February 2012
2 posts
A Song for Lansley
A Song for Lansley ~John Gabbay~ Oh the year is 2020 (and) my auntie’s had a stroke Just basic care and send her home next day Some rehab would have helped her but the price was just a joke And that new insurance company wouldn’t pay It has its faults our NHS, but still it’s up there with the best We didn’t vote you in for you to leave it such a mess In Europe and the...
An t-Eilean Muileach
Of ocean’s gems ‘tis the first and rarest Eilean buadhmor nam fuarbheann àrda An t-Eilean Muileach ~Dugald MacPhail~An t-Eilean Muileach, an t-Eilean àghmhor, An t-eilean grianach mun iath an sàile Eilean buadhmor nam fuarbheann àrda Nan coilltean uaine, ‘s nan cluaintean fàsail. B’fhallain, cùbhrach ‘s bu rèidh an t-àilean, Le blàthan maothbhog bu chaoine...
January 2012
5 posts
When the morning comes
This Too Shall Pass ~OK Go~ You know you can’t keep letting it get you down And you can’t keep dragging that dead weight around. If there ain’t all that much to love around, Better run like hell when you hit the ground. When the morning comes. When the morning comes. You can’t stop these kids from dancing. Why would you want to? Especially when your already getting...
In honor of the Lib Dem peers and their response...
But don’t talk about revolution, that’s going a little bit too far Love Me, I’m a Liberal ~Phil Ochs~ I cried when they shot Medgar Evers Tears ran down my spine I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy As though I’d lost a father of mine But Malcolm X got what was coming He got what he asked for this time So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal I go to civil rights...
skyscrapers remind me of my dog sitting in the...
skyscrapers remind me of my dog sitting in the tall grass waiting for a rabbiteverything reminds me of my dog ~Jane Siberry ~ everything reminds me of my dogthe guy in the store reminds me of my dogtelephones remind me of my dog…yoohootaxicabs remind me tooif you remind me of my dog we’ll probably git along little doggiegit along git along little doggie git a… smiling at...
skyscrapers remind me of my dog sitting in the...
skyscrapers remind me of my dog sitting in the tall grass waiting for a rabbiteverything reminds me of my dog ~Jane Siberry ~ everything reminds me of my dogthe guy in the store reminds me of my dogtelephones remind me of my dog…yoohootaxicabs remind me tooif you remind me of my dog we’ll probably git along little doggiegit along git along little doggie git a… smiling at...
You can thank the keeper, you can thank the flame
Light from the lighthouse ~Pete Coe~ When the daylight fades and the shadows fall Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me And the weather watch spies an incoming squall Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me And the sun sinks down into a troubled sea Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me And the night winds blow and the rain falls free Let the light from the lighthouse...
December 2011
3 posts
2011: Five songs for an old year
When she smiles it’s generous So ring that victory bell You don’t always have to be on top I had this wall and what I knew of the free world was that I could see their fireworks Just fell from his heart as a song My new number one ~Beans on Toast~ She’s beautiful, she’s intelligent, She’s sexy and she’s fun, She’s confident and clever, She’s my...
Three Songs for Christmas
It’s the season of grace coming out of the void Enjoy what the day brings despite stories of kings But I quite like the songs The Atheist Christmas Carol ~Vienna Teng~ It’s the season of grace coming out of the void Where a man is saved by a voice in the distance It’s the season of possible miracle cures Where hope is currency and death is not the last unknown Where time...
Two songs about love
Well I love you so dearly I love you so clearly When she smiles it’s generous My new number one ~Beans on Toast~ She’s beautiful, she’s intelligent, She’s sexy and she’s fun, She’s confident and clever, She’s my new number one When she smiles it’s generous, Oh, she’s a winner She’s always up for dancing, and she likes drinking...
November 2011
3 posts
I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky
Twenty years is a very long time.Don’t stop me now I want to break free Don’t Stop Me Now ~Queen~ Tonight I’m gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive And the world, I’ll turn it inside out yeah I’m floating around in ecstasy So don’t stop me now Don’t stop me ‘cause I’m having a good time Having a good time I’m a shooting star...
