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The joy of music
Today a friend sent me a link that brought true joy to my heart. A toddler is conducting a symphony in his lounge room. He anticipates the music and conducts with verve and elan. His enthusiasm is boundless and his … Continue reading
The Joys of Cinema
Today we have been to the movies. I might have seen a slightly different movie to everyone else, as I took my evening tablets in the am by mistake, and so got an extra dose of the marvelous medications that … Continue reading
The further joys of Patricia
Having made a resolution to do better with the blog this year, but absolutely shattered when I think of Robin McKinley’s blog (author of Pegasus). Robin has such a distinct, wry, individual voice, I sat down to blog and every … Continue reading
The Joy of Music
02 Irish Love Again, I have been dilatory with this blog. It’s not so much too busy, as too tired if I am busy. Living in Fibromyalgia land will do that to you. Lately there has been a lot on … Continue reading
The Joys of Grasswidowhood
The past few days, HHWLTBO* has been away. It’s not that I don’t miss him, and all that he does about the place, but there are simple joys in occasionally walking to the beat of one’s own drum, especially when … Continue reading
Joy is a Cuddly Cat (or two)
Joy is a cuddly cat, and I have two of them. Australian Mist is their breed, and they were bred to be companion cats. We live in an apartment several floors up, so it is great to have cats that … Continue reading
The Joy of Having Time to Just Potter Around
Seems funny to talk of the joy of time to potter when one is almost retired, but things still seem to fill the day. An article to edit, bills to pay, friends to call, grandchildren to mind. Today, I am … Continue reading
J is for Joy, and Jenny
Just after promising to be faithful to this blog, I deserted it again because of workload and then a bug. But today we celebrate a dear friend I shall call Jenny, as that is her mother’s nickname for her. We … Continue reading
Mea Culpa
I must confess I haven’t been as faithful to this blog as I intended to be. I have tended to write when I can trace joy in my life. I haven’t written on the days when I feel no joy, … Continue reading
The Joy of Butterfly Souls
A few years ago I learned an interesting fact about butterflies, which in ancient Greek is the same as the word for soul. Butterflies were the symbol of the soul They are often a symbol of resurrection, but I couldn’t … Continue reading