When Death Comes
Mary OliverWhen death comes ( Read more... )

And I'm still trying to stop mourning.Camilla died on February 20th and since then not a week goes by that I don't cry at least once (usually more than that) because I miss her so damn much. And the kids mention missing her at least as frequently, if not more so ( Read more... )

First of all, THANK YOU to _mooch, christophrawr, fang_uk, lotusbeans, minervasteel, the_living_end and everyone else who was thoughtful enough to wish me a happy birthday on Friday. :-) I didn't check LJ until yesterday, but it still made me warm and tingly all over. (hey now!)I am now 37 ( Read more... )

While there's tea, there's hope." ~ Sir Arthur Pinero
This morning, instead of my usual dose of 
                    bittersweet and caffeine
I  had a [steaming] cup of 
(a different life, a different view, a different reflection)
                    Irish Breakfast tea ( Read more... )

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Last night, (we put the boys to bed by 8:30)....and stepped back in time ( Read more... )

Friday, 5th August 2005

TAURUS
(Apr 21 - May 21)
Iron bars may, or may not, make a prison. Iron hearts, though, most certainly do. When we toughen up, when we close off, when we shut down, when we lock our emotions away, we become terribly trapped. It can take us years to even realise quite how entrenched we have become, or how ( Read more... )

Holy fuck....I looked up my horoscope afer my bitter wine entry...just as a "let's see what else can suck". Now, tell me that that this 'scope doesn't make sense next to my last 2 entries. wow.

Saturday, 9th July 2005

TAURUS
(Apr 21 - May 21)
Your week aheadSomething is softening. Something is crumbling. Something that once seemed solid ( Read more... )