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.

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 →

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 →

Spring in the Great South Land

Navigating the advent of Spring in Lockdown.

Creative Writing during a Global Pandemic

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

Here and Now

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

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 →

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 →

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 →

Traditions

It never occurred to me, as a young mum, that traditions were something I needed to create, so nothing was deliberately planned. Our family had the usual traditions of Christmas Trees, Easter Egg hunts and favourite stories. Life just happened to us — then, over the years, traditions emerged. Home made Nativity decos. Might be … Continue reading Traditions →