Category Archives: Nursing

Slow but sure, or in fits and starts?

Posted on 09/05/2012 by

The snail which ended up in the boot of my car travelled far further than most snails would travel in a whole lifetime. It must have fallen off the greenery I took to the tip yesterday  though it was in … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 25

Posted on 25/04/2012 by

Today – observations I Today an elderly woman took my cool hands between her soft and warm palms, invited me to sit down a while, and told me she envied me my curls. II Although it has been raining again, … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 9

Posted on 10/04/2012 by

Following the visit yesterday to Claydon House I have been considering Florence Nightingale and her role in developing nursing in the UK, so here is a brief haiku about her: a little late! Florence Nightingale carried her lamp in the … Continue reading →

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Shattered illusions

Posted on 26/02/2012 by

It has been the weekend of the annual re-union. It all started on Thursday night with a meal and general gigglyness, and a sleepover at my house, which led onto more general gigglyness and the visiting of old Oxford haunts, … Continue reading →

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River of Stones II (2nd January 2012)

Posted on 02/01/2012 by

We walked, my friend and I, around the park today, striding out in the cold fresh air and after a while stopped to comment on the clarity of light: the absolute blueness of the lake as it reflected the sky, … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on 04/12/2011 by

The week ended with tension. Friday friction. I’m working in an environment, for the first time in my life, where there is serious back biting, with development of cliques and bitchiness between and within two teams. I can see why, … Continue reading →

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“Thistle do?”

Posted on 01/08/2011 by

I have decided I need another job. By that I mean an additional job – one that’ll take up my current days off. But I don’t want to nurse on these days, I want to try something else. (I am … Continue reading →

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At a snail’s pace

Posted on 31/07/2011 by

Cutting through the flex that provides the power for the hedge trimmer is one sure way to slow down the process of hedge trimming… and that’s just what I did just before lunch yesterday. (Luckily for me I wasn’t harmed; … Continue reading →

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Red, white and blue: observations (27th July Small Stones)

Posted on 27/07/2011 by

This afternoon after work I wondered around the garden. I noticed that spontaneous deep breaths escaped me intermittently.  I left work (and the sadness it brings sometimes) behind me and started to see the garden properly. I noticed that nearly … Continue reading →

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Learning on the job

Posted on 12/05/2011 by

I had been told that there will be no more money for me to go on a particular course I wish to attend, at least until September. Not wishing to let that deter me I asked if I could visit … Continue reading →

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