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Tag Archives: Solitude
In the time of the virus: day 64
Today I have been mostly feeling very sad. Someone very close to one of my dearest friends died last night (not c-19 related). Some of my sadness is down to the fact that I know that in normal times today … Continue reading
The allotment: August and September
This summer was different from previous years. We were away such a lot, and despite no longer working, somehow I seemed to have far less time than usual to spend on the allotment. But it was a good way to … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Family, Food, Gap year, Growing, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Food, Frugal food, Gap year, growing, Growing food, Learning new skills, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity, Solitude, Travel
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River Thames walk: Day 3 – Kingston to Putney
The good thing about setting your own challenge is that you get to make up your own rules. On day 3 of this part of the walk I wanted to walk with a good friend. I had stayed with her … Continue reading
Picking up where I left off – the walk: River Thames walk Day 1
It’s a while since I arrived in Reading at the end of the first half of my walk from Bath to Greenwich. Life has been busy, so it’s been hard to find a clear day for walking. But last week … Continue reading
Posted in 60th year, Community, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Community, Frugal, Inequality, Living, Public services, Reading, Reflections, Robert Macfarlane, Solitude, Thames river walk, The Old Ways, 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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The cherry orchard
No, not the famous one in the play. The one I was sitting in one morning in the Black Forest. Yes, the Black Forest really does have cherries, lots and lots and lots of them. Not actually in the forest … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food, Inspirations, Local food, Nature, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Forest, Crochet, Growing food, knitting, Local food, Reflections, Simplicity, Solitude, Travels
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Seen (scene) along the way: Kennet and Avon Canal
Few words, mainly images from the towpath Lists below are just the ones I saw and recognised – there were others I couldn’t name or didn’t remember Birds seen: ducks and ducklings (mallards, pochard?); geese and goslings; kingfishers; herons; … Continue reading
Posted in 60th year, Local, Nature, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently, Walking
Tagged Community, Kennet and Avon canal walk, Living, Local, Simplicity, Solitude
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Day 3: Pewsey to Kintbury
Having had to go back home at the end of the second day and catch the train back on the third morning meant a later start than I might have chosen, but still plenty of time to do the walk … Continue reading
Posted in 60th year, Local, Travels, Walking
Tagged Kennet and Avon canal walk, Simplicity, Solitude, Walking, Wiltshire
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