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Losses and gains
Unfortunately I have been unable to drive for the last six months because of health problems. However, the day has at last arrived (along with the Certificate of Insurance to prove it,) when I can get behind the wheel again. … Continue reading
Past and present
My mother died 16 years ago. Had she lived she would have been 84 yesterday. I used to think it was cool to have a birthday on Bonfire Night. Correction – in those days “cool” meant not feeling warm enough. … Continue reading
So that’s what it’s all about
Jung said: From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to die with life. There is a lot to think about in that statement. But at its heart it makes living the moment more … Continue reading
Paul Newman
I was saddened to hear of the death of Paul Newman yesterday. He was so much a part of my growing up and adult life. Paul Newman lived a credible life both in and out of the public eye and … Continue reading
Sneaking around
Stealthily I go with my camera – creeping up to windows to catch the sparrowhawk unawares. Guess what? It has stayed away today. Moral problem solved? Now I worry about what might have eaten the sparrowhawk. Life is trial and … Continue reading
Cranford
Watched the final episode of BBC’s Cranford last night. Floods of happy tears all round. I was about to say, now if only real life could be as tidy, yet the fiction portrayed death, disease, poverty and injustice as well … Continue reading