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- Sorry Nigel Farage – Talking Books loved ‘Talking France’…
- Talking crime – on why we love a good murder mystery….
- Let’s focus on the words: Peter, Tony, and a Portrait of Keats
- Why Mrs T should have left the room quietly, closing the door behind her….
- ‘In relation to’ what? On ‘Talking Books’ and chewing words….
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Mock Orange – a poem for work & the summer weather
Mock Orange Watching, as the waxy flowers fall into the scattered gravel of the summer garden; it seems the world, the weather and a clouded view conspire to damp the spirits. Her fingers leave the glass. She turns into the … Continue reading
Bronze bulls on pianos, or ‘On first Looking into Chapman’s Homer’
I haven’t written about John Keats for a few weeks and have been meaning to start a series of posts on his circle of friends; many of whom were key to his development as a poet. However, an article via … Continue reading
Dandelions and Bad Hair Days – the ‘clock’ counts down as the website is launched
Apologies for the rather dodgy pun in the title but what an exciting day! The book Dandelions and Bad Hair Days is awaiting the final touches and a foreword from the charity SANE (who have seen and read it and been so … Continue reading
Posted in Book, Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, Mental health, Writing
Tagged anxiety, blogging, Books, DABHD, Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, depression, mental health, Mood, website, writing
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Insomnia – that 5am feeling….
I haven’t been able to sleep too well recently. In the past, bed has been a safe place I long to reach at the end of a long day; somewhere I can lie comfortably close to my husband, or turn away and … Continue reading
A poetic inspiration – lines that mean the world to us
I have been inspired this morning. Not to write too much of my own but to look at the work of others and take heart from the possibilities that work opens up to me. This is due simply to the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, Keats, Poetry, Writing
Tagged birches by robert frost, blogging, Books, John Keats, Keats, Mood, Poetry, reading, Robert Frost, writing
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Living the dream: on creativity, coffee and purple carrots….
How many of us have wanted to leave the ‘rat race’ (who does ‘race’ rats?) and open a cafe or tea shop? Especially one set in a village close to wonderful rolling countryside and just a few miles from the … Continue reading
Do I have to change my personality to market my book?
Dandelions and Bad Hair Days will be published in the early autumn of this year. That is great news and I am looking forward to seeing it in print and using it to raise awareness of mental health issues and … Continue reading
Posted in Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, Mental health, Random musings on family life, love the universe and everything, Writing
Tagged anxiety, Books, Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, depression, marketing, mental health, mental health charities, Mood, personality, procrastination, publishing, writing
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Doing Good? – Mental Health Awareness Week 2012
Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week 2012. Perhaps you are suffering from ‘Awareness Week’ fatigue? Haven’t we had Depression Awareness week already? It’s Dementia Awareness Week too – isn’t that just another sort of mental illness? Perhaps … Continue reading
Why do I dig? A gardening philosophy…
Gardens and gardening have always been at the heart of philosophical discussion. Cultivating our environment raises all sorts of questions from the ‘big’ ones - what it means to be ‘alive’ perhaps, or how far is a garden an expression of faith harking … Continue reading
The Dad Poet: sharing a passion for poetry
April was National Poetry Month in the US, a fact that might have passed me by had I not been a long-time follower of David over at The Dad Poet.I first came across his blog when I spotted his reading … Continue reading
Posted in Keats, Poetry, Writing
Tagged family, John Keats, Keats, May Swenson, Poetry, reading, The Dad Poet, United States, writing
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