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Word Less
I used to be a poet – words would arrive unbidden (not one for the funny side though occasionally funny) now the world of grim has caught me in what seems like a frantic, who knows how long, game of … Continue reading
Posted in Covid, free verse, lifestyle, Lockdown, melancholy, poet, poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Covid, isolation, life, Lockdown, poetry, writing
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…in mind of Maya Angelou
I looked out of the window this afternoon at a leaden sky and was immediately reminded of the first lines of Maya Angelou’s poem ‘Greyday’… ‘The day hangs heavy Loose and grey…’ …and the afternoon did indeed feel loose and … Continue reading
Posted in daily life, garden, health and well being, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, weather
Tagged garden, Nature, poetry, weather
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Drizzle
I love rain – real horizontal rain, but drizzle! Drizzle by contrast is grey and invasive. It creeps in and dampens your hair and your shoulders before you even realise its raining at all. It lurks in the grey air … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, colours, daily life, garden, health and well being, inspiration, lifestyle, natural world, Uncategorized, water, weather
Tagged autumn, garden, lifestyle, plants, Rain, weather
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Poetry in the Garden
Affectionately tagged PiG, Poetry in the Garden for 2014 begins on 6th Aug at 1.30 in the writing garden in Surrey. I have already ordered the weather to be fine but not too hot so we can keep our focus … Continue reading
Posted in Chobham, daily life, garden, inspiration, lifestyle, poet, poetic forms, poetry, poetry appreciation, Poetry Course, poetry exercises, Poetry in the Garden, Poetry workshops, poetry writing group, poets, Summer, Surrey, workshop for poetry, writer, writing, writing groups
Tagged garden, poet, poetry, poetry in the garden, poetry workshops, poetry. writer, Surrey, Surrey poetry workshop, writer, Writers Resources, writing
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Today the garden is pink
Today the garden is pink. Early summer is the best time for my garden as there is still enough moisture in the sandy soil to keep everything looking fresh. I can even kid myself that the I have a … Continue reading
Posted in colours, daily life, garden, inspiration, Life writing, lifestyle, Poetry in the Garden, Poetry workshops, poetry writing group, poets, seasons, Summer, Surrey, Uncategorized
Tagged garden, Jack Russells, pink, poetry, poetry workshops, sandy soil, Summer, writing
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and after the goldfish…?
I am pleased to report that the saggy bags under my eyes are holding up well. I can downface-dog and shoulder-bridge with the best of them and still see what is going on. But what, I wonder does the future … Continue reading
Posted in ageing, beauty treatments, Life writing, lifestyle
Tagged ageing, beauty products, beauty routines, eye-bags, lifestyle
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Goldfish in the beauty parlour ?
For several weeks now I have been dismayed during the pilates class. Initially my discomfort was caused by a complete inability to engage my stomachs (well – only one, but a casual observer may be fooled into thinking there were … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, beauty treatments, daily life, lifestyle, pilates
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