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Bronze sky thinking
Like a lot of people this year, I have looked to indoor hobbies as a distraction. Recently I have been experimenting with gel plate monotype printing which is a cheap, simple and very addictive form of print making. Paint (I … Continue reading
Posted in Makings, Musings, Writings
Tagged Ancient Greece, Art, Classical literature, Classics, Covid 19, Gelli plate, Homer, Lockdown, Monotype printing, printmaking, The Odyssey
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O Cadavo to Lugo – 100kms to go! — Virtual Camino
The weather has taken a turn since last week’s sunset musings. The temperature has fallen and so has the rain, but that doesn’t matter when you are travelling virtually and most of your steps are indoors. I am also back … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Primitivo, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Lockdown, Pilgrimage, Travel, Virtual travel, Walking
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Back to school: a journey in to adult education
New posts from me have been woefully lacking this year. Part of the reason for this, I must admit, is my addiction to the evil, easy, gratification of Instagram (read more about my guilty pleasure here). Part is the result of … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Writings
Tagged Adult education, Confession, Creative non fiction, Creative writing, Life long learning
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Virtual Travels – journeys through the weird world of Instagram
After a summer of relative regularity, my posting activity became a little sparse. One reason for this is that, towards the end of July, I dipped my toe for the first time in to the inviting waters of Instagram. I … Continue reading
Good bye to all that
What can be said about 2016? I suspect much will be written now, at the turning of the year, and much will be written in the future. It feels odd to know that the time in which you are living … Continue reading
How I learnt that I wasn’t Titania or a thank you to Mrs Doyle
In a change from the usual travel posts, an article I read this week resonated with me, reminding me of one of the many influential people who have crossed my path along the way and helped to make me who I … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Readings, Writings
Tagged Inspiration, Role models, Shakespeare, Writing
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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
My little corner of the world does not do summer well. Although the days are long, too many of them are damp, or even downright wet, to plan any outdoor activity with certainty. In those rare moments when the mercury … Continue reading
The Call of the Wild
If you go down to the woods today you don’t need to go in disguise, unless of course you have a severe aversion to squirrels. There have been no bears, picnicking or otherwise, since 1000AD, no lynx since 400AD, no elk since 1500BC. … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Travels
Tagged Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada, Road trip, Travel, Wolves
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The Strange and the Familiar
It’s been a little quiet around here. The radio silence began back at the end of May when Mr S and I set off on a three week trip to Eastern Canada and New England. We’ve been back now for … Continue reading
Here be Dragons
Things have been a little quiet here recently. The reason? Mr S and I are planning a three-week trip to south-eastern Canada and north-eastern America and the preparations have purloined the lunchtime slot previously dedicated to these musings. That’s the … Continue reading