We all feel some type of anger at certain times. Some of us suppress it and smile, pretending nothing is wrong; some of us are passive aggressive, feeling sour or bitter and quietly acting out at the right (wrong) time; some of us rage and regret it afterwards, some of us mutter things about karma, … Continue reading The Black Cloak
The Aspiring Artist’s Journey
Living with Renovation
As you know we bought our house over a year ago and we have been renovating it. It was a fine house before but being South African in Scotland, feeling the cold a bit more than most here, Derek decided to put underfloor heating in the bedrooms as well as the lounge. He did it … Continue reading Living with Renovation
A Car-meleon
What is your all time favorite automobile? If only a car could change it's shape like a chameleon. I like small zippy carsFor my city driving Like my Fiat 500 And big campervansFor overland plansLike road tripping And mini busses For transportingMany "usses"For communal holidays Or even a wagon To pile all my stuff inWhen … Continue reading A Car-meleon
Giving Impressions & Doing Impressions
What's the first impression you want to give people? What is an impression? In the artistic sense it's about making an imprint or mark on paper or a vessel or an object. I learned from a young age that I enjoy making impressions of paper, vessels and objects - And on you. First came the … Continue reading Giving Impressions & Doing Impressions
Pep talk
https://nanowrimo.org/pep-talk-from-maia-kobabe?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NaNo%2023%20Engagement%202&utm_content=NaNo%2023%20Engagement%202+CID_68502428f8c3e779fb50737456dd0548&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Read%20Maias%20Pep%20Talk Here's an example of what they refer to as a pep talk from an author. This is today's one which encourages us to explore greater themes in our writing. This is an idea that I have been toying with for a while. I think exploring the greater themes is challenging me to dig deeper … Continue reading Pep talk
Retrospection
This is a retrospection of my writing experience in the last week. I will reflect on what I have gained through the experience and why I have fond it useful. I’m not one for posting regular updates as I don’t consider the minutia of my life that important but I know that some of you … Continue reading Retrospection
My little bit of heaven.
A self-reflection.Trained in cartography, wanted to be a fine Artist, toyed with psychology, Trained as a counselor, wanted to be a Hairdresser, toyed with herbalism, Trained in homemaking, wanted to be a landscape artist, toyed with floristry, Trained in communication, wanted to be a storyteller, toyed with mysticism. Oh wait I already do all these … Continue reading My little bit of heaven.
Dolly
Describe a family member. A family member who died two weeks after I was born made a tremendous impact on my life, known by all as Dolly because she was so small, she was my maternal grandmother: Magdalena Frances Anderson. She was half Scandinavian and the other half was the whole of Europe mixed together. … Continue reading Dolly
Practicing Life: a life long skill
What skill would you like to learn? I am sure I would love to learn more skills but first I want to refresh some old ones, develop that which I already have and enjoy. Connect my fingers with the keys of a piano to play recognizable tunes for people to sing to. Dig deeper into … Continue reading Practicing Life: a life long skill
Unborn Siblings, Letter 3
Dear Unborn Siblings, Do you know what trigger warnings are? It is usually a statement issued at the outset about potentially disturbing content. Not everyone agrees that trigger warnings are helpful or necessary; especially for you folk that haven't been born it would probably not affect you, but anyhow, I add it out of respect … Continue reading Unborn Siblings, Letter 3
Morag Noffke 