Crawling is the Journey
Because it is an exceptionally long story, even for someone that likes telling stories, I am not going to be telling you all the story that resulted in the number 117. I will give it to you briefly, though. Some years ago, Colin and I attended a course, and as part of it, we had […]
I come from a family of story tellers. A long-lost Aunty of mine was quite a well know writer (I was told this; I can’t personally vouch for her skills). At the time when her books were published, I was not allowed to read any of them. They were apparently rather saucy and not suitable […]
You know life has a way of warning you. But sometimes, the dreadful thing has to happen for you to recognize that the warning was there. You just did not heed it. I had a couple of those this past week. Let me tell you about two of them. The first was my car. My […]
In 1970, Joni Mitchell gave us the song Big Yellow Taxi. She did it all. She wrote the lyrics, composed the music, and then recorded the song. This song never actually made it to the number one position anywhere on the charts, instead it went on to become the second most “covered” song with 228 […]
Sometimes, I will ask someone for a topic for my blog. You know, a casual what would you like to read about? More often, I get given an idea with which I can work. Today was such a day. My friend started off by sharing that her children were doing a coastal hiking trial over […]
Apparently, some of the worst things that could happen to a person is either being buried alive, finding out that your person has been unfaithful to you, or you are dying alone, only to discover that you are going to hell. Others fear being imprisoned (I cannot imagine this one, unless of course you have […]
I am still taking a bit of a break from my everyday every things. Unfortunately, I do find myself a bit out of sorts, as I am not used to doing very little. You know what they say, if you want something done, ask a busy woman. I am a busy woman and I get […]
I am taking a bit of a break from my every day every things. Colin is on his once-a-month sabbatical, and I took the opportunity to visit my Sons & their Girls for a few days. What are you planning to do while you are here, one son asked. I am not sure if the […]
We have had one of those weeks. Sitting down to our afternoon coffee, Colin said: I feel like a punch bag. Oh, Colin. I know the feeling. Except, in my case, I am not quite a punchbag, more like a whipping boy. Now we all know what a punch bag is. It is a stuffed […]
Love. That intense feeling of deep affection. That feeling of just wanting to spend every moment with the object of your fascination. Finding ways of casually slipping their name into every conversation. They are just there: always, and in every thought. Spending hours fretting over whether that person feels the same way you do – […]