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Great expectations

Have you noticed how expectations get in the way? They spoil your fun, ruin relationships and even stop you from learning. It seems to be happening to me a lot lately. Is it just me? Is this a post lockdown phenomenon as we learn to navigate the world again? Let’s face it dealing with the … Continue reading Great expectations →

rcdowding Uncategorized 4 Comments April 29, 2022May 5, 2022 4 Minutes

Holidays

We brought home two little dogs during all those lockdowns. They saved our sanity and kept us laughing when all we felt like was crying.

rcdowding Uncategorized 3 Comments February 21, 2022March 21, 2022 3 Minutes

Summer storms

Photo Dave Hoefler - Unsplash Where does thunder rumble? Does it choose a place to be? Or does it merely stumble As it heads on out to sea. Today it sounds like boulders Rolling and grinding around The heavens look much colder As heat lifts off the ground. I hope the farmers managed To bring … Continue reading Summer storms →

rcdowding Uncategorized Leave a comment January 28, 2022January 29, 2022 1 Minute

That’s a wrap. Thanks 2021

I haven't written much lately. I have been lacking hutzpah. I think I have been suffering from Pandemic exhaustion. Is that a thing? I feel like it is. How are you feeling? This last couple of years has taken its toll hasn’t it? I want to say ‘enough already!’ Remember when we got to New … Continue reading That’s a wrap. Thanks 2021 →

rcdowding Uncategorized 4 Comments December 31, 2021 2 Minutes

Spring in the Great South Land

Navigating the advent of Spring in Lockdown.

rcdowding Uncategorized 5 Comments September 2, 2021September 3, 2021 4 Minutes

Creative Writing during a Global Pandemic

This is not a blog about Covid, this blog is about creative writing.

rcdowding Uncategorized 10 Comments July 31, 2021August 2, 2021 5 Minutes

Here and Now

Time practically stood still it was going so slow. That year seemed to go on and on forever.

rcdowding Uncategorized Leave a comment May 20, 2021September 2, 2021 3 Minutes

Tempered

The pen is mightier than the sword - Edward Bulwer-Lytton Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Life has thrown a few curve balls lately. 2020, to put it mildly, threw us all for a loop and this year has been like a long drawn out goodbye. I am very thankful to have survived and my heart goes out … Continue reading Tempered →

rcdowding Uncategorized Leave a comment April 30, 2021May 20, 2021 2 Minutes

Don’t blink

I often think my life is a metaphor. We have been living in our house for forty-two years. Amazing, I know! We stayed to give our children somewhere to put down roots. When I was growing up our family moved every few years. New schools, new frenemies, new neighbours, new, new, new. Consequently I have … Continue reading Don’t blink →

rcdowding Uncategorized 14 Comments February 28, 2021 3 Minutes

Going old school

I used to think an annual family newsletter was a bit impersonal. Turns out I was just a Christmas card snob. I would make, write and send cards as if my life depended on it. One year I made, embossed and then wrote seventy cards! Sheeskabob! This year for one reason and another I have … Continue reading Going old school →

rcdowding Uncategorized 6 Comments January 9, 2021 5 Minutes

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