Category Archives: Thinking, or ranting, or both

No, what I meant was… Or, why words can never be truly domesticated

Posted on November 19, 2023 by memoirsofahusk

I had one or two very strange responses (not online) to my recent post, the one ending (for now) this blog’s cataleptic period. They made me think thoughts I’d never really thunk before. Or not in this direction (I’ll explain … Continue reading →

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Where were we? Oh, yes, the prof’s news and my writing

Posted on October 25, 2023 by memoirsofahusk

Well, the prof’s news is much more exciting, so let’s get my writing out of the way shall we? I don’t know if you noticed but I pretty much stopped blogging in 2019. It’d become a full-time occupation – but … Continue reading →

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How nice to see you! Come on in, the kettle’s on

Posted on October 22, 2023 by memoirsofahusk

  I’ll get the tray. Piece of cake to go with your tea? Go on, sticky malt loaf cake, it’s yummy. When was it we met for that meal in Krakow? Before the pandemic? No! Has it really been that … Continue reading →

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Reaching for the light

Posted on April 6, 2020 by memoirsofahusk

How are you? Contagion is not confined to the physical, is it? I hope you are coping with the anxiety, the frustration, the uncertainty. We are living through difficult times. The way we are used to doing things has been … Continue reading →

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Fancy a ramble?

Posted on August 24, 2019 by memoirsofahusk

I know. No more blogging I said. Well, this is the exception that proves the rule. And it’s a long one. So, make a pot of tea or coffee, cut a slice of cake – whatever you fancy – and … Continue reading →

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Leaving

Posted on December 12, 2018 by memoirsofahusk

There are so many ways of leaving, of ending things, aren’t there? Paul Simon sang of fifty. Which reminds me of ‘Still Crazy After All These Years.’ Which reminds me of a sad end to a strange relationship. But that’s … Continue reading →

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A change of seasonal plan

Posted on December 5, 2018 by memoirsofahusk

Well. What a difference a day makes. The last twenty four little hours have seen me race to the top of Creative Peak. Happy and dancing, like Maria in the Sound of Music. Without the voice. Then a gust from … Continue reading →

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