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Three Things… #6

Reading, Watching, Thinking This is a place for me to hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited to participate. Throughout March I had the disquieting sense of having overlooked something of importance – you know, that feeling of having left something behind (like my handbag in the ladies’ loos) or missed a date of significance (I kept imagining a large speech-bubble over my…

Three Things… #6

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Winding Up the Week for Women #415

An end of week recap “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” – Maya Angelou It is International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is also an opportunity to raise awareness about issues such as equality and respect between the sexes, and to…

Winding Up the Week for Women #415

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A Poem by Gillian Clarke for #ReadingWales25

Read a poem penned by the former National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke Since it is the first Sunday in March, as well as the second day of Karen’s month-long Reading Wales 2025 event, I will share a poem written by Gillian Clarke about the joys of rising early one Sunday morning in her Cyncoed home, a community in the northeast of Cardiff, which enjoys stunning views of the surrounding…

A Poem by Gillian Clarke for #ReadingWales25

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Winding Up the Week #413

An end of week recap “Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them; but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.” – Arthur Schopenhauer (born 22nd February 1788) A much shorter offering this week, I’m afraid. My 91-year-old mother is very poorly after innumerable health issues followed by a nasty fall (the worst of…

Winding Up the Week #413