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I'm interested in all kinds of stuff and the blog is just a place where I can record my thoughts - I'm not doing it for anyone other than myself. It's nice to get comments and opinion from others, but that's not why I'm doing it.

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Life, the universe...

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All around me, the signs of spring abound. One of my friends, Sarah , has just blogged about her first nettle and root soup of the season - I want to be 'out there' doing stuff, yet I am caged, kept within myself by events beyond my control. In life, as in nature (because life is nature, is life), there are cycles. Some cycles are perpetual in the sense that summer will follow spring, which follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer and so on. Other cycles have a start and an end, and are complete within one cycle, although they are part of bigger cycles that all link up. I am referring to the cycle of life and in particular, to our wonderful canine companion, Albert, who it seems, is approaching the end of his physical days on the earth. A few days ago, he was diagnosed with degenerative liver disease. He's been put on medication to support his liver, which we are supplementing with some herbal tablets, but the vet's anxiety is that he does not ...
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Tattoo idea

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Original image (I have reversed it) appears to come from this blog:  http://caterina-artfullmusings.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/tree-of-life-mandala-workshop.html
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A summer evening

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Originally written on 30th June 2015 Walking on a perfect summer evening. It’s been a hot summer day. As we walk down a tree-lined  path, you can ‘smell’ the cooler air - thank goodness for trees and the welcome shade they provide. The scent of honeysuckle is in the air as i look directly at the low sun through the trees - suddenly you can see all the insects flitting around. Around me, I see wild rose, foxglove, horsetail, nettle, holly, hawthorn, hazel and purple clover. The hedges and edge are bursting with growth. A blackthorn arches over the path as if marking out a transcendental gateway. I wonder where my mind would take me if I mentally stepped through it? Around me, elderflowers are coming to the end of their season, but I can still bathe my nose in that special sweet yet dry scent. I walk past a low hanging willow and look up at the pale moon in the light sky. The peace and tranquility is overwhelming. If only I could bottle and preserve this feeling…. ...
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