Following on from my comments about Lady Hale in the previous blog post, I was disappointed to see a small paragraph relating to the achievements of the female solo skier across Antarctica tucked away towards the back of a newspaper. With all the royal shenanigans it would have been lovely to have come across this …
December musings
December Musings Not just the end of the year but the end of a decade and the beginning of another one. Ten years ago, I climbed the rigging of a small Tall Ship and celebrated the new year at the splendid Devon Hotel. These events are still fresh in my mind while my body …
Monthly Musing for November
November. Yes, it felt like November. Bright autumn colours, rustling leaves and in tune with Greenwich Mean Time. I like the clocks going back to the natural rhythm. Is it natural? Joan Bakewell, in the I paper, argued the case for the clocks remaining ‘forward’ so we could enjoy the golden afternoons. In these …
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December. A gloomy poem for the gloomy dark days.
December Lonely man clutching a bottle for a prop, a friend Rain lashed faces hiding tears, hiding fears of loneliness, of pain of longing for times past Grey days The dark days before the Joy of Christmas Day of days lengthening of tears in seeing loved ones near in flesh or faces smiling in my …
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Aliens
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November Notes
November Notes 2018 Definitely turning into an increasingly Grumpy Old Woman as Christmas advertising seems to be reaching a crescendo…and it’s not even Bonfire Night as I write this paragraph. The local radio station annoyed me even further with their announcement that after a big Firework Display the next major event would be the Christmas …
Tales from the Basement
Tales from the Basement Inspired by working in a basement sorting and archiving files. To Bob who kindly maintained a remarkable equanimity while working with a somewhat nervy colleague. Contents Shadows Page 7 Cold Memories Page 10 Ghost Writer Page 12 The Web Page 14 Archived Page 16 Who cares? Page 18 Shadows The Archive …
August Notes
A hog roast accompanied by tasty, colourful salads kick started August. The whole hog arrived in a metal ‘coffin’ like contraption emitting mouthwatering smells. The event was a lovely anniversary party in Offwell which meant I would be likely to bump into some old familiar faces from my Honiton days. I did and it was …
Holidays
The sleepless nights The bugs that bite Routine in disarray Tempers fray Icy sea No cream teas Lost on the moor Waves pound the shore Swimming pool warm Insects swarm Bathers are bold For the air is cold, cold
