the octopus’s garden

I'd like to be under the seaIn an octopus's garden in the shadeHe'd let us in, knows where we've beenIn his octopus's garden in the shade I'd ask my friends to come and seeAn octopus's garden with meI'd like to be under the seaIn an octopus's garden in the shade We would be warm below... Continue Reading →

June 13, 2020 0

after the rain

Everywhere I go I see a face we used to know I pass a place we used to go When you were mine Since you went away My heart's not free It keeps raining down on me Will there be a day When the sun will shine I want to see the sunshine after the... Continue Reading →

March 2, 2020 0

stop shooting those bloody arrows at me !

This was supposed to me my fun 'anti' Valentines picture, but alas, I've been down with the sickness again this week, and although I managed to spend sometime yesterday taking the photo, I couldn't then sit for long enough to post it! It was kind of fun though, dodging that little shit's arrows, and then... Continue Reading →

February 15, 2020 0

for the love of Australia

Every year, all over the world, there are many disasters. Tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, fires, volcano eruptions, just to name some. Right now, Australia is burning, and it has been for some time, and will be for some time yet to come. Firefighters from many countries have flown out there to help the efforts in containing... Continue Reading →

January 12, 2020 4

halfway down

Halfway down the stairs Is a stair where I sit. There isn't any other stair quite like It. I'm not at the bottom, I'm not at the top; So this is the stair where I always Stop. Halfway up the stairs Isn't up And it isn't down. It isn't in the nursery, it isn't in... Continue Reading →

January 10, 2020 3

smells like teen spirit

I don't remember much of the early 90's, and to be honest, the only thing I could smell during those years were shitty nappies and baby sick. Those years were lost on me, I was busy, having and bringing up my two babies. I was way too busy to be listening to music, and, on... Continue Reading →

January 7, 2020 0

guess it’s just me then…

It's Christmas Eve. It doesn't feel one bit like Christmas to me. I'm supposed to go spend the day with my sister and her family tomorrow, but, I just got off the phone from her, and the general consensus is, because I am sick, they don't want me there. Which, I can understand. They don't... Continue Reading →

December 24, 2019 0

skate

I've only ever tried ice skating once. When I was 16 I went on an exchange student trip to France. The girl I was staying with took me to the local ice rink one day. Safe to say I was pretty bad at it. I couldn't even stand up in my skates on the dry... Continue Reading →

December 23, 2019 0

and the bells were ringing out…

You were handsome! You were pretty, Queen of New York City When the band finished playing They howled out for more Sinatra was swinging All the drunks, they were singing We kissed on a corner Then danced through the night The boys of the NYPD choir Were singing 'Galway Bay' And the bells were ringing... Continue Reading →

December 7, 2019 0

going home…

This week in the US sees Thanksgiving. We don't celebrate that holiday here in the UK, but I have lots of friends across the pond that will be celebrating, and I hope you all have a happy Holiday. If you are travelling, either back home or to relatives, make it a safe journey. Eat lots... Continue Reading →

November 26, 2019 0