My daughter Saga (4) stroked my hair and kissed my forehead when I lay on the sofa, bone-tired and with a stomach ache. Visiting my mum and finding she'd bought soya milk for me to have with my tea. (I haven't had cow's milk in a long while, and even the smell these days is… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #18 – Four Things I’m Grateful For Today
Month: March 2023
100 Days Of Blogging #17 – World Book Day Was Always Disappointing When I Was A Kid
I remember being so excited about World Book Day as a kid. At school we would all get a book token worth one pound, which we could take to a local bookshop and exchange for a book which had, if I remember correctly, been written especially for the event. The books were always shit, year… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #17 – World Book Day Was Always Disappointing When I Was A Kid
100 Days Of Blogging #16 – Hlyd Monath
The Anglo-Saxons called March 'Hlyd Monarth', which means 'loud' or 'stormy month.' And I can confirm that March, 1,600 years later, continues to be stormy. The rain didn't stop all day, and the clouds were some of the most ominous I've ever seen, but I had this unusual lightness about myself. I'm looking forward to… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #16 – Hlyd Monath
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 