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Category Archives: old age
Tea and Biscuits
I knew a lady , old and proud. Money was in short supply but from her dress and demeanor that would never show. She never complained . She had little but her privacy and guarded it closely. What her life … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, creative writing, Fiction, old age, Relationships, writing
Tagged character, inspiration, life, musings, reflections, relationships, writing
32 Comments
In A Hospital Near You
The sun burns down on them. Him and Geoff as they squat in the desert. Could he use a drink, and he doesn’t mean water, but the enemy are visibly before them and he has other things to do. Now in the garden shed, … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, Fiction, Health, Life, life2, old age, writing
Tagged character, environment, life, musing, musings, reflections, relationships, values, work
37 Comments
The Penalties of Skyping
My mind is always full of a quiet but fixed purpose. To maintain the body and face of an athlete. This is my inflexible goal. Life can get can get in the way of every objective: one has to accept that. But my failsafe rule, my … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, dieting, Health, Life, life2, old age
Tagged ageing, character, life, musing, musings, reflections, self-esteem, technology
17 Comments
Just a Creme Brulee !
As time passes, and we leave the sheltered anchorages of our youth, lurking behind the cover provided by a couple of exam certificates, and assembled competences, a bungler sometimes lurks within us, wondering if its safe to come out . It … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, cooking, humour, life2, old age, Relationships
Tagged cooking, family, musing, musings, reflections, relationships, talents, youth
29 Comments
Albert
He was a funny old chap. He used to come by and do odd jobs for my aunt, and me and my cousins would sometimes watch him. He was a living block of gruff, practical no-nonsense kindness. He has been gone … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, community, creative writing, Life, life2, old age, Relationships
Tagged character, childhood, family, inspiration, life, musings, relationships, values, work
25 Comments
Living with Echoes
Sitting in a cafe recently I glanced around myself to check the lie of the land before reading my newspaper. My eye was caught by some old boy also sitting on his own. His clothes seemed as old as he … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, Life, old age, Relationships
Tagged character, environment, family, inspiration, musing, musings, old-age, reflections, relationships, values
11 Comments
Face On A Boat
Kicked out of bed, dad’s voice gruff but warm, he spoke in terms of needs, his eyes of love .”Duty, chores and routine: all came first. Emotions were somehow managed in between.” Saying that he was a loving dad. In the manner … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, creative writing, Life, life2, old age, soldiers
Tagged ageing, character, childhood, family, inspiration, life, musings, reflections, time, values
11 Comments
After Life
Was that her, it seemed so long ago? Another life lived in another age. A young girl dressed in white, beside the man she’d known since her birth. The son of her dad’s best friend, who played with her in his … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, creative writing, faith, Health, Life, old age, Relationships
Tagged ageing, childhood, faith, family, life, reflections, relationships
30 Comments
Unspeakable Acts
When I was younger I remember people talking about the Berlin Wall. About what life was like on the other side and how people would peer at it and the view of East Germany affordable through the Brandenburg Gate. To be … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, Health, humour, Life, old age
Tagged ageing, character, environment, humour, musing, reflections
29 Comments
Life in Solitude
His fingers tap the table at his side, rhythmic but not with any tune. An absent-minded comment on his lot, sitting in this chair bereft of choice. The room is small and jaded, marked by dust, with furnishings from another … Continue reading
Posted in community, creative writing, Life, life2, old age, Relationships
Tagged ageing, environment, family, musings, reflections, values
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