Today is the vernal equinox – equal night and day! So here’s my poem, Spring. Spring Gold on blueness, Pinkless cool. Surging newness Of a thing. It’s spring. Birds sing. Nearly April – Green-tinged hue Of grass and bud and dew. Blossoms white fill StemsRead more…
One of the questions I am most often asked is, “So where are you from then?” When I say, “Rockcliffe” – they act with incredulity and surprise. It is a place so full of holiday-makers and summer tourists, I don’t think anyone can actually imagine anyRead more…
Today I woke up naturally (or was it the baby wailing as he was being fed by his dad) and I just felt ready. Time to get up. Daylight was creeping in through the curtains. I looked at the clock, it was 6 o’clock. Welllll,Read more…
February to me is all about THIS colour! Soft Aqua. It is dusty, it is muted, it is chalky and cloudy. It is the colour of the icebergs and the sea in the polar regions, imagined with big grey skies overhead. The sea is quiteRead more…
