Monthly Archives: January 2012

River of Stones XXXI

Posted on 31/01/2012 by

There were tiny flakes of snow in the air drifting from a flat grey-white sky. The village was full of cars parked in unusual places, and I saw lots of people dressed in black, who walked purposefully towards the green … Continue reading →

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River of Stones XXX

Posted on 30/01/2012 by

The fingernail I shut in the door on Friday has a deep-purple half-moon, and the colour spreads up the nail, paler at the edges. But it no longer hurts.

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More Marmalade -reduced sugar, without sugar substitutes!

Posted on 29/01/2012 by

A difficult mathematical calculation for a woman of limited mathematical ability: how to calculate the right ratios for a ‘reduced sugar marmalade’ (without resorting to sugar substitutes) from the existing figures! I had the specific amounts of ‘sugar to fruit’ … Continue reading →

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River of Stones XXIX

Posted on 29/01/2012 by

The weather has changed overnight. The crisp, just-frozen dew of last night, which sparkled on the grass as we walked over it, has gone, leaving a grey smudge of a day. These photographs are from yesterday A yellow rose against … Continue reading →

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River of Stones XXVIII – hope, and haiku

Posted on 28/01/2012 by

The clematis buds among last years dead looking twigs herald hope for the Spring. Among the husks of leaves and the pom-pom seeds are clusters of Ladybirds like bright jewels, hibernating from the winter’s cold. This observation led to the … Continue reading →

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River of Stones XXVII

Posted on 27/01/2012 by

Tonight I went to a new poetry group, and I had been asked to take along a poem to workshop. I felt nervous. Late home from work, needing to leave a meal ready for two other members of the family, … Continue reading →

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River of Stones XXVI – Marmalade and other stuff

Posted on 26/01/2012 by

A scratching behind the television intrigued Pippi Long Stocking who tried to get in to investigate. I put her in the (f)utility (if a woman’s work is never done, why start?)  while I investigated, by pulling out the TV corner-unit, … Continue reading →

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River of Stones XXV

Posted on 25/01/2012 by

As I wait for the door bell to be answered I notice so many new green, softly furred buds which spring from the dry twigs of clematis and I wonder whether I shall still be visiting this house by the … Continue reading →

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River of Stones XXIV

Posted on 24/01/2012 by

The anticipated arrival of the plumber this morning made me much more efficient in my preparations for work – or so I thought. At lunchtime I found I had to go and buy sandwiches, knowing there was a perfectly good … Continue reading →

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River of Stones XXIII

Posted on 23/01/2012 by

Monday is catch up day: ‘my’ day, with family duties fitted in as required. Morning: I have re-joined a writing class, after a term off, but the tutor has changed. This was my second Monday this term. The tutor we … Continue reading →

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