It's all about perspective……
The Ides of March has always been a phrase that I have loved, without ever really knowing what it meant. In my teens there was a song by Iron Maiden but still it was just a cool instrumental track at the beginning of one of their albums. I'll come back to this. If you live in… Continue reading The Ides of March
My favorite challenge is the Friendly Friday challenge, hosted alternately by The Snow Melts Somewhere, and Amanda at Something to Ponder About, this week with Snow, who has given the challenge of 'stay in your comfort zone'. I've had a good think about this one, and am going to start with two of my real… Continue reading Friendly Friday – stay in your comfort zone
It was once mentioned to me by an English teacher at school that they were surprised by the content of a piece of homework I had written. It was remarked that my written word was far more advanced than my other forms of communications. By this she meant my mouth. I will never forget that… Continue reading The Art of the Written Word
I woke up to rain this morning. It was about 6 a.m. and the day was silent apart from the constant rhythmic falling of the rain outside. It was the heavy windless winter rain, cutting through the empty air silently, to patter against the trees and houses alike. A gentle sound that drowns out any… Continue reading Rain
The Friendly Friday challenge is hosted alternately by The Snow Melts Somewhere and this week by Something to Ponder About. The theme this week is 'Revisited', which I thought would be easy, but then had to really think about. In the end I chose somewhere that has been a large part of my life over… Continue reading Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Revisited
I was sorting out some images to add to the side of my pages, but I think these make a good post in their own right. These are just a few of the moments of life I have experienced as have we all. Most of them have a story behind them, and i'd like to… Continue reading Images of Life
I was listening to this album over the weekend, probably one of my all round favorite albums. I say probably because it is hard to tell. Music is like emotions, the feelings that come can be triggered in different ways, and what works for you today might be totally different tomorrow. That said, this is… Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
