finding comfort in the written word. Less noisy than the spoken one !
It's was the best time to be silent and the worst time to be loud and yet the quiet screamed at me like a cacophonous wail of a banshee clanging into the ears.
JUST TO SAY Just to say…..
He opens the door, they stumble, fumble for words, shy glances at the floor, excited , confused exchanges, awkward moments, close then not close, should we, did I , should I , smiles in gaps,...
When Iccarus fell from the sky his bleached wings fell into little pieces tumbling towards the ground.
When I break my bones , they mend, when I tear the skin it heals and smoothes, when I fall, I bruise and the yellow tinges fade but what happens when I break my heart ......
Peg is the name of the lady that washes my clothes at the laundromat . Her hard bleached hands match her wind blasted face charred by broken veins and too much frowning.
Finn had one wish (he was thinking this on an incredibly long car journey, stuck in the back of his parents car travelling south that day), "I wish" he said, (having seen them flickering past him in...
We live in little square boxes made from dead trees and quarried stone, travel in little containers of tin or other metals that either float on water or hover in the sky .
It only takes a little to take you a long way!.
A man visits his doctor low in spirit and a sad heart. The doctor refuses to medicate him but offers a few simple life remedies.....
'cat complete with docking station, usb ports and mouse' Available at all good shops :).
4 Beets - medium size 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil 1/2 tablespoon of white wine vinegar 20 mint leaves (fresh) Take 4 medium sized beets and cook in boiling water until tender (not soft ) let them...
Is the collective noun for Opussians...... A scribe of Opussians A post of Opussians A litter of Opussians A heard, a sound, a blog, a lexicon or a bluster .....
Is the collective noun for poets called a 'heard'. A gaggle of geese A flock of sheep A heard of poets ..........
Love is ...... You only feel complete when you are together, otherwise there is just emptiness . A loud and uncomfortable emptiness ...
Walking is not like stalking ... Which is more like creeping ..... Which if stalking, is peeping.....
In my lifetime I have owned 127 hats. All various colours and hues, shapes and sizes, fine and extravagant . They never stay for very long , where they belong.....
I know what I know,. I know what I don't know,.
Even a stopped clock tells the time twice a day !.
I saw a cuckoo in a nest, "Cooee" I said to the cuckoos crest, I saw a cuckoo in the air, "Fly high" said I to the cuckoo in the sky, I heard the cuckoo knocking on the bark, Tip tap went the noise...
"To thine own self be true" Shakespeare.
Hushed tones, Soothing little shouts that fall on deaf ears, Comfort in silence, The air hangs. Invisibles punches of puff then short exhales, Tiny tiny little whispers and slow slow sighs......
Shoes go on after trousers . :(.
Another phrase from my grandfather passed down through my family. His little sayings were funny and helped my mum and her two sisters with their grammar . Short but very effective!!.
Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth "you owe me" Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky. Hafiz Persian poet of the 1300's.
I have had a nut allergy all my life but can eat seeds fortunately so here is a simple recipe to enjoy for those allergic to nuts or not that love a dollop of pesto on their pasta, crusty bread or as...
"The grapefruit is a lemon that had a chance and took advantage of it " Oscar Wilde :).
Recently I have come to discover the art of 'releasing'. When you want something so bad more often than not, when you release it or get to a point where it is not driven by a desire , it comes to you...
This short ode was passed from my grandfather to my mother to me and now to you.... He often had peculiar phrases to help the three daughters learn their grammar !!.
1 punet of cherry tomatoes sliced in half Garlic oil Freshly chopped basil and coriander Rock salt Black pepper Balsamic glaze Cut the tomatoes in half and place in a bowl .
Puss oh puss With your lovely black fur, Licking your legs and being demure, Spare a thought for the human whose right by your side, Who washes in water with creme germicide , You are done in a tick...