Category Archives: Musings
The Flip Side…
This post was written in answer to the prompt at ‘100 Word Challenge’ here, where there is also a list of links to other responses. Here we go… Side one: [sung] “I’m walking backwards for Christmas…” [spoken] “…Wait a minute… That’s the … Continue reading
Nought to One Hundred in Nine Months
No, that isn’t a window sticker for my car. It’s the number of posts on this blog, before this one. In that time, I hope I’ve learned a little, reflected a little, progressed a little. Here and on Twitter, I’m grateful for … Continue reading
Ode to Mums Who Cook Christmas Dinner
Once a year, in town or city And around the countryside Everyone prepares for feasting On the day of Christmastide. Special food, and drink as well All the supermarkets sell. When the day at last arriveth For the tables to be … Continue reading
The powers that be?
I remember, one day at primary school, when our teacher, who had recently returned from an ‘exchange’ period (she had worked in an American school) relating to us, in class, some stories of what her experience had been like. In … Continue reading
Lest we forget…
I’ll put it here, lest we forget: If we say “The government should do more for…” and name a part of society or a worthy cause, then either we must also say that we agree to more taxation, or we must … Continue reading
The Flower Sculpture
This post was prompted by the ‘100 Word Challenge’ here. Please visit the post on Julia’s site and scroll down to view the photo. Perhaps the astute wife of a country town tailor started the idea. Imagine this: “Bob, we … Continue reading
“In every job that must be done…
…There is an element of fun.” So said Mary Poppins in, er, well, would you believe it – Mary Poppins. And by and large, I agree with her. It’s just that, sometimes, the fun takes a bit more finding than … Continue reading
Looking Back at Looking Forward
If you know me already, or if you scan through this site, you’ll appreciate my fascination with rain. As I’ve said before, this goes back a long way – as far back as early childhood, in fact. Well, just recently … Continue reading
Writing Workshop: It’s Raining Again
As my regular readers know (all right, all right, you can laugh, but I’m sure that group of people must be just about nudging double figures by now) two things that hold considerable fascination for me are photography and rain. … Continue reading
Fragments from Firefly Phil 