Wednesday 27 January 2010

Imelda .... who ... moi?






This is only half my collection. What I would never own or wear are: Wellingtons (Hunters or otherwise - generally worn by townies to make themselves look like countryfolk or people obsessed with labels - they look especially stupid on short men), trainers (only to be worn by athletes), or stilettos (only for chavs and those under 25).
My collection is not what you would call practical but I don't walk through mud or slush so I prefer pretty, pink and Prada (oops label!)

Tuesday 26 January 2010

Walking the dog...I'm justa walking the dog





This is the first time in two weeks I have been able to walk more than a hundred metres without my right knee dislocating.
There is nothing wrong with the joint - no wear or tear - in fact it over-functions (HMS). Falling flat on my face in public is not my favourite hobby as people either think: 1. she's an old fart; 2. she's drunk; 3. she must be hauled to her feet immediately; 4. she is having a seizure - quick shove a stick in her move; 5. she's dead, so just walk on by.
When I ask a concerned person to grab my ankles and pull sharply I get some strange looks - but they generally oblige and my knee relocates itself.
I am awaiting a spiffy knee brace in PINK!
So Treacle and I took off for a walk on the prom, prom, prom. The sun is actually shining but boy was the wind cold - sharp as a knife.
Off to the Stroke Group this afternoon - mucho funno!
Drooling over my next vacation - Espana por favor.
The twats at North Norfolk Railway et al have now decided there will be a train line across Sheringham Station Road and this morning I watched them digging the beautiful little park up which cost Sheringham over £25,000 from Regeneration money. What a bunch of tossers. All so little boys can play with their little toys. Pathetic.

G'day mate!






Me old mate Claire getting her Ozzie Citizenship. Of course Australia tries (and succeeds) in confusing me as to where it is and what time it is so even though the ceremony was on the 26th of January that was yesterday in Ozzieland and it's now tomorrow today.
Having gained a second citizenship myself I know how proud she must feel. It's one thing to be born a nationality but to be able to choose another one is amazing. Dual nationals rock!

Monday 25 January 2010

Blaaaaaah!

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Awful greyish-yellow light today. Have all the house lights on and candles everywhere to cheer the place up! Hubbie is at work which is good otherwise he would be running around the house with a fire extinguisher. I only set the roller blinds on fire once!
Thanks for your suggestion Christine about the photography competition.

Sunday 24 January 2010

Man at work






After watching Celebrity Big Brother, Hubbie was inspired to assemble our Ikea shelving unit.

Wednesday 20 January 2010

My tarot reading by Claire

Looking at the spread Tabi, your root card is the 5 of Cups...this card reminds us not to focus on what has been lost, represented here by the three over turned goblets, but to see what is remaining and can be salvaged...all is not lost...ask yourself if you have been concentrating too much on what has gone and forgetting what you still have or what could be.

The challenge for this comes in the guise of the Hanged Man who is crossing this card...he is all about taking a chance a risk, maybe holding on to what is past or gone is a security in a way and the challenge here is to let go and see what happens, trust that there is still enough to believe in and go for....

What is over you is the 3 of Cups , the card of celebration, joy for the future...it is also about healing hurts and wounds but does indicate, because it is a 3, that this is just the completion of one phase and there is more work to be done...if you have been doing any sort of inner healing then continue on that path. Spending time with good friends s good for healing our soul and raising our spirits. Whilst dealing with difficulties it is good to have friends to spend time with, have a laugh with, it helps keep us in balance.

With the challenges of the first two cards I would certainly say that your friends will be more important than ever, laughter and happiness are great healers.

What is at the base of this reading is The World it again is about completion of a part of our lives. It is about finding our place in the cosmos, how we fit in, the self conneted to nature, not in conflict with it...how we connect. This can often be a struggle for people, knowing where they fit into the great scheme of things...the 3 of Cups and the World fit nicely together, working out how we can be in balance and harmony with the world and all that is around us is a big journey and I think that if we are open to it then it can be one of the greatest adventures ever. We have to be ready for it thought and it does mean that we must have completed a phase of our life first and are ready to surrender to the cosmos..this is the supreme goal of many religions including buddhism, hnduism and Taoism.. I think you are going to take an inner journey Tabi...

Your recent past is indicated by the 9 of Swords this card is all about fear, our fear of it...very often we are more afraid of whatever is bothering us than if it actually happened..we can be so good at that...maybe recently there have been things youhave been worrying about, especially at night? The night can be so long. But often are fears are unfounded, but we still sufer them..this is in your recent past.

Your immediate future is the 2 of Swords decision time. We often blind fold ourselves when we know we need to make a decision but just hope it will go away..it's hard to take that step sometimes, sometimes it involves taking a risk (Hanged Man), sometimes it means saying or doing something that will be unpopular or scary..either way, if you have a decision to make find courage, take off your blind fold and do it.