Happy Thanksgiving
The Parasite (For Buffy) ~Eugene McDaniels~ They landed at Plymouth with a smile on their face, they said “We’re your brothers from a far away place.” The Indians greeted them with wide open arms, too simple minded and trusting to see through the charms. Ex-hoodlums and jail birds with backgrounds of crime, they had a chance to breathe freely for the very first time, to drink cool clear water...
I don't wanna get over you
Get Over You ~The Undertones~ Get Over You ~The Undertones~ Dressed like that you must be living in a different world And your mother doesn’t know why you can’t look like all the other girls They stop you in the street - they wanna know your name To reach you on the phone - cause they know your game Always running up the alley - trying to get home Or standing on the corner - never...
September 2011
2 posts
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August 2011
8 posts
Updates quotes
I collect quotes that resonate with me for some reason. I put them here. I’ve just updated my collection. -“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry~ “Every cell in your bloodstream is less than 28 days old (with...
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Elder Stubbs Festival: twentieth anniversary
A brilliant festival, great music, wonderful food, lovely stalls, organised by a outstanding and inclusive group. It all makes me proud to be part of Restore. The team of members, volunteers, and staff who organised the event were excellent, the festival was wonderfully enjoyable, and I remembered, again, why I love my job. See the full gallery on Posterous
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Goring walk
A Hanging. (George Orwell) →
Celebrating Sense Holidays
The future is made of mistakes! by PhineasX I’ve just got back from leading a Sense holiday. Sense, the national deafblind and rubella association, runs a holiday programme for deafblind people and has done for 38 years. Every summer groups deafblind adults / children and volunteers go away for a week together. The majority of holiday makers have a dual sensory impairment and a learning...
July 2011
18 posts
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Thank you Ruth
In the park
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As exciting as it must be to board the Hogwarts... →
all bright and shiny like they'd just arrived from...
Hello (Turn Your Radio On) ~Shakespears Sister~ Woke up this morning and the streets were full of cars all bright and shiny like they’d just arrived from mars and as I stumbled through last nights drunken debris the paperboy screamed out the headlines in the street another war and now the pound is looking weak and tell me have you read about the latest freak? We’re bingo numbers and our...
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Blueberries for pudding
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Sun, garden, daughter
At the away day
Beehouse
Beehive Summer Fair
Sunset
Taken at The Isis Farmhouse
June 2011
14 posts
And the pain he'd been holding inside for so long...
No telling ~Linda Thompson~ He came in the ballroom, just a crazy old man. His eyes seemed to glaze in the light. Just some old hawker, to judge by his rags, Come in from the cold of the night. The whole room was dancing, they paid him no mind As he slipped (stepped?) to the bar and said, “Please be so kind.” And the music kept ringing in the back of his mind. No telling what a love...
Messing about on the river
Blistered hearts when we’re apart
Bloated, Blistered, Aching Heart ~Emily Barker~ Your bloated heart my love Bleeds into mine Your bloated heart my love Beats with mine O’er the roughest seas, o’er mountains steep All over the roughest seasGot an aching heart babe That won’t keep quiet Got a behind bars heart babe Especially in the night Oh navigate me dear Take me to the clearing Navigate me dear We’ve got blistered hearts...
I see your hand, I see your hair, your bracelets...
Ain’t No Cure For Love ~Leonard Cohen~ I loved you for a long, long time I know this love is real It don’t matter how it all went wrong That don’t change the way I feel And I can’t believe that time’s Gonna heal this wound I’m speaking of There ain’t no cure, There ain’t no cure, There ain’t no cure for love I’m aching for you baby I...
Do not choose a coward's explanation that hides...
As one long prepared, and graced with courage, as is right for you who proved worthy of this kind of city,Adapted from The God Abandons Antony by Constantine P. Cavafy Alexandra Leaving ~Leonard Cohen~ Suddenly the night has grown colder. The god of love preparing to depart. Alexandra hoisted on his shoulder, They slip between the sentries of the heart.Upheld by the simplicities of pleasure,...
Fathers Day activities
Ruth kneading bread
Willow hurdle at Elder Stubbs
Taken at Elder Stubbs
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