We are the people
It’s lighter later here and, despite the heat, the promise of Autumn comes. My usual routine takes me into the garden, once my house animals are fed and watered, and a short trip around our small garden. I feed the various birds — large and smalll, water the garden and kick balls for the dogs […]
Meet the healing clock
This masterpiece was built by my father-in-law and arrived today. The thing I didn’t know, until today, is that this was made during his own battle with cancer — which I hasten to add — he’s beaten and is thankfully and gratefully in remission. We spent yesterday celebrating this good news and more and when […]
Grief isn’t to be explained
I scrolled back on my social media posts for some such reason and realised that I was preparing myself, for letting go of our rock. The dog with many names. He originated, by my ex, as Sam and the Womp. He grew into Sam, Sammy, Bugs (he had Bugs Bunny Feet!) and the list went […]
Above the clouds
This morning I left home and flew over it. I didn’t want to go but I didn’t want to stay either. Yesterday morning I lay in the dark of our bed, awake, for a few hours wishing the sky to stay dark. It didn’t. Spoiler alert. It never does. The day got under way and […]
It’s never too late
To start (over or anything) “I’ve learned, as time passes, all the things you are afraid of will come and they will go and you will be alright” Stevie Hicks I was 44 when I left my nearby 2 decade heterosexual relationship I was 46 when I met the love of my life I was […]
I fell in love with Skye
Late-onset-lesbianism (LOL) is a term one of my besties mentioned me to many years ago. I laughed about it mostly because of the LOL part but I kinda sorta could understand why, having been married to a man for many years a woman MIGHT just get sick of the man-flu elements and decide that a […]
Believe in yourself, princess
I don’t imagine my princesses in the same way as others do, either kissing their husband in marital perfection or the cynical version where they are drunk in the kitchen, living out their happily ever after in a haze of poor decisions. No, I think Cinderella becomes a fashion designer, stops smoking and takes back her […]
You can’t give people what they want
You can’t give people what they want but you can give them something else. You can give them understanding – of yourself – there’s truth and connection there and, as women, we need to more honest with ourselves and our loves, everything depends on that. If you want into my heart, here’s the truth, I’m […]
Between feeling and not feeling
The longer I live the harder it is to discern between the stronger emotions. They all spill into each other where they begin. The longer I go, though, the more I can tell between not feeling and feeling. For this is all that seems to matter. Not feeling puts me on the sideline, makes the […]
The bully you live with…
Today seems like a good day to talk about anxiety – starving off a panic attack isn’t for the faint-hearted. Surea and I were sitting having breakfast at my dining room table, it was a Sunday morning, all my animals were happy and healthy, the day was beautiful, I was in my favourite place – […]