Literature
Embers of The Affair, Part Five
A la recherche du temps perdu (Proust) Moving On If only I might wander through the coming days and be with you, If I could be there at your side If I could calm the [more…]
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Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Seven
A lot of disquiet expressed currently regarding the actions of the police, two-tier policing etc. etc. Policing by Consent – this from 2000 ‘When saying ‘policing by consent’, the Home Secretary was referring to a [more…]
Literature
Embers of The Affair, Part Four
A la recherce du temps perdu (Proust) My woman When I hold her, hold my woman Hold her tight against my bosom Cries she like a little spirit Spirit of the hills and forest. [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Six
Good to see South Wales Police concentrating their efforts (and our money) on the really, really, important aspects of blatant criminality. We have residential parking; fourteen places with allocated bays but on any day at [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Five
As I sit musing about life, love and tingz I wonder where all the years have gone – my youngest grandaughter was 16 this week – how did that happen? Not to mention great grandchildren. [more…]
Literature
Embers of The Affair, Part Three
A la recherche du temps perdu (Proust) Together again Lightly falling, sunlight drawing Motes that dance and hue the air Shafts of colour, space and lightness, Draw me to you point the stair. Ah your [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Four
I don’t contribute to the unread comments so these scribblings are sometimes a week or so behind events and thoughts shared on the blog. Phaasch, I feel your pain but also the joy. July 4th [more…]
Literature
Embers of The Affair, Part Two
A la recherche du temps perdu (Proust) There was a time There was a time now long away, when I had peace, a quiet mind, my days were slow, my heartbeat too, those days before [more…]
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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Three
Interesting reading Never up to the job’s article on digitising family ‘photos, recordings and other memories. A great deal of aechive material to work with. I am at the opposite end of the spectrum as [more…]