Monthly Archives: July 2011

the reckoning…

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

It’s been a rather tumultuous week. More moving on Monday (lugging writing desk, chairs, sleeper couch and boxes upon boxes of books), followed by a breakup fight concluded by breakfast on Tuesday (soothed by pampering at Bliss and fabulously supportive … Continue reading →

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well done…

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Any of you who laid good money on Dax (aka Duke D. Nile) and I not making it through July, well cash in your bet: you’re golden. Yup, surprise surprise – it’s over. Again. And this time, it’s done – … Continue reading →

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that’s all, folks…

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

 

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sticking with Betty…

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

All this reflecting leaves me a little disinclined to writing: what I really want to do is curl under the covers with my cats and hibernate like a hermit til I feel ready to engage with the big wide world … Continue reading →

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reflective…

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Time’s loudly ringing up another year to stack against my name – with a whole lot of internal ‘house-cleaning’ happening in the lead up. All of which is good though not exactly easy. In the words of Van Morrison: ‘well … Continue reading →

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Betty too…

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Following on from yesterday’s post, here’s the story through a different set of eyes: { take 2} Bowties For Betty I watch him wind bright ribbons around my neck like I’m a present he’s wrapping, the fabric satin slick against … Continue reading →

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point of view…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

At the beginning of this year, I signed up and completed an online writing course – the same time Dax & I prepared to move city (and move-in). As if that wasn’t enough, his sprawling family descended in South Africa, … Continue reading →

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how to: (score) free date…

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Dax and I’ve had a few challenges as we navigate and renegotiate the high seas of our new/old relationship. At the core, we’re scarily similar but the way we express ourselves couldn’t be more different: bit like pc and mac … Continue reading →

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exposure: the kiss

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

One thing I’ve done a lot while down, is read. Which I guess makes sense for a writer: the familiarity of endless elegant words strung up in stylish sentences, kindred comfort to an author’s mind. Being bluesy, I perhaps haven’t … Continue reading →

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without…

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

I’m on a slow curve up, rising gently like a tide or swelling moon. Still, a certain sadness pervades; things feel a little heavy, flat; heart scarred and scoured. Ultimately: tired. But. Gradually, I’m reengaging. A slow strength is growing … Continue reading →

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