At This Table
December 03, 2024
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A poem has been bouncing around socials and, just last week, three of my school friends sent it to me with almost the same comment, This reminds me so much of your dad. I read the poem several times and was immediately captivated - it does, indeed, perfectly describe my dad’s hospitality ethos! There may or may not have been a tear or two.
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Joyspotting - In praise of James, Ingrid and, most especially, Sir Charles.
October 05, 2024
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And I could find other excuses to get out and sit on the crisp grass and look out over the airy roof of Yorkshire. It was like taking time out of life. Time to get things in perspective and assess my progress. *
Bright and early yesterday morning, Charlie and I set out (with our Joyspotting Guides), two weeks plus four days since our last outing o...
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I am a Flâneuse!
September 20, 2024
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Plainly there is a flâneur side to the photographer,
and if he is gifted with a methodical mind,
he can use it to put together a sort of repertoire… *
Flâneur (masc.) and Flâneuse (fem.) — French term coined in the nineteenth century to denote a person given to aimlessly sauntering, strolling, wandering; someone with a keen eye who walks aroun...
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Losing Myself
September 12, 2024
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Or lose thyself in the continuous woods *
Last weekend I was happy and content. I was free! I was a golf widow. Two. Whole. Days. One of my dulcet pleasures is getting out of bed in the morning, knowing I’ve a whole day stretching before me with nothing on the agenda. Eat, drink, walk, write, shoot just exactly when and where I please. Bliss! Sund...
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Oaks and Magnolias and Zinnias
August 30, 2024
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English Oak (Quercus robur)
In Scots Gaelic, an Darach means “the Oak”, and àite nan Darach means “place of Oaks”. Mill Creek Townhomes, and the woods in which they are nestled are definitely àite nan Darach. Representing longevity, strength, justice, and honesty, the mighty oak was the most revered tree in Greek, Celtic, and Roman mythology. The...
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