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Covided

Covided

7 Nov, 2022 | Journal

After almost three years of avoiding it, I have finally succumbed to Covid19. Covided Today is my ninth day of Covid symptoms. When I woke up last Saturday morning with a sore throat and headache, and could barely keep my eyes open duirng the day, I intially thought...
Stuff

Stuff

31 Oct, 2022 | Journal

I am drowning in things Stuff Our seafreight shipment arrived from Hong Kong about two weeks ago and we’ve been intermittently unpacking boxes ever since. My house is now full of too much stuff and I’m overwhelmed by it. There is a lot more unpacking to do...
Libéra me

Libéra me

10 Oct, 2022 | Journal, Music

I’m singing the Fauré Requiem in my choir’s next concert. Libéra me Libera Me by Bryn Terfel | Homeward Bound https://music.apple.com/gb/album/requiem-op-48-vi-libera-me/1452362723?i=1452364101 Do you ever wake up with a song going round and round in your...
A little kindness

A little kindness

6 Oct, 2022 | Journal

In which my dogs help to train a wayward puppy. A little kindness On our usual walk in the park yesterday, we came across a lively little golden dog with a lion’s mane and a pointy face, a Chihuahua/Pomeranian cross, as it turned out. S had the most striking...
A blank sheet of paper

A blank sheet of paper

26 Sep, 2022 | Journal, MsAnthropy, Politics

I felt it historically necessary to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. She was not my relative so I did not mourn.  A blank sheet of paper It’s six days after QEII’s funeral now, and it’s probably safe to raise my republican head above the parapet...
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