Category Archives: Dreams

..the white rabbit…

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

The moment of waking, very often, holds the mood of the day. Today was such a day, as was yesterday. I’m not a person who readily believes in superstition and signs but when a giant rabbit smiles down on me … Continue reading →

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I seem to have lost my cherry..

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Winter days start in deep darkness and summer days in bright blankness, two versions of one and the same thing: the empty sheet of paper. I dream a lot which means that my mind has been buzzzzing all night. Sleep … Continue reading →

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The writing’s on the wall….

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

And, whatever we think, that is where most writing is to be seen today. Hand writing is on the wane as wall writing waxes. Graffiti scratches the parts fountain pens can’t reach. We are now all writers because, through the gift … Continue reading →

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You can tell a book from its cover..

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

I’ve recently come to the opinion that we’re much more successful at preserving vegetables than we are at preserving youthful looks. In that half land of waking, this morning, the imagined strains of a childhood song, “With a face like … Continue reading →

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I didn’t hear the news today, oh joy……

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

One of the stand out advantages that comes with living in the middle of nowhere is the visible lack of newspapers and news. “The News”, as in a newspaper or in a television or radio programme, has become a misnomer … Continue reading →

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Early clout casting….

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

The first sight of the sun today brought out the mad dog in this Englishman. My mission was firewood cutting and I had set about the job in my standard kit of a thick Aran knit sailing sweater under an … Continue reading →

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So sad….

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Today I was going to write about me, again. It was to be a, hopefully, amusing piece in which a humorous link would be forged between a Luftwaffe bombing raid over London in 1944 and my birth in a London hospital as … Continue reading →

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No need to stand on ceremony, just stay kneeling…

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

 And I did. I stayed kneeling until I was a dehydrated, emptied husk.The featureless porcelain prayer station before which I unwillingly worshipped had become my friend, my only friend. Here I was, crouched and moaning, not only afflicted by an … Continue reading →

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All you need is love…..

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

…not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. As the inside temperature of the house, this morning, was a crisp 9°C it was no wonder that nothing was stirring, it was more of a wonder that anything was still … Continue reading →

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If you go down to the woods today….

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

 Reminiscence is so full of flavour and detail whereas  prophecy is already tainted with disappointment. “If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure  of a big surprise” clearly vindicates the quotation “It’s better to travel hopefully than to … Continue reading →

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