The people of Wellington are afraid. They sense it. It is coming. Coming too soon.
It has happened before. They know no good can come of it. The happy sounds of children playing outside will fade. The women will wear black. Men will turn on each other. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Days of Foreboding
Posted in Winter on February 26, 2009 | 9 Comments »
February, 29 years ago …
Posted in AFS Year, Travel, tagged facebook, photographs, technology on February 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
… I was in a whirlwind of anticipation, excitement, and terror. On Friday 13th I had received notification that I had been accepted for an AFS year in Thailand. I had only a few weeks to prepare, and so was busy finishing at school, filling out documentation, getting a passport, withdrawing my life [...]
Beer in any language …
Posted in Language, Travel on February 21, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I was asked a question on my Travelalphablog.
“I’m a little intimidated by going to countries where I don’t speak the language (which would be any country other than countries where English is the language). How do I get over that?”
My answer is, go anyway! I am not a particularly intrepid [...]
Boobs
Posted in Health, tagged breast cancer on February 12, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Our health is something most of us take for granted. When we’re younger, we don’t actively do much to look after it. But I’m in my 40s, have had a few things happen to me that have made me get a sense of my own mortality, have seen my parents suffer from ailments [...]
When words are not enough …
Posted in Uncategorized on February 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I thought of celebrating 25 years with 25 words. But brevity is not my strong suit. So maybe 25 lines will enable me to say some things …
He squeezes the toothpaste in the middle.
My piles of magazines take over the house.
He puts the newspaper away before I’ve finished it.
I forget to turn off [...]
Sweeping clean
Posted in House on February 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The house looks empty. After months of procrastination, my much beloved 1½ seater aubergine comfy chair has gone. I’ve had time to come to terms with its loss, but Cleo is devastated. It has been her bed, her sanctuary for a year or so now, curled up on a fur mat on [...]
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