Category Archive: family

20 Jul

323 – Dinner

323 – Dinner

Dinner. That sublime time of the day. We’re usually pretty shattered when we arrive home from work and then there’s food to make. I don’t …

 
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17 Jul

320 – Crab apple jelly

320 – Crab apple jelly

Saturday. I think about sleeping in, but instead I get up and make a start on converting a stash of crab apples into jelly. Crab …

 
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12 Jul

315 – The nature of the observer

315 – The nature of the observer

A couple of times lately I’ve rushed into our lunch room early in the morning to grab a jump-start coffee only to find myself in …

 
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11 Jul

314 – There’s gold in them thar hills!

314 – There’s gold in them thar hills!

An original life is unexplored territory. You don’t get there by taking a taxi – you get there by carrying a canoe. — Alan Alda I …

 
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06 Jul

309 – The chain, unbroken

309 – The chain, unbroken

I’m feeling a bit sad tonight. After a great weekend, and an ok day at work, I come home and find some words that left …

 
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04 Jul

307 – Pure gold

307 – Pure gold

How completely beautiful. This afternoon I took the pear and quince juice my sister Gillian brought us and made jelly. Jam is good, but jelly …

 
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26 Jun

299 – Songs of praise

299 – Songs of praise

The last of our portrait exhibition is coming down. In our hearts, songs of praise, of exhaustion, the highest highs and our fair share of …

 
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25 Jun

298 – A good man.

298 – A good man.

He was a good man. A strong man. A hard working man. A loving man. A family man. A man fighting to eke out a …

 
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21 Jun

294 – The shortest day

294 – The shortest day

It’s the winter solstice today. Well, today and tomorrow. I went for a walk at lunchtime to enjoy the few minutes of clear sunlight, and …

 
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17 Jun

290 – Pictures at an exhibition

290 – Pictures at an exhibition

As a kid I loved not only Modest Mussorgsky’s compositions ‘Pictures at an exhibition‘, I loved the whole idea – walk around, consider the works, …

 
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