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Friday, January 19, 2007

All Part of the Service

I had two interesting phone calls yesterday, both wrong mumbers. The first was from an old lady asking for a Mr. S, and she gave the name of a veterans' affairs type of organisation. I explained that no, this was a private residence. She seemed perplexed, so I asked whether perhaps she had the wrong... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Interlude

There is peace in our home, And I can’t imagine There was ever an angry word. There is peace in our home, And if I knew It would stay like this, I might be able to make it work. There is peace in our home. Even though I have cried Deeply sad, helpless tears, You have not been angry This time. There... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 15, 2007

Notasonnet

A poet in the living-room makes non-sense so it makes sense to wait till I can be me when it’s quiet so I dip and dabble and write as Jane Austen did, hiding her scribble under her sewing, minimizing my window when you come too close and you think it only play having no value beyond the therapeutic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Cherchez La Femme

Did I mention my son has a girlfriend? Oh, that's right, I did, just before Christmas. With my daughter overseas, I have missed female company in the house, and the girlfriend is like a breath of fresh, curly-haired air. I already wanted to kiss her the first time she was coming over and he tidied... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 9, 2007

A Song for You

This is fun - Brett Lee in Bollywood. I think it sounds a lot like the Hamster Dance. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brett+lee+can+you+tell+a+girl&search=Search http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hamster+dance&search=Search - Just click on any of the thumbnails that come up to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Nightingale Sonnet

Tell me, Nightingale, where your soft song goes, In the daylight, while the heart beats stronger Through the burden of everyday sorrows, Watching daylight's deep shadows grow longer. When the nightingale sings, it is the voice Of every neglected woman who sits Alone and silent, without any choice... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 8, 2007

When Nature Comes Too Close.

Like a lot of people, my mother has a pathological fear of spiders. So it is a good thing she doesn't know some things, like our finding a very large funnel-web on the wall near the front door once, when we were newbies down-under. An obliging and knowledgeable neighbour despatched it with a shovel.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 1, 2007

Subtitle: How's that for an unoriginal headline?

Happy New Year! to all of you here in Blogitland....! This has been our quietest yet. Best friends have moved to the beach, and while it would have been nice, the drive back afterwards, with a lot of extra patrol cars and double demerit points (bummer...) put us off. Not that both of us would be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 28, 2006

My imagination has gone on a bus ride to nowhere.

I can't think of anything to write about so I'm doing a Seinfeld and writing about nothing. Nostalgia kicked in again watching a British detective series on TV. I wondered aloud if anyone was actually lucky enough to live in that beautiful place. Such idylls do exist... a village green, where a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 23, 2006

What once was

Today, in remembrance of times gone by, A forgotten anniversary wakes. Uninvited memory of past mistakes, Do I linger, today, in your mind’s eye? What sudden need do you supply, my dear, That you should steal into reflective mind When least expected? A life left behind Because outgrown, yet somehow... 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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