Cross the field scrabbling muddy from the brookwe run on oblivious to the painshooting bolts of electricityup and down the shattered tendons in our legsor the burning lungs that remind usto quit smoking next week. To the forest surging, a wave of sweating bodiesmoving forward on the tide of our
Month: August 2023
Words Worth
Petrichor
Each raindrop fallsa miniature explosionin the dustshooting tiny parcelsof scent skywardin the breezeto hint a promiseof hope beneaththe blackened hillsbeyond the wildfire. (thinking of my home province thirsting for rain in a terrible fire season) Petrichor – the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. Each raindrop seems to burst forth a million
Art
Seashore Quick Sketch
You would think with a week off I would have had more time for sketching. Sadly it was a busy week, almost had to go back to work for a rest. Got in an hour on Sunday sketching with Sam. 🙂 8 x 11 watercolour and Sharpie sketch on 140
Life Lists
My Go To List of Earworms
Repeat after me – “Earworms are not evil”. There, feel better now? Earworms, for the uninitiated, are those lovely songs that once heard rattle around in your brain for hours, days, years even – kind of like Tinnitus with a tune. Some earworms are actually quite good, others stick just
Dinner
Spicy Curried Squash Soup
I like Curried Anything – spicy and sweet preferred. With the weather turning cooler and rainy today, what a fine chance to haul out my soup pot and make something to take the chill away. This recipe will serve 6 comfortably (we three had two bowls each and there was
