Have you ever seen a post on Facebook or other social media that you really, really want to respond to but don’t because the possible fallout isn’t worth it?Continue reading “Biting my tongue”
Category Archives: General Commentary on Life
21st February 2015
Morning all,
I’m beginning to recover from my bronchitis; I went to the doctor on Thursday and they checked. My lungs are no longer crackling but the cough might last another couple of weeks.
Bah humbug: Valentine’s Edition
Good evening ladies and gents, I’ve spent the afternoon working on the first novel in my trilogy; I needed a rest from writing the second volume. I surfaced from my imagined world to check people were still alive only to find my Facebook newsfeed is full of Valentine’s Day stuff.Continue reading “Bah humbug: Valentine’s Edition”
Dance
Funny things happen in my brain at six in the morning; it’s a fairly regular occurrence so I’m not too worried. For the last week or so my brain has been working on a concept of life, or more precisely the effect of humanity on other life on Earth.Continue reading “Dance”
Weight =/= health
As anyone who knows me personally, or reads my blog regularly knows, I’m a bit out of the ‘healthy’ weight range on the old BMI scale.
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I’ve decided to do a writing course
Morning all, having a good weekend? I hope so. I had a rather disappointing day yesterday but I’m back on with the positive thought patterns at the moment.
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Choo! Choo!
My granddad’s pride and joy was his train track. He’d turned the box room in to his train room and it was out of bounds to us children unless supervised by a responsible adult. The only adult considered responsible was my granddad himself. After my grandma died when I was nine I spent a lot of time with Granddad, we used to go to model railway meetings sometimes. They were like fairs, held in scout huts and prefab village halls. I had a small collection of model railway magazines. It was fun, mainly because I got to spend time with Granddad Billy without my sisters and cousins, and I got treat to sweets and other junk food granddad really shouldn’t have given me.
The Human Garden
Firstly, I’d like to mention the book The Way of Tenderness by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, a Buddhist clergywoman and writer, which prompted these thoughts. I will include a review of this book in January’s book reviews post. I have been reading this book lately and have found in it some intriguing and resonant metaphors. The author describes humanity as being plants in a garden, each with it’s own form and identity, yet all part of the garden as a whole.
Such a beautiful image.
I am only resolved to act in that manner, which…
…will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or any person so wholly unconnected with me.
Yes, I did just quote Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice.
Firstly, Happy New Year.
Secondly, thanks for reading my scribbling for another year.
Thirdly, I’m not going to add to the list of bloggers sharing their New Year’s Resolutions. Continue reading “I am only resolved to act in that manner, which…”
Alone at Christmas
And it’s been so good for me.
Everything Is Better With Dragons 