Milestones
August 5, 2022
My mother has just celebrated her 90th birthday. … More Milestones
Tag: #memories
Sweet peas and memories
July 25, 2022
‘Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it’ – LM Montgomery (Canadian author) I’ve been house sitting for my friend in the ridiculously beautiful English Cotswolds, where every village is prettier than the last and all of them flirt with the coy confidence of being featured on future postcards or … More Sweet peas and memories
The week after the week before
July 11, 2022
If you can’t enjoy the journey, take the bus.
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Forgiving and forgetting
May 13, 2022
An elephant never forgets I’ve watched a lot of elephants in South Africa this week, and am reminded of their wonderfully long memories. They learn migration routes, the best places to eat and which waterholes can supply their herd. They greet one another with genuine displays of affection and spend time familiarising themselves with those … More Forgiving and forgetting
Easter 2022
April 14, 2022
As the Ukraine-Russian war comes into its fiftieth day today, I wonder how many teenagers felt the same emotional jolt in February that I did that day in 1982 when I was stopped in my tracks. … More Easter 2022
Valentine’s Day Heartbreak
February 13, 2022
“I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.” Arwen; The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien I don’t have many regrets in my life but I do regret sending that letter. The moment I pushed it through the letterbox and heard it flop onto the … More Valentine’s Day Heartbreak
View From A Train
November 18, 2021
‘Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well’ – George RR Martin
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