A meme of seven ~ lucky for some!

A meme of sevens ~ lucky for some. I’m not one for the memes that go across the blog-o-sphere but Gordon Bonnet tagged me in one that intrigued me somewhat. The idea was that you go to page 77 of your current work in progress, or most recently completed story (or page 7 if you [...]

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Ties That Bind Us 2 ~ a poem about the bonds of love and loss

Ties that Bind 2 Do not cut those ties To those you have lost. The blade hurts beyond bearing And cuts more than you know. Let those ties fray rather In the winds of passing time. Thread by thread Strand by strand, Time wears the fabric down. The first to fray is need; Wiry like [...]

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Drawing a blank

Drawing a blank   Isobel Hunter had a five pound note and a handful of change to get through the rest of the week and it was only Tuesday. It seemed that she might pay the rent and the essential bills on what she managed to earn but eating appeared to be an optional extra. [...]

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And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow ~ on love and marriage

Then Almitra spoke again and said… “And what of Marriage, master?” And he answered saying: You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Aye, you shall be together even in the silent  memory of God. But let there be spaces [...]

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“He jests at scars that never felt a wound” ~ or why compassion for others may be something only learned the hard way

“He jests at scars that never felt a wound” or why compassion for others may be something only learned the hard way. I finally had to bite the bullet this last week and face my nemesis. Well,  one of them. This is my fifth season teaching the summer school and until last week I’ve avoided doing a [...]

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Meet the Mirror ~ Tip the Time-line

Meet the mirror, tip the time-line I don’t like mirrors; they show me a stranger who I don’t like or sometimes don’t even recognise. I don’t look the way I think I do, inside, and often the  fact that there is no correspondence between my inner image and what I see in the mirror means [...]

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The Sea-gull’s Tale ~ knowing when or if to intervene

The Sea-gull’s Tale ~ knowing when or if to intervene. The place where I live is rich in wildlife, but where I work that wildlife is mainly confined to a slice of nature that most people would prefer to ignore or destroy. Rats, foxes, pigeons, the occasional rabbit and most of all sea-gulls scurry, flap [...]

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Angel

Angel Azrael’s name is one that we fear; Mentioned in whispers on the edge of a tear, Standing in doorways, or sat by our bed, Azrael’s face is the one that we dread. Azrael’s eyes are pits of dark flames. Filled with compassion, he plays no sick games. Watching the dying, he waits as a [...]

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Making an Impression on the world ~ or why we can never be merely observers

Making an impression on the world ~ or why we can never be merely observers  My most recent trip brought home to me in a number of ways how much of an impression we can make as individuals on the world and how easy it is to underestimate the impact our actions and inactions can have [...]

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A Tale of a Midsummer Bee ~ Balancing the Needs of the One with the Needs of the Many

A Tale of a Midsummer Bee ~ Balancing the Needs of the One with the Needs of the Many As regular readers will know, I am the proud keeper of four hives of honey bees. I studied bee-keeping at school;  because I refused to do needlework or cookery and wanted to do woodwork or metalwork, [...]

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