I D R E A M T • about mum last night. Strange dreams that made no sense, but we were together and happy . I've Just woken up to that horrible realisation that it was just that - a dream - and she is still dead. This happens a lot , wishful thinking that … Continue reading L I F E • lest we forget
It’s a strange place to be . March 2020 . We know it’s out there Covid 19 - a silent , invisible and deadly threat yet until it effects us directly it’s almost as it if doesn’t exist. A case of “It happens to other people ... not us ?” We wash our hands rigorously … Continue reading L I F E | march 2020
If I asked you the question ... “ What do you want for Christmas... really , really want ? ” Let's assume that nothing was out of bounds and money was no object , you can have whatever your heart desires. What would you choose ? And I want honesty here. You can have 3 … Continue reading M U S I N G S | what do you really want for Christmas?
I wasn't sure whether to write this post . I fear I'm just going over the same old ground, repeating myself ... but then that's grief for you. You are constantly reliving moments , remembering and dealing with them. How you felt at the time. How you feel now. I guess that's what it will … Continue reading One year on …
I've started writing this letter a couple of times over the past week. Truth be known I didn't really know where to start. You know me ... Head like scrambled eggs. Tendency to ramble. I suppose the beginning would be a good place. Tuesday 15th December 1970 at 6.15am when I popped into your world … Continue reading Dear Mum …
I've rediscovered my love for walking and seen as I've stated several times [ on here] that this is the year I'm getting fit it couldn't have come at a better time. I've been heading for Damflask Reservoir which can be found at Lower Bradfield, conveniently only a 5 minute drive from mine. A little … Continue reading Walking back to happiness …
Somethings bugging me and I need to get it off my chest ...while I adore Christmas I don't like the way its heading. Each year it feels less and less like Christmas and this worries and saddens me. Lets think about it for a minute... Christmas trees, baubles and the like start popping up in shops as early as chuffing October; a … Continue reading The Yes’s and No’s of Christmas …
Its around this time of year that people start to ask me to compile my Christmas list. I'm by no means a saint (far from it) but I always tell them that I'm not bothered; to buy me whatever and to not spend a fortune? When I was a kid I would spend hours upon hours dribbling over toys from Kays … Continue reading The Alternative Christmas List…(I’m really not after the Miss World title)
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