Corvids, Cats and Metaphors for the Soul
Yesterday a crow followed me home from the allotment, it flew low over my head and landed on the guttering of the bungalow, not five feet from my door, apparently [...]
Finally I understand why Tolkien’s Elves make me cry
There are times when a piece of work becomes something other than just a novel, poem, a song or piece of art. Somehow it reaches out of its own accord [...]
Panic Attack! Equinox Dilemmas and Writer’s Block!
As I write this post I am in the midst of a panic attack, my heart is pumping nineteen to the dozen, I am struggling to keep my breathing regular, [...]
Phewf! What a Year?!
Like many people I have found this year to be a bit of a doozy and to say the very least I will not be unhappy to see the back [...]
Grand designs, Epic sagas and Rites of Passage!
I really don't think it is an overstatement to say this year's events will probably go down in our family annals as an all round epic saga. As the Winter [...]
Man, Magic and Mystery
This past week and a half, but particularly the weekend has been full on with magic in all its glory. Anyone who knows me will know that I am and [...]
Stonehenge
Last Wednesday was a funky day! I went into the stones of Stonhenge, along with 26 others, for a healing ritual and a chance to meditate within the stone circle [...]
I have a certificate you know!
Yesterday I spent in the garden. I find it slightly ironic that the things we do to relax, like gardening, often leave you feeling more knackered than before. My body [...]
Power in the Company of Nine
I was reminded of Tolkien again this week as I am in North Wales. It is a land of mountains and stunning beauty that always reminds me a bit [...]
Life Mantra, I Embrace the Change!
For the past year we have been planning, replanning and organising a revamp to extend our little house; it has been both exciting and frustrating, as is usual for this [...]