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Getting Out More
It has been a very long winter of wild weather. Of course, this suits me fine; never leaving the house, snuggling up with a book or two, or re-...
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I AM Joan Collins
Beltane dawned in a whiteout of mizzle and haar that wasn’t for lifting. In the afternoon, to amplify liberation, I went to the movies at the ARC...
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Turn and Face the Strange
Contemplating life in a world where virtually everything’s becoming virtual.
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'Doing' for Dad
'DOING' FOR DAD I'm concerned that Dad is forgetting to eat (or just doesn't feel hungry, a known side-effect of dementia). He didn't eat tea last...
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Small Freedoms
Last week in the job interview, they said if I was successful, I’d get a phone call, if not, the council ‘Not on this occasion’ email. Immediately...
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Sean Happens 9
Mr Martin gave Sean a little nudge on the back of his shoulder. ‘Go on then,’ he said. Mum stepped out to meet him. ‘So this is yer little friends,’...
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Scotch Measure (Part One)
Old men, see, when I was young, were different men. Carved like figureheads of fright, creatures of night, worse than the dead, some of them. Auld...
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Columbine
… drooping bells to charm not chime in the wild; multilayered flowers self seed in our yard stand erect to display their treasure …
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Pyromania
PYROMANIA Winter was upon us, the secondary windows were in place. In a small room all the furs, mufflers, boots and shawls were hanging at the ready...
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Big Data
Until recently, I wasn’t a big ‘App’ user on my mobile phone. I didn’t see the point of them, other than Mah Jong or Scrabble. Plus, more often than...
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Sean Happens 8
'He dropped me off around the corner from my house. I stood holding open the car door to prolong the moment, but I couldn’t think of anything good...
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Orkil the Poet On His Landing In Skye
Strange the ways of sea going men upon landing, hopes sharp as steel we brought to the natives, fierce the feeling on new land to win beneath our...
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Have you ever had a pair of pants?
Have you ever had a pair of pants? Underpants that is A pair that don’t wear out at all But keep their youthful looks, endure For ten or fifteen...
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STILL LIFE
My three objects pictured as a (sort of) still life
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Sean Happens 7
We went to see The Poseidon Adventure at the local Odeon. The Spider paid me in and put an arm around my shoulder. We sat in the back seats. His feet...
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A Walk With The Wild Ones
Just a short distance to the east of Estero, on Corkscrew Road, you can find a world of adventure in a natural setting. The Corkscrew Nature Preserve...
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Connecting With Trees
To look back on sweet but brief tranquil days, when made for soulful pleasures; passage of silence gratifying the restless mind, and I will give...
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A Penny Dropped
Last Sunday in the celebration of Durten’s life, a person who had recently joined the community stood up to share. Earlier that week, she had been...
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Sean Happens 6
Miss Dill and Mr Martin weren’t speaking to each other. It had continued over three or four days. They sent out for takeaways and binned the cups and...
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