wanderings & wonderings

I was so anxious when I woke up this morning. D-day - the day that the cast comes off, an x-ray is taken and I find out whether surgery was

This morning, for the first time this week, I walked to the Friendship Bench and sat a while. A beautiful morning, bright and clear, no wind

Yesterday (Tuesday) morning when I woke up I was a tad blue. No visitors nor jailbreaks scheduled until my escape to the hospital at the end

This image signifies community for me. Togetherness, sharing, empathy and support. It's colour is vibrant and it lifts my spirits.

Awareness? Why has it become so rare? I have been pondering just this a lot. I still am. The answer I am coming to is not definitive, just m

Action is rife for the planet. This is good. But what of our species? We need to take action to reclaim community, reclaim empathy ...

I have to admit that when I came round from my surgery and saw my foot I commented to the nurse that it wasn't the neatest of bandages ...

I have been so looking forward to today. Jailbreak #4! I awoke this morning at 03:30 overwhelmed with frustration and the blues.

After yesterday's disappointment of the cancellation of my jailbreak to see my god daughter due to my accomplice's bout of flu it was over

t is Monday. The day has dawned bitterly cold, wonderfully sunny and with a white frost casting its icy fingers across the lawn, the fallen

I was too excited yesterday to do any writing. Yesterday was the day, you see, that with the help of an accomplice I was sprung from 'jail'

I have come to completely understand over the past 26 days how easy it would be to 'let go', for want of a better expression.

No musings here yesterday. The 11th day of the 11th month was spent in quiet reflection and remembrance as it is every year.

This is the view from the bench at the end of the street. It is a wonderful escape from the house even though it is not far away.

This bench is at the end of my street. These past 5 days it has been my target to reach it today, halfway through my recovery and have a bit

I love watching the wild birdies and I feed them all year round. At this time of year and on through the winter it is especially important

How many people do you know who are struggling with their mental health or have a physical condition that in one way or another leads them..

I have a very arthritic back and all this inactivity is playing havoc with it. As a rule I am not a shower person, I like to bath every ...

How to describe yesterday? A day of opposites on many levels ...

Howling wind woke me up at around 3am. It then got married to lashing rain and between the pair of them they put paid to any thoughts of ...