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Tag Archives: Meditation
In the time of the virus: back to life, back to reality
Monday was a success. I had the operation and was home by lunchtime. True, I spent most of the rest of the day in a dark room listening to podcasts, but such a relief. The staff at the hospital were, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Family, In the time of the virus, Reflections on life (and death)
Tagged Community, Coping, Family, Friends, Gardens, Heale Garden, Local, Meditation, mending, NHS, Public services, surgery
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Seeing differently: connections
I love those times when you see or become aware of something, and then as if by magic other connected or linked things start appearing too, often thick and fast. I wrote a little while back about Robert Frost, and … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Inspirations, Poetry party, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently
Tagged Art, Friends, Living, Meditation, Poetry, Reflections, Simplicity, Walking
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A Room of One’s Own (or A Room With a View?)
It really is time for me to come clean. It’s 10 years since oldest son left school; almost 9 years since he left home for university. A couple of years later, when it was clear he wasn’t intending to move back … Continue reading
Posted in 60th year, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently
Tagged Books, Coping, Crochet, Family, Home organisation, Meditation, Reflections, Simplicity, Solitude
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Seeing differently: visiting a garden
We visited a beautiful garden*, which was a picture in the spring sunshine. We had the whole day for ourselves, so we took flasks, camera (him) and knitting (me), and prepared to spend most of the day there. We wandered … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently
Tagged Gardens, knitting, Meditation, Mindfulness, Reflections, Simplicity, Sitting
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