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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Synchronicity, again.

Today was even more interesting. I walked into a reading room at the British Library, collected the book I had ordered, sat down -- and realised I knew the woman next to me. Both of us were only suprised for about three seconds, and then it all seemed perfectly normal. She moved to England for a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 10, 2006

So what's so different?

For those of you who are dying to know.... What's different is, first of all, I am in London for the first time in about twenty-five years. I am finding the London transport system so convenient; I don't think I would need a car. I could be quite happy with an apartment or small townhouse somewhere... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 3, 2006

Every now and again

I find someone to give thanks for.... Tonight, the night before my trip to London, I went to my pharmacy for my prescription, wandered into the supermarket while I waited, returned and paid, while chatting with the girl. It had been quite a long day, since for some reason my radio alarm was an hour... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

One for my son

I have to thank Muser for her suggestion to copy my poems into Notepad and then paste to Blogit - it works...! Boy-baby I was brave at the airport Saying goodbye to you – Have a wonderful time. I only cried when I came home After work and looked into Your messy, empty room, Your computer silently... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

As well as being a completely impossible person to work for...

my Operations Manager - to whom I am part PA, part "baby" - has given me his horrible cold; flu, actually. It started a little while ago while I was out shopping, and has got worse while making dinner. Damn. I hope it isn't going to hang around, and that I have escaped the stronger variant of... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

I want my life back to normal

whatever that is... Women have so few choices. This would all be so much easier were I at home with family support. My father used to say we were only a phone call away, which is true, but sometimes it's been 3am, their time, and who would call at that hour? Not that I need to, but it was hard when... Sign in to see full entry.

Exile - 2 -

I little thought that I would be 12,000 miles from home and without my children. I may be over-dramatising, but when your 6-ft 4 baby, the last one, is going overseas for three or four months it hits hard. What will I do without him? What am I doing with my life? Why am I here? I am not against my... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Another poem

I once passed through a rainbow On a special day with a special person. Someone I loved And who loved me. Could anything be more lovely? Perhaps the rabbit pie I'd never eaten before, Or the tea and cake at mid-morning. What kind of cake? I can’t remember. Probably something with lemon. He liked... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Reflections on a question..

This post comes from a simple question (see shellyb), and has been edited, toned down a bit I hope. The question was "How can you miss a stranger?"... It was written about an absent father, but could equally have been a husband, a daughter, mother or other loved one. It is entirely possible to live... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Not quite there yet

From the other side. In the past five weeks I have been out of the house, I have called in a few times. It hasn’t been wildly successful. Each time, it hasn’t felt like my house at all. My husband is sitting pretty, with everything intact, apart from my personal possessions. He has firmly staked his... Sign in to see full entry.

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