“Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wind bells, and let him die.” ~Alfred Lord Tennyson
2005
November 2005
“Let go, or be dragged.” ~Zen proverb
October 2005
“The sausage that arrived was the size of a turd and smelled worse, reeking of innards and death.”
September 2005
“I’m going to be a mermaid, because they are the most beautiful creatures in the whole sea. Daddy, you can be a playful dolphin. Mummy, you can be an octopus.”
August 2005
“How good it is!” Nova gasped when she caught sight of all the rides.
July 2005
“There is nothing permanent except change.” ~Heraclitus
June 2005
“Tomorrow never comes… it’s all the same fuckin’ day, man…” ~Janis Joplin
May 2005
“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes a day, unless you are too busy — in which case you should sit for an hour.” ~Author Unknown
April 2005
“I can’t eat this mashed yam, mommy — it doesn’t go with what I’m wearing!”
March 2005
“Warm, comfortable, pockets, beige… what more do you want from a garment?”
February 2005
Adam thought my motto should be, “Worry lots and lie down.” I suggested his might be “Avoid getting dressed before noon.”
January 2005
“I was going to get a SMEG, but they are so last year! Do you know, Pat on EastEnders has one! That did it for me…” ~St Michaels school mum