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A Short Story of Grief As Told In My Garden
High Into the Blue. Even though I break and shatter, Even though I cry alone; Even then I know you are with me, Even then I know I am home. How do I heal from this? Is it possible when … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Snippets, Grief, Photos, Poems, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Beauty, English Gardens, Garden Photos, Grief, Healing, love, pain, Photos of Roses, Poem, sorrow, writing
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A Fridge Magnet’s Wisdom & My Little Gardening Man
It felt positively spring-like on Wednesday. The sun shone all day! It’s all gone downhill since then. Today, Friday, and its back to more rain in the air, although not quite so cold so things are looking up I suppose. “Perhaps we shall … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Snippets
Tagged California, Children, England, Flowers, garden, Garden Photos, Growing a Garden, hope, Lavendar, love, Rambling Rose, Roses, Spring, Tete-A-Tete
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Keep On Keeping On – Three Writing Firsts
‘Keep on keeping on’. I’ve been using this expression quite a lot lately. Must be for a reason. It’s been an exciting time for me for me recently and I’m not quite sure what to do with it but, if you care … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Blogs, Writing Updates
Tagged Children, Guest Blog, joy, love, Mum, Pride, Prima, The Write Place, The Writer's Bureau Blog, Writer's Bureau, writing
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Cat & Mouse & A Lovely Morning Cuddle
Friday again! Perhaps I shall make my ‘Friday Blog’ a regular thing. If so, then I also need to make this a regular slot for a weather report, so as not to disappoint. Therefore, for those of you reading this and … Continue reading
My Dad – A Story of Alcoholism & Atonement
‘Bungling Burglar, Ex-Lag, Gun-Threat Pensioner’. Let me introduce you to my dear old dad. Please know, however, these are not my descriptions of my dad, oh no. These are headlines taken from newspapers. This is because my dad is famous. … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Family Life, My Dad's Alcoholic Prison, Writing
Tagged Addiction, Alcoholism, article, Atonement, crime, Dad, family, loss, love, prison, writing
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