Bloggers Note: Some of you are aware that I have been amateurishly trying to write – an on and off indulgence as I face the reality that I am just a pretty small cog in a huge world of talented scribes. I got all excited about doing a blog and have been helped along the…
Month: June 2020
CATCHING A WAVE BACK TO SHORE – Reading for 21 June
Bloggers note: The weekly readings I have been sharing with my friend and posting on this Blog, have covered many varied topics and have not really followed a pre-set course. I have been intrigued some weeks, where the “right” reading has jumped out of the pages of a book and been passed on and discussed…
No stone unturned
In amongst some bits and pieces that have kept me company over the years, I have mementoes from my childhood that still physically connect me with my wonderful grandmother. These tangible links take many shapes and remind me of my country heritage and those early years growing up on a farm, where the realities of…
REACTING – Reading for 14 June
Bloggers note: The constant barrage of social media and news broadcasts has continued during the week and it is difficult to find some quiet time. It must be so hard for a much older person to wade through the rising tide of differing opinions and beliefs that seem to be shouted at us these days….
COURTESY – Reading for 7 June
Bloggers note: Finding a reading to share this week, has seen me poring over quite a few pages in different books, looking for something that might be appropriate for my dear friend. The news, the media coverage and television footage over recent days must be painful for her at her age and I found it…