A play on words shamelessly stolen from the frankly legendary Beatles song “Lucy in the sky with diamonds” (tuuuunnnnee!) & as rumour would have it famously refers to LSD, a popular hallucinogenic drug back in the day (illegal FYI) & for all I know, possibly prevalent in the same/similar format today. I’m still on the… Continue reading Lisa in the sky with diamonds…..
Caffeine, compassion & the crazy jigsaw lady…
A day in the life of …
Fractured….
I see you sitting there, shell-like, hollowed out. Disconnected from what’s around you. Present but not. I felt you slip away on gossamer thread, so fine & yet so strong…but only to a point. The elasticity has gone, worn out like the saggiest of greying bras. You sense you are a drift but it is… Continue reading Fractured….
I get knocked down….
I have an ear worm … Clearly harking back to my ‘yoof’ and revealing my age but Chumbawumba’s Tubthumping lines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubthumping) “I get knocked down but I get up again seems particularly appropriate right now. I had a phone call this afternoon which didn’t fill me with joy but at least it was honest and… Continue reading I get knocked down….
What a fu**in* liberty…..
I am cross!! My nearest and dearest (and not so nearest/dearest!) will attest to the fact that this is not a good state to find me in. I have been chatting to my friend Mrs Jones. Like most parents, she is lion-hearted when it comes to her children and their needs; her own.. not so… Continue reading What a fu**in* liberty…..
Eyes WIDE Shut…..
Do you remember my friend Mrs Jones?( We met again recently for coffee. Truth be told both of us could have done with a large gin followed by a prosecco chaser but it’s generally frowned upon… Source: Eyes WIDE Shut…..
Eyes WIDE Shut…..
Do you remember my friend Mrs Jones?(https://definitelynotthewaltons.com/2016/05/10/once-upon-a-time We met again recently for coffee. Truth be told both of us could have done with a large gin followed by a prosecco chaser but it’s generally frowned upon at 9 O’clock in the morning and however much we tried to pretend it was 5 O’clock somewhere, I… Continue reading Eyes WIDE Shut…..
In This Moment…
I am not overly given to mawkishness or sentimentality on the whole; those who know me well and especially those on my personal FB page are more inclined to find me tongue in cheek ironic about my own offspring’s “accomplishments” (0ften used in the loosest sense of the word) than lauding the joys and wonderment… Continue reading In This Moment…
Once Upon a Time….
Let me tell you a story. Are you sitting comfortable? Then I’ll begin… Once upon a time there was a (relatively) normal family. Let’s call them the Jones’s, although I don’t think may people will be aiming to “keep up with the Jones’s” once they have read this. In fact perhaps, it’s more a nightmare,… Continue reading Once Upon a Time….
Escape!
I’m on a train down to London. By myself! Sans enfant!!! I’m practically fizzing with excitement (which likely explains why despite quite a busy train, nobody has ventured to sit next to me! 😊) Those of you who have to commute regularly are probably perplexed by my merriment, & wondering if I am a little… Continue reading Escape!
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