Where to begin? So starts another year. So maybe the writing can start again. A couple of days back, Dan brought some photo albums down from the attic. He’d promised to show the kids some pictures from a particular trip; a few more albums made it downstairs with him. Some of this was filling-in work: …
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Into the dark
Heads down to the shortest day. Nine more days, then the light levels will start to lift again. I can’t wait. — I remember reading something by Monty Don, the gardener, a few years ago. He wrote about the difficulty of gardening in that October – December slot, the time of shortening days. (There is …
How I stopped writing and learned to love felt tips
Hello again. A month passes. I make plans to write, really I do. Instead, I head back to doing some colouring, when the evening comes round and my time is (relatively) my own. Because, at least for now, colouring is good. Colouring is peaceful. Colouring gives you something nice to look at the end. And …
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Seize the (ten) minutes
Mini’s unwell today (but getting better fast). So much better, I’ve only got ten minutes before we need to get some more food made, and aid the healing process. There are all these wise people out there telling us to seize those little gaps of time – for writing, for whatever hobby or interest really. …
Finnegan, begin again
Hello. It’s been another long break from blogging. Yes, it’s September. Yes, the nights are closing in (though I’m trying not to notice that too much). Where to begin? Not sure so much where, but actually beginning, that is the trick. One I’ve been avoiding for a while. Time has marched on, and suddenly there’s …