I grew up in a house full of books. We moved a lot, but I never remember a time when the books weren’t part of my life. Unsurprisingly, I love to read. As a teen, I devoured every science fiction and classic I could find in the shelves. I took […]
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Rhythm
Autumn Equinox has passed and the season is changing. The rhythm of our lives subtly changes too. Falling into line. By stealth, stealing our evenings and refocusing our activities. I still sit out on our swinging bench each evening, after shutting the hens away, but not so long. Even the […]
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As I watched my son walk purposely ahead of me along the lane, I realised that this moment will be a distant memory before I know it. He has two years left at primary school, but I’m more than aware how time can fly. His next oldest sister has joined […]
Read morePondering about Peas
Today is the first time, since the start of the holidays, that I have been alone. As I write, it’s quiet. Really quiet. Almost forgotten how quiet feels. I can hear an insistent woodpigeon calling but that is the nearest to the usual fanfare of children. I have the house […]
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