Rattling around in the new house I found the previous occupants had left a few conkers (horse chestnuts) about the place, probably as a deterrent against spiders. Continue reading “Conkers”
Category Archives: Other Writing
Finally settled in, now back on with the work
I moved in to my new house on Thursday. The last four days have been exhausting but I finally have everything moved in.
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War
http://open.spotify.com/track/2UHXozyQLHWU1FfZ8e7AXk
This song is dedicated to my family – including my friends and dogs. I couldn’t have survived so long without you all.
Haligmonath
It’s September. It’s the full moon, the second ‘super moon’ of 2014. That means the moon is unusually close to the Earth.
I took a couple of pictures to show you just how huge the moon is tonight.
In this photo the moon is in the centre. The lower light is a street lamp about 400 yards away. It’s in the pub car park.
Again, the moon is in the centre, the white light at the top is a street lamp 30 yards away. You can just see the orange light of the other street lamp in the lower right hand corner.
The full moon in September is poetically referred to as the Harvest Moon (Thanks to my friend N for the post on Facebook; I wouldn’t have remembered otherwise)
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Feeling odd; Ignorance about depression
So, I mentioned earlier that I’m a little anxious about moving on Thursday. I rang my sister this afternoon and am now feeling better about it.
Unfortunately, ignorance has thrown me for a loop. I want to cry. It’s ridiculous.
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Impatient
I’m at home waiting in for a delivery of fencing timber for my new house. I move in on Thursday and need the fence replaced this weekend. I’ve got to the point where I just want to get moved. Continue reading “Impatient”
Review: ‘The Gospel According to Monty Python’ by Julian Doyle
Can’t sleep
Random, middle of the night, partly stream of thought ramblings because I’m having a down day (week, year, whatever).
Don’t tell me I ‘might change my mind one day’.
So, as part of the Job Centre’s campaign to irritate the crap out of me I’ve had to go every day this week and last. It’s called intensive job search, apparently.Continue reading “Don’t tell me I ‘might change my mind one day’.”
‘Spiritual’ women’s magazines?
About ten years ago, after coming home from university, I had a bit of a depression. I was out of work, broke and alone. It felt like I’d wasted all my years of studying.
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Everything Is Better With Dragons 