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Acceptance, Beauty, Change, Hope, Life, trust12 Comments

Digging up daisies

27/04/2020 20angel13

So many questions: – What are social distancing procedures on pavements? Should I tint my own eyebrows? Shall I grow a beard? As far as pavements are concerned, I think there should be a very clear rule that the person … Continue reading Digging up daisies

Change, Uncategorized4 Comments

The Colour of Snow

03/03/201809/03/2018 20angel13

“What colour is snow?” The child had topaz coloured eyes and dimpled cheeks like punched dough. “Well,” I looked down at him, puzzled, wondering if the cold had turned his head. Building snowmen on the field with thirty nine and … Continue reading The Colour of Snow

Ageing14 Comments

How do you age?

24/07/201620/08/2016 20angel13

I know this sounds a bit  barmy but I think ageing has little to do with age. When you look in the mirror, who are you expecting to see? A child, a teenager, a young person making your way in the … Continue reading How do you age?

Uncategorized4 Comments

Waiting for Dad

19/06/2016 20angel13

The old man leans on the gate at the edge of the park. It is heavier than he remembers but then so are most things. Like his own stomach and the bag of weekly shopping. He sighs. If only he … Continue reading Waiting for Dad

Simplicity8 Comments

Tea and Other Transforming Things

16/01/2016 20angel13

I refuse to believe you get fussier as you get older  more experienced (we’ve banned the “o” word in our house due to occasional bouts of melancholy). I mean it’s true that answering the question, “Can I get you a cup of … Continue reading Tea and Other Transforming Things

Change, New Year8 Comments

Happy Old Year and the Little Painted House

28/12/2015 20angel13

At what point do you stop saying Happy Christmas and start saying Happy New Year? I’m never quite sure. After all, the Twelve Days of Christmas start on Christmas Day so perhaps we shouldn’t say Happy New Year until 5th … Continue reading Happy Old Year and the Little Painted House

Christmas4 Comments

Bad Wrapping and the Gift of Hope

23/12/201523/12/2015 20angel13

Sad fact – people have no inclination to open presents I’ve wrapped. This is because, instead of tantalising hints at treasure within, they give off an aura of utter tat, fallen from the back of a lorry or bought at … Continue reading Bad Wrapping and the Gift of Hope

Christmas, PrayerLeave a comment

Prayer, Advent and Latin Verbs

27/11/2015 20angel13

Call me sad but I loved Latin verbs. At an all-girls school, stuffed with hormones and self-obsession (I levelled out but have recently declined again – for obvious reasons), Latin verbs were immensely comforting. Like the shipping forecast , there … Continue reading Prayer, Advent and Latin Verbs

Ageing, All Hallows Eve, Life9 Comments

Hills and giving thanks on All Hallows Eve

31/10/201501/11/2015 20angel13

We’re climbing the Malvern Hills,  and I’m wheezing like a catfish. I briefly consider whether dropping dead on a narrow path between trees in sight of the summit, is a good way to go. An action exit, so to speak, … Continue reading Hills and giving thanks on All Hallows Eve

Celebrations, Weddings6 Comments

The Unexpected Cost of Celebration

27/08/2015 20angel13

It was the biggest summer since we’d grown sunflowers from seed. I’d got a new job, my daughter got great exam  results and two days later she was going to be a bridesmaid for the first time. These things in … Continue reading The Unexpected Cost of Celebration

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