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Monthly Archives: August 2005
Ohhh, That’s Why
Someone mentioned Croatian Nationalists on television the other night and it reminded me of the first time I heard about them. I’d gone to London with a friend. It was one of those ‘Want to come out? I’m going up … Continue reading
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Poem of the week
January. 2010 AFTERLet’s choose a pretty word, say, evening,And climb through it into the past,or stand on a towering If, surveyingThe rosy kingdoms we have lost.From every corner creep a thousandBoredoms saying, Greet us. We’re life.Let’s round the sunset … Continue reading
Posted in Poems/Quotes
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What my Father said
A little rain may fall, but the hedges stay cold, so that our hands brushing against them like they did when we were children is the comfort of long ago – a good enough reason. What he used … Continue reading
Posted in Poems/Quotes
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Mice
There’s an experiment they did with mice. A mouse is in this small container, within a larger one that has nice mousie things in it – little wheels, tunnels, containers with mousie food and so on. Well, one day, they … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day stuff
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Wolves
Blood in the valley And to me people have said: ‘Why wolves? Why does the idea of wolves sit in your heart so. Is your soul a vast vista of loneliness? Because you know, wolves are sociable animals – … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes and stuff
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Ripples
Was re-reading my entry on flying to Cyprus with fresh eyes today. I know its safer to fly than cross the street, safer than driving to the cinema, sometimes safer than going downstairs in a pair of furry slippers, but.. … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day stuff
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Guest Book
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Posted in Tell Me
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Irritation
I realised today that I’m just not a very nice person. All I had to do was go into town to ask about a mortgage. I also thought I’d go in the bookshop and have a browse (no more buying!!). … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day stuff
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Legacies
I just read a fellow blogger’s piece about his mother. She died eight years ago, and it set off a series of little vignettes in my mind. Vignettes about my dad, who also died. As usual, it was at his … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day stuff
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Laundry
Its been a hot day. A day of laundry and dull everyday stuff. Went for a drink, sun was shining. I sat and thought about the nature of people, of what we expect from one another, of what we invest … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day stuff
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An experiment in normality 