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By Guest Blogger Posted on 16th Aug 202016th Aug 2020

The Garden

by Hilary Jocelyn “Come on rain! Bring it on!” I shout to the clouds, dancing an urgent twist and a shake.

Categories:Random and randonnes, Travel and Adventures, UncategorizedTags: Garden, Wakefield
By Shelly Ann Posted on 27th Jun 202028th Jun 2020

The Journey

At one point or another, everyone can appreciate Mary Oliver’s ..The Journey..

Categories:Passions and Pleasures, Random and randonnes, UncategorizedTags: mary oliver, Wakefield, wandering
By Laurie Gough Posted on 20th Jun 202028th Jun 2020

Driving in Cars With Men and Boys

If “she” exists, that other me who didn’t have a child, she went off on her own in a parallel universe to keep exploring the world.

Categories:Random and randonnes, Uncategorized
By Laurie Gough Posted on 25th Apr 202016th May 2020

Naxos Nights

I wrote this true story years ago but the ending has never felt right, too ghostly to my science-oriented mind. Then last year in a crawl space I found the original journal from where the story originated.

Now it’s even more mysterious.

Categories:Random and randonnes, Travel and Adventures, UncategorizedTags: Laurie Gough, Naxos, old hag, old hag sleep paralysis, sleep paralysis
By Guest Blogger Posted on 30th Mar 20209th Apr 2020

City of Lights

Post by Hilary Jocelyn – I suddenly and urgently want to be somewhere else.

Categories:Passions and Pleasures, Random and randonnes, Travel and Adventures, UncategorizedTags: Scotland, Travel, Wakefield
By Shelly Ann Posted on 29th Mar 202029th Mar 2020

Life on the Covid edge.

Sharing our collective experience can help and it can also add a little levity.

Categories:People, Random and randonnes, Travel and AdventuresTags: community, covid, sharing, Wakefield
By Laurie Gough Posted on 29th Mar 202021st May 2020

The Covid-19 Blues–while in France

Who knew there was a virus silently trying to infiltrate everyone’s bloodstream?

Categories:Random and randonnes, Travel and Adventures, UncategorizedTags: coping with corona, covid-19
By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 29th Mar 202029th Mar 2020

Pandemic Perspective from up the River

Teleworking since March 13th, I have been taking walks at a distance with neighbours, going to local farm stores and grocery stores, the pharmacy and natural food store and trying … Continue reading Pandemic Perspective from up the River

Categories:Random and randonnes
By Shelly Ann Posted on 28th Mar 202029th Mar 2020

Why I Wake Early…

Hello, sun in my face ” she writes

Categories:Passions and Pleasures, People, Random and randonnes, Travel and AdventuresTags: mary oliver, Wakefield
By Guest Blogger Posted on 22nd Mar 20208th Apr 2020

A short time ago..

Post by Al Skaw – I miss my previous life. That is, my previous life only three weeks ago…..

Categories:Passions and Pleasures, People, Random and randonnes, UncategorizedTags: Al Skaw, artist, arts, community, molos, Skaw, Wakefield
By Laurie Gough Posted on 14th Mar 202021st Mar 2020

Why Everyone Loves A Good Story

“We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.”

Categories:Passions and Pleasures, Random and randonnes, UncategorizedTags: Firefly Sessions, Kite Strings of the Southern Cross, Laurie Gough, Laurie Gough travel writer, storytelling, The Moth, Wakefield
By Shelly Ann Posted on 9th Feb 202023rd Mar 2020

Addison’s or antifreeze?

Wednesday evening – Symptoms are getting worse. Is it the flu? We hesitate

Categories:Passions and Pleasures, Random and randonnesTags: addisons, dogs, symptoms

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