catherine poarch
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catherine poarch
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Backalong
I saw on the internet that Backalong was a Somerset or West Country word for a long time ago, although my dad (Somerset born) says he knew it also as meaning 'back over there.'
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Fernundaling
Can't do audio or video, sorry. But I liked the nonsense challenge, thanks. Happy Christmas!
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Ladenbox
I might have left it too late for the kenning I.P. and not sure I've got it right anyway as I think they should be more literal. But I was so taken up with the kenning idea that I thought I'd give it a go. Thanks for the idea and hope the I.P. keeps going.
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All We Need
What if we could sail the Star Road
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NeverSquash a Raspberry
My daughter helped me remember the silly things I've told her. And some of them not so silly of course and should be adhered to at all times.
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I'm so glad you said yes, Di!
Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2022
I'm so glad you said yes, Di! I wanted to reply before and say woohoo and go for it! I hope your students love it too, animan.
Read full commentPosted in to a pear
Hopefully not contraversial
Posted on Sun, 06 Nov 2022
Hopefully not contraversial to say I liked it! Especially the medals on the dressing gown.
Read full commentPosted in On Ainley Top Looking Down
The photos drew me in and
Posted on Thu, 27 Oct 2022
The photos drew me in and your words matched them. Looks and sounds like a beautiful place.
Read full commentPosted in Golden Valley* in October
Thank you for the lovely
Posted on Thu, 27 Oct 2022
Thank you for the lovely comment. Yes, as a non-driver it's all walking and bussing for me. And you're right, they're being cut and the sneakies are saying the bus fares have gone down while at the same time abolishing the three-stop hop!!...
Read full commentPosted in Down Pigsty Hill
I think I missed any news of
Posted on Mon, 24 Oct 2022
I think I missed any news of these floods completely. What an experience and I'm so sorry it got into your home as well. I liked the little touch of the nurse at the back of the shop who had no idea what was happening at the front.
Read full commentPosted in You Never Know
I found it so interesting to
Posted on Fri, 14 Oct 2022
I found it so interesting to read what is guess is a prose version of your poem. We don't usually explain what we've written - I'm not sure I always can - but you've done it so succinctly that the two stand side by side. And as I think TJW was...
Read full commentPosted in tree time
This felt like an all
Posted on Fri, 14 Oct 2022
This felt like an all-immersive read, with a beautifully unrushed pace. And I loved the embrace unquestioning.
Read full commentPosted in tree time
Brings to mind such a lot in
Posted on Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Brings to mind such a lot in a few lines - brief life of success, strength in standing firm - and I love it starting with 'goosegrass' which I'd never heard of but like the sound of!
Read full commentPosted in Competition
You say it's a moment in your
Posted on Fri, 22 Jul 2022
You say it's a moment in your time but it also seems timeless - a moment that could have happened throughout history. Really beautiful picture.
Read full commentPosted in Bed and Board by The Silk Road
What a wonderful defence of
Posted on Fri, 22 Jul 2022
What a wonderful defence of what's good or could be good. So many lovely descriptions, Di, but you know those three simple words 'above all sound' stopped me in my tracks. Why is that? Maybe some sense of peace above everything. I read the rest...
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