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Pouring over my work.
Seasoned readers (hello) know exactly what that title means. I am indeed pouring porcelain. It’s one of those activities that you forget the difficulties of, when you haven’t done it for a while. Once upon a time, thirty years ago, … Continue reading
The all England women’s flab championships, the final.
You join me here on Centre Court for the final, on such a windy day. Jim, do you remember ever having such a windy day? Other than sixty-three, two-oh-eight and seventeen, no. It is unprecedently windy, yes. No, there was … Continue reading
The Frank Sinatra method of meditation 2.
If you enjoyed the last blog about the Frank Sinatra method of meditation for beginners, also known as the meditation of six things, here is a guided meditation. Long term readers (hello, if you would like a badge email me … Continue reading
The Frank Sinatra method of meditation for carers. 1.
I have written about the importance of caring for the carer, because if they go down with ill health brought on by stress the demented cared-for person is utterly stuffed. However, there are some cases in which the carer is … Continue reading
Holidays for carers.
A fraught subject, I believe. Experienced readers (hello) will know that in the five plus years that I was a carer for my demented mother I never took a day off. In all the years I was looking after my … Continue reading
Changing landscapes part 2 of part 3, (or possibly, part 4).
Welcome back, you’re just in time to see the feller demolish the trunk. Although it looks like a stick from here, if you compare it to the chap standing on what is left of the trunk, you can see it … Continue reading
Changing landscapes part three.
When I heard the buzz of power tools this morning I thought it was either my neighbour in his garage, or maybe the final end of no mow May on the green. I was wrong. It was April when a … Continue reading
Plate spinning.
There’s likely to be a bit of radio silence from me for a while; I am sculpting for mould making. This is one of those disciplines that takes a while on the run up. I have learned over the course … Continue reading
Not yoga for the knocking on.
Because I am married to a man we have two gigantic televisions. He bought the second one for himself, believing the first, which is the size of a rugby team fridge sat on by an overweight hippopotamus, to be inadequate … Continue reading
Oh ! Computers!
There is such a lot in the news at present about AI. When it takes over I fear I will be the first against the wall. My father bought a word processor (possibly off the back of a van) because … Continue reading