It’s Christmas Day. As you read this post I’m with family, probably eating, definitely enjoying myself. I lived away from my family for many years and missed a lot of Christmases, so now I make the most of being in the same country with (most of) them once more. And at Christmas time I remember.Continue reading “Remember”
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Funny Little Bird Stone
I live in a landscape made of flint and chalk, tumbled like the bones of the earth within dark soil. Huge knobbly flints show up in walls from the smallest cottage to the largest cathedral, builders making use of what they had to hand. They lie in garden beds too, clogged with soil, strange shapesContinue reading “Funny Little Bird Stone”
Falling Star
Today is a funny sort of a day. The sun is shining (for the moment), it’s cold and the air feels fresh. Yet the world is diminished in some way. When an artist of Bowie’s magnitude, who touched so many lives for so many years, leaves this plane, you can almost feel the loss, aContinue reading “Falling Star”
Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 8 – Charity Christmas Tree Topper Challenge
Hugh over at Hugh’s Views and News is always good for a photography challenge. However, this week’s challenge happens to be for a very good cause as well. For every Christmas Tree Topper posted in blogland between now and January 5, 2016, Hugh will be donating £1 to The Dog’s Trust (to a maximum ofContinue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 8 – Charity Christmas Tree Topper Challenge”
Helen Glynn Jones 