Where you will find yourself in the future is sybolised by The Emperor he is all about stability, he is powerful and has drive and determination, he's an energy card. If you are looking for energy you will find it in him. It may not be physical energy but it will be creative and powerful. Maybe because you are feeling unsettled in Sheringham etc you will look for somewhere to be 'rooted', somewhere that inspires you to be creative mentally, spiritually and even physically. Use the power of the Emperor to help you find what it is you are looking for...you can create whatever it is you are looking for, you just have to work out what it is.

Ho other people see you here is represented by the Devil interestingly he is pretty much the opposite of the Emperor...he symbolises the chains and resptrictions we willing place on ourselves, sometmes it's safer to do that and we could easiy remove those ties but again, we have to be prepared to sometimes give things up, take a risk, have abloody good look inside ourselves and work out why we don't just take off our chains and liberate ourselves..not easy but here's an opportunity to start.

Your hopes and fears are shown here in the 10 of Cups self explanitory I think, the card is about being loved, giving love, contentment and happiness.

The outcoe of this reading is the King of Wands time to trust our intuition and forget any ventures that may have failed..go with your hunches, if it feels good...do it!

This whole reading is about having a good mental clear out I think...being clear about what you have and what you can focus your energy on...there is a decision to be made and work to be done. It's time to let go of what is no longer working or what has been lost and it's time to move forwards...this takes courage and determination but you have the skills and life experience to do this. Treasure your friendships and keep good friends close, have fun but also take time to be close to nature, go within, take time alone and go with your gut feelings.

If you would like a specific reading you need to be thinking of a question when you draw the cards and then tell me the question.

Hope this means something to you.

Love you,
Claire xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Monday 18 January 2010

French and Forests



Is it only the 18th of January?
Went for a walk on the prom and met a group of French people. Then took Treacle to Upper Sheringham - I hate winter - I long for the buds, blossoms, bees and blistering sunshine

Sunday 17 January 2010

Holkham Beach






Mad dogs and English people go out in the freezing cold!

Saturday 16 January 2010

Fire, friends and farewells








This is what I want to do with 2009, one of the worst years of my life. Burn it all. It was a fantastic feeling. 2010 didn't start off to well I would like to thank with all my heart the following people who supported me during my collapse the other night: Grania, Philip, David, Hubbie, The Cats, My dog, Ellen, Tanya the Phlebotomist, Jo Ali, Sandra. I really thought I was going to die that night - it was around the same time as I had my stroke in 2009 and I was terrified it was going to happen again. My whole body just collapsed - I couldn't move, could hardly speak and my doctor was amazing.
Grania you have some things to burn too. Maybe just for now but maybe permanently. Your friendship to me: Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams. by Henry David Thoreau

Thursday 14 January 2010

Such a gay day!


Been stuck with needles, scanned with hand-held scanner (in a hospital not an office), poked at, limbs pulled, reflexes tested (good job it didn't go on much longer because the consultant would have had a black eye), throat swabbed.
Oh it's great having two chronic illnesses that no-one can see or when you tell them what it is haven't a clue or never heard of it - look it up on the bloody computer I'm not a walking information bureau.
If the weather doesn't change soon I am going to Gran Canaria - and staying there. Why did I ever come back to this godforsaken, sodden island in the NORTH Sea.
The first clue is: NORTH - NORTH equals cold. SOUTH equals warm. Stoopid. The second clue is the first picture means WARM the second picture means COLD.
So the next time I choose a country to live in then I must first look at the statistics and if there are more months that state COLD, NORTH, RAIN then these should be avoided. Countries with more months that state WARM, SOUTH, SUN should be visited or lived in.
Snow is a different matter. Snow is good. Why? Because I don't like stilton cheese.

Wednesday 13 January 2010

Welcome to Hell


Norfolk is engulfed in a grey mist of nothingness. No light, no snow, rain, damp all the colours are dimmed and dulled. This is what hell must look like. This light bleeds out the colours in photographs. So the only way to capture an image is in black and white.

Monday 11 January 2010

Snow gone



This is what I would like to see from my dining room window whilst sitting typing this on my computer (taken many years ago when I went on vacation to The Seychelles).
Instead, I see this. Snow all melted in this area. So just left with the usual English grey, miserable, cold, damp, lifeless, wish I had a packet of gillette razors weather.

Saturday 9 January 2010

I love you too

¿Mi corazón ha ido a dormir?

¿Mi corazón ha ido a dormir? ¿Las colmenas de mi trabajo parado los
sueños, el waterwheel de la mente han funcionado seco, cucharadas que
daban vuelta vacías, solamente sombra adentro?

No, mi corazón no está dormido. Es despierto, de par en par
despierto. No dormidos, no soñar-sus ojos se abren que miran de par
en par las señales distantes, escuchando en el borde del silencio
extenso.

Antonio Machado




Friday 8 January 2010

My last wish




When I die, I want to be cremated, my ashes taken up in a small plane when snowing and sprinkled onto the people in town below. Let them think my body is snowflakes, sticking in their hair and on their shoulders and let me melt back into nature.

I use to be Snow White, but I drifted." — Mae West