SEPTEMBER SOLACE
SEPTEMBER SOLACE And my fifth favourite month of the year (after June, May. April and March). September is a month of transition. It was the time when ‘kings went forth to battle‘ – the harvest...
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ON BEING LUCKY I once consulted a Chinese woman acupuncturist. After seeing her for several sessions she told me that when she first saw me, she thought, Here comes Good Luck Woman. She was not...
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View ArticleDECEMBER
DECEMBER I was born in December, when the beautiful constellation Orion is visible in the winter sky. I stood once outside in the darkness in Arthur’s Pass, New Zealand looking at the night sky. I...
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NOVEMBERThis is my least favourite month of the year. Whereas in October we looked forward to a fantasy of winter – our breath steaming in the cold air; the fallen leaves crisp under our feet; the...
View ArticleREPORT
LATEST REPORT It is some time since I wrote a regular blog but I’m ready to pick up my pen (or rather, sit down at my machine) again. We are now quite settled in to our new abode. It’s comfortable,...
View ArticlePOLITICAL SURVIVAL
POLITICAL There are times when a political ‘joke’ turns out to be no joke but a lethal and unsurvivable attack and I think we are seeing one being made at the moment on Rishi Sunak. The joke is about...
View ArticleFALLEN HEROES
i was surprised to lean that Nicola Sturgeon was resigning her high office, her public support in Scotland is extremely high. Various reasons have been suggested; that she is exhausted; that her...
View ArticleBOOK GROUPS
Since coming to our new location, we have started a book group. It is nice to belong to one again. I’m sure people read for various reasons but the ones I can think of are: to learn about a specific...
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