicks? I wasn’t sure I had heard correctly, but then the radio announcer continued talking, and I adjusted my ear to her accent. What she had actually said, running her words together, was “Weather’s next.” As long as I live here I will never understand everything that I hear, the first time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 7, 2007

Grasshopper

Sitting at my desk this morning, something moved. I just caught the smallest movement at the corner of my eye, and then it crept up over the top of a book, to my left. Small and brownish-yellow, only two inches long and missing one of its back legs, but not something I expected to see in my upstairs... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 4, 2007

Definitely hitting a quiet patch.

In writing, that is. I'm not talking about my domestic life, it is still as up and down as ever. Very noisy three days ago. I get accused of all sorts of things, and this time it emerged (as I suspected) that in disagreements he has to "outshout" me. I could have told him that years ago but I guess... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 23, 2007

Haiku - "Waves"

This was originally posted in Ypunday's haiku blog in August last year, my first attempt at the form. I received a number of helpful comments about punctuation (since adjusted), but have kept the composite words describing the colour of the water because I wanted to convey a particular mood. Waves... Sign in to see full entry.

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Am I blocked or just resting?

Muser has written just recently on writer's block. I too find that I have ground to a halt lately as regards writing and posting. My journals are still full of (sometimes) pages and pages of scribblings - though they are hardly that if they are in electronic form - but are not suitably "post"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 21, 2007

In the interests of not being a "quiet dancer..."

I've been a bit quiet as you might have noticed. My kind friend Ypunday has been encouraging me to make a bit more noise (see my comments section in the previous post). Well, today I've had quite a good day, and it's still early. I was still adjusting, I think, to being back from my home visit, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 16, 2007

Dancer

A solitary figure sits in silence, head laid still on tightly bent knees, hands clasped loosely around slender ankles, her lovely face pensive as she listens. And she feels the music, its vibrant heart-touching chords sounding in her dancer’s cerebellum until she rises, slowly and sways, gently then... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Back to reality.

Of course I couldn't stay home indefinitely, and I am back to who-knows-what. It has been quiet enough, and I have had my brother and his family visiting. So I feel more or less normal again, in spite of some anxiety symptoms which meant a quick visit to the doctor. But we don't need to bore you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 30, 2007

Happiness

Having been home for a month now, I have relaxed and enjoyed being in England for an early Spring. Daffodils are out everywhere; it's beautiful. Even though I have been cold without a heavy winter coat, even standing at the bus stop for a bus that wasn't going to come, in sleet and with my breath... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Haiku - Fear and Hope

secret night-time fears comforting feather softness enlightened daybreak crackling thunderstorm lightning rending blackened skies crisp ionised dawn night-darkened stillness menacing shadows dancing bright morning birdsong frosted winter glass sweet siblings softly breathing hours before dawning... 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